Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-26 Thread Mark Post
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 7:23 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Austin, Alyce (CIV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: HI, When I go to: http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=5E7FSKjNTqI~ This is what I see: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z Multilingual

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-26 Thread Mark Post
On Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 8:33 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Adam Thornton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -snip- The Starter System only includes 1 DVD--it doesn't have all the sources on it. If you need the sources too you should probably get the regular distro rather than the starter

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-25 Thread Mark Post
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 8:30 AM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hilliard, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a NCC account and am able to log onto that just fine. For some reason it just won't download the ISO files (neither SP1 nor SP2). When I click the download button it downloads a

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-23 Thread Hilliard, Chris
related files just fine. Maybe a call to Novell support is in order. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:07 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-23 Thread David Boyes
Samples are just that, samples, not Holy Writ from ${DIETY}. You can, of course, choose to do anything you like. Well, as the author, I rather like the idea of saying let us turn to chapter 2 of the Gospel of Installation... 8-) YMMV. The idea with the 15x separation was to have a small

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-23 Thread Austin, Alyce (CIV)
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 6:03 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Austin, Alyce (CIV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm glad to hear that you were successful. We will be upgrading from SuSE 8.2 to SuSE 10

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Le Blanc, Frank
We downloaded the suse-10 sp2 starter system and installed it with no problems. Using this starter system we are almost finished upgrading a suse-9 guest to suse-10 sp2.

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
So I am proceeding along with the install and notice that the provided CLIENT SAMPDIR shows a 50 cylinder 150 disk, with a 151 disk for the rest of that pack and a 152 disk that's another full pack. I can't find any rationale for this, or any further installation instructions that take this into

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread RPN01
Without looking, I'd guess that the 150 disk ends up being /boot, though I'd say the size is too small to all maintenance to be applied there, and the other two disks become your other filesystems and directories, in some layout or another. You say full pack, but that has no meaning today so it's

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Mark Post
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:36 AM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Quay, Jonathan (IHG) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So I am proceeding along with the install and notice that the provided CLIENT SAMPDIR shows a 50 cylinder 150 disk, with a 151 disk for the rest of that pack and a 152 disk that's

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jul 22, 2008, at 10:36 AM, Quay, Jonathan (IHG) wrote: So I am proceeding along with the install and notice that the provided CLIENT SAMPDIR shows a 50 cylinder 150 disk, with a 151 disk for the rest of that pack and a 152 disk that's another full pack. I can't find any rationale for

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 12:26 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 11:36 AM, in message [EMAIL

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Mark Post
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 12:57 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Quay, Jonathan (IHG) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mark and Richard, thanks for the information. I'm new to Linux and come from an IBM mainframe proprietary operating system heritage. I'm slowly realizing that the intended audience

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Jack Woehr
Quay, Jonathan (IHG) wrote: Mark and Richard, thanks for the information. I'm new to Linux and come from an IBM mainframe proprietary operating system heritage. I'm slowly realizing that the intended audience for these publications is not the IBM heritage guy, but the Linux guy who's now got

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Hilliard, Chris
PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z Cross-posted to Linux-390, IBMVM, and IBM-MAIN I'm pleased to announce that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z is now available. (Don't you

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Mark Post
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 3:47 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hilliard, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is anyone having difficulties downloading the ISO files? I haven't heard of anyone having problems, except for people trying to use Internet Explorer running into its 2GB size limit. I

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Austin, Alyce (CIV)
Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z We downloaded the suse-10 sp2 starter system and installed it with no problems. Using this starter system we are almost finished upgrading a suse-9 guest to suse-10 sp2.

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-22 Thread Mark Post
On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 6:03 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Austin, Alyce (CIV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm glad to hear that you were successful. We will be upgrading from SuSE 8.2 to SuSE 10 sp2. Not all in one jump, I hope, as that isn't a supported upgrade path. Even if you do it

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread David Boyes
assume that the document SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System Z' is an update to the SHARE handout. Is that the case? Nope. It's a completely separate document.

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread Austin, Alyce (CIV)
Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:41 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z assume that the document SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread David Boyes
We have a one year contract with Novell until May 2009. They gave us a unique activation code. They told me to download the CD1-CD2 disks from their site. Can I use the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z to install it? I'm confused... Maybe this will help: The

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread Mark Post
On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:58 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Austin, Alyce (CIV) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have a one year contract with Novell until May 2009. They gave us a unique activation code. They told me to download the CD1-CD2 disks from their site. Can I use the SUSE

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread Austin, Alyce (CIV)
10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z We have a one year contract with Novell until May 2009. They gave us a unique activation code. They told me to download the CD1-CD2 disks from their site. Can I use the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z to install it? I'm

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
Does anybody have this working yet?

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jul 21, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Quay, Jonathan (IHG) wrote: Does anybody have this working yet? Yeah, I do. What, specifically, is the problem you're having? Adam

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
Subject: Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z On Jul 21, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Quay, Jonathan (IHG) wrote: Does anybody have this working yet? Yeah, I do. What, specifically, is the problem you're having? Adam

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-21 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jul 21, 2008, at 2:48 PM, Quay, Jonathan (IHG) wrote: I fixed it. I had reallocated the 150 disk to a different starting cyl, and LVM didn't like it. Mark fixed me up. OK. Different starting cyl shouldn't matter, but the size *does*. Too big is as bad as too small. This sounds way

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-20 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jul 18, 2008, at 2:44 PM, Mark Post wrote: On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:35 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about that. I meant to Forward that to my manager, not post it here. OOPSIE!! I was wondering why you thought a group of z/VM and Linux

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-20 Thread David Boyes
On 7/18/08 4:33 PM, Quay, Jonathan (IHG) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I have a license and I'm about to download and install SLES10SP2. Can I somehow, and I haven't completely read through the Starter Set documentation, download the SLES-10-SP2-DVD-s390x-GM-DVD1 and 2 .iso images and serve

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-20 Thread Austin, Alyce (CIV)
: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z Ok, I have a license and I'm about to download and install SLES10SP2. Can I somehow, and I haven't completely read through the Starter Set documentation, download the SLES-10-SP2-DVD-s390x-GM-DVD1 and 2 .iso images and serve them

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread Mark Post
Cross-posted to Linux-390, IBMVM, and IBM-MAIN I'm pleased to announce that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z is now available. (Don't you just love the catchy name? I think it just rolls off the tongue.) As before, the good folks at Sine Nomine

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread McKown, John
] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 2:19 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z Cross-posted to Linux-390, IBMVM, and IBM-MAIN I'm pleased to announce that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread David Boyes
Not that anybody is likely to care, but this is a facility to install z/Linux under z/VM using only CMS. It is a nice way to get a z/Linux system up quickly. It also makes a very nice upgrade server if you're moving from SLES 9 or previous SLES 10 releases. 8-)

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread Mark Post
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 3:35 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], McKown, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry about that. I meant to Forward that to my manager, not post it here. OOPSIE!! I was wondering why you thought a group of z/VM and Linux geeks wouldn't be interested. Good to know it

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread Raymond Noal
Office: (408) 970 - 7978 -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 12:44 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread Mark Post
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:00 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Raymond Noal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: David, I recently tried this route, but I believe I downloaded the Server 10 SP1 package. Most likely. The SP2 version of the Starter System was just recently made available for

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 4:19 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:00 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Raymond

Re: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 Starter System for IBM System z

2008-07-18 Thread Mark Post
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 4:33 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Quay, Jonathan (IHG) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I have a license and I'm about to download and install SLES10SP2. Can I somehow, and I haven't completely read through the Starter Set documentation, download the