Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-11 Thread Timothy Sipples
Seymour Metz wrote: >Another issue is whether an application that communicates with a remote >HMC would have model dependencies and, if so, what models to test against. Yes, agreed, that's possible. There can also be slight differences after the HMC receives a code update.

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-11 Thread Seymour J Metz
of Timothy Sipples Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2019 9:36 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance? Mike Schwab: >What serial number does he use if he doesn't have a z## processor? >He only wants to test with the HMC. There's another important qu

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-10 Thread Timothy Sipples
Mike Schwab: >What serial number does he use if he doesn't have a z## processor? >He only wants to test with the HMC. There's another important question, a technical question: how does he plug an IBM Z/IBM LinuxONE Hardware Management Console (HMC) into a ZPDT? Answer: He doesn't. The ZPDT does

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-07 Thread Mike Schwab
What serial number does he use if he doesn't have a z## processor? He only wants to test with the HMC. On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 11:36 PM Timothy Sipples wrote: > > ITschak Mugzach wrote: > >What is the IBM product id of the HMC for system z? We would like > >to order one from IBM. > > The HMC is

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
ITschak Mugzach wrote: >What is the IBM product id of the HMC for system z? We would like >to order one from IBM. The HMC is a feature code ("FC"), ordered as part of (or added to) a particular machine with serial number. For example, for the IBM z14 ZR1 the machine type is 3907 and the model is

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-07 Thread ITschak Mugzach
ur J.) Metz > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf > of ITschak Mugzach > Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2019 3:22 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance? &g

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-04 Thread Seymour J Metz
-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance? We will support them all ;-) but we need an HMC. Only the IBMI and rs6000 HMC are virtualized. The z one is still a physical one. On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 10:12 PM Seymour J Metz wrote: > So are the 360/30, 360/40, 3605

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-04 Thread R.S.
OK, you need HMC.  As you said, you don't need the HMC to be connected to your "mainframe" (zPDT). You can buy or rent one, this is business issue. If you want to save money, take  n-2 generation from second hand. I doubt someone wolud decide to give you remote access to working HMC. From

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-03 Thread Timothy Sipples
Yes, agreed. Talk with IBM about buying or renting an IBM Z machine with a Hardware Management Console (HMC). Quoting the IBM zPDT Reference and Guide : "Some aspects of a larger system are unlikely to be met in any small environment; these include the ability to [...] use unique Hardware

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-03 Thread Rob Schramm
t; Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz > > http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 > > > > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf > > of R.S. > > Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2019 5:59 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: Re: [SP

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-03 Thread ITschak Mugzach
; Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2019 5:59 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance? > > W dniu 2019-02-02 o 01:42, Tony Harminc pisze: > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 09:29, R.S. > wrote: > >> IMHO the topic is HMC for zPDT. Unfortunat

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-03 Thread Seymour J Metz
Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of R.S. Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2019 5:59 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance? W dniu 2019-02-02 o 01:42, Tony Harminc pisze: > On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 09:29, R.S. wrote: >> IMHO the topic is HMC

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-02 Thread ITschak Mugzach
Our zPXT is no issue here, mainframe or not. It is all about HMC! בתאריך שבת, 2 בפבר׳ 2019, 13:16, מאת R.S. : > W dniu 2019-02-02 o 12:05, Mike Schwab pisze: > > Well, the IBM S/360 and earlier had control panels. > > This IBM S/370 is still running a 3277 operator console. > >

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-02 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2019-02-02 o 12:05, Mike Schwab pisze: Well, the IBM S/360 and earlier had control panels. This IBM S/370 is still running a 3277 operator console. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HETSEyIPuv0 Yes, control panels, but not HMC. Note, the control panel is rather SE, not HMC. Not to mention

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-02 Thread Mike Schwab
Well, the IBM S/360 and earlier had control panels. This IBM S/370 is still running a 3277 operator console. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HETSEyIPuv0 On Sat, Feb 2, 2019 at 5:00 AM R.S. wrote: > > W dniu 2019-02-02 o 01:42, Tony Harminc pisze: > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 09:29, R.S. wrote: >

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-02 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2019-02-02 o 01:42, Tony Harminc pisze: On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 09:29, R.S. wrote: IMHO the topic is HMC for zPDT. Unfortunately zPDT does not have HMC in any form, real or emulated. It's not mainframe, it's only emulation. No, zPDT *is* a mainframe. It implements a permitted subset of

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-02 Thread ITschak Mugzach
Hi Tony, The last sentence in your email catched my attention " I don't see that it has any close relation to IBM's mainframe OSs and their security issues." I used to have a client that claims his systems are 100% secure. We attacked this client from his partner who was connected over CICS

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread Costin Enache
Discussion List On > Behalf Of ITschak Mugzach > Sent: Friday 1 February 2019 22:43 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance? > > No. The ussue ia clearly HMC. I just explained why we do not have one > (zPDT) and why we need one (de

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread Tony Harminc
On Fri, 1 Feb 2019 at 09:29, R.S. wrote: > > IMHO the topic is HMC for zPDT. Unfortunately zPDT does not have HMC in > any form, real or emulated. > It's not mainframe, it's only emulation. No, zPDT *is* a mainframe. It implements a permitted subset of the architecture documented in the

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread ITschak Mugzach
No. The ussue ia clearly HMC. I just explained why we do not have one (zPDT) and why we need one (develpment of automatic STIG assussment of HMC). I don't need my own one. It can be other people hmc (and no need to be connected to a real mainframe. Autonatic Assessment of mainframes we already

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread R.S.
IMHO the topic is HMC for zPDT. Unfortunately zPDT does not have HMC in any form, real or emulated. It's not mainframe, it's only emulation. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland W dniu 2019-02-01 o 13:10, ITschak Mugzach pisze: But you need an HMC to connect to... Ir install an agent. Bcpii

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread ITschak Mugzach
But you need an HMC to connect to... Ir install an agent. Bcpii is limited, rest api is poßible, but still need an hmc בתאריך יום ו׳, 1 בפבר׳ 2019, 13:09, מאת Mike Schwab : > I think they do a remote control of the HMC from another PC. > > On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 4:11 AM ITschak Mugzach wrote: >

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread Mike Schwab
I think they do a remote control of the HMC from another PC. On Fri, Feb 1, 2019 at 4:11 AM ITschak Mugzach wrote: > > I know, but there is a virtual appliance for rs6000. I need a hmc to > develop an agent for our stig compliance automation product IronSphere, but > zpdt (our mainframe) doean't

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2019-02-01 o 10:27, ITschak Mugzach pisze: Thimoty, I need the hmc itself, not the interface / web app. What do you need? Do you have mainframe without HMC? AFAIK it is possible only when mainframe bought from second hand, because IBM always deliver HMC. However in that case you can

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread ITschak Mugzach
I know, but there is a virtual appliance for rs6000. I need a hmc to develop an agent for our stig compliance automation product IronSphere, but zpdt (our mainframe) doean't have or support this facility. ITschak בתאריך יום ו׳, 1 בפבר׳ 2019, 12:01, מאת R.S. : > W dniu 2019-01-31 o 17:02,

Re: [SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2019-01-31 o 17:02, ITschak Mugzach pisze: I know power systems has one. Dies system z has such product? No. Both HMC and SE are physical machines. PC vel x64. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland == Jeśli nie jesteś

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-02-01 Thread ITschak Mugzach
Thimoty, I need the hmc itself, not the interface / web app. ITschak בתאריך יום ו׳, 1 בפבר׳ 2019, 8:01, מאת Timothy Sipples : > >I know power systems has one. Dies system z has such product? > > The Hardware Management Console is available in traditional desktop and 1U > rack mounted form

Re: Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-01-31 Thread Timothy Sipples
>I know power systems has one. Dies system z has such product? The Hardware Management Console is available in traditional desktop and 1U rack mounted form factors. The latter form factor can be installed within the optional "16U Reserved" feature on IBM z14 ZR1 and IBM LinuxONE Rockhopper II

[SPAM] Hmc for z as a virtual appliance?

2019-01-31 Thread ITschak Mugzach
I know power systems has one. Dies system z has such product? ITschak -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN