Hiperchannel Recommendation for z/VM Linux Guest?

2005-01-03 Thread Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco
I want each of our Linux guests under z/VM V5.1 to have a hipersocket connection to our z/OS LPARs as well as other Linux guests. Right now each z/OS and our native Linux LPARs use the same hipersocket UCB triplet via EMIF. However, it appears that I will have to perform an I/O configuration and

Estaré de vacaciones hasta el 10 de Enero.

2005-01-03 Thread David Sanchez Carmona
I will be out of the office starting January 3, 2005 and will not return until January 9, 2005. Volveré de vacaciones el 10 de Enero. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread shogunx
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005, Rich Smrcina wrote: If you want Linux on x86 to be the 'server' it will need to be the one serving the shares (and has direct access to the shark with a SCSI card). If you want Linux on x86 to be able to mount a share on a Windows machine that has direct access to the

Full volume backups in zOS

2005-01-03 Thread Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hello List, With shared DASD access with a zOS complex, is it possible to do full volume backups of zVM DASDs (linux guests volumes and zVM system volumes ) in the zOS system? Our zOS has all the latest equipments like silo automatic tape drives and backups done in the zOS would really be

Re: Full volume backups in zOS

2005-01-03 Thread Seader, Cameron
we use a product called upstream from innovation dp. -Cameron -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 09:07 To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Full volume backups in zOS Hello List, With

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Noll, Ralph
What about access through a 2109 fibre switch to the shark?? -Original Message- From: Rich Smrcina [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 7:56 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Another question.. If you want Linux on x86 to be the 'server' it will

Re: Full volume backups in zOS

2005-01-03 Thread Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for the replies. To do a flashcopy, do you than have a corresponding backup DASD volume for every linux guests volumes used? Thanks again. --- Ismael Ifurung Tel. (916) 739-7689 Health Human Services Data

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Post, Mark K
With all these one-line questions you're asking, I don't think anyone has a good idea exactly what you're thinking about trying. I don't, at least. To improve the chances of getting a useful answer, you might want to elaborate a bit on the setup you're envisioning. Mark Post -Original

Re: Full volume backups in zOS

2005-01-03 Thread Gabe Torres
Hello Ismael, I am new to VM and even newer to Linux, but we currently have a couple of Linux Guests running under z/VM. This is timely, as I have just created the Dump/Restore process using ADRDSSU on a Z/OS 1.4 System. I restored to different MVS disk volume addresses, and 'clipped' the

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Noll, Ralph
Ok, no problem... Our setup is z800, shark dasd, windows servers, and linux x86 servers, On the z800 we have z/vm with vse and linux under vm.. The z800 is an a01..80mip box The z800 is not fast enough to run our helpdesk application.. Which is a Perl desk sourceforge.net free program.. We

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Doug Fairobent
Ralph, Have you considered simply upgrading your z800 in order to obtain sufficient capacity to support the help desk application? - doug Noll, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] .state.ar.us To Sent

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Noll, Ralph
Too costly...$100k for an IFL... Hate to say it..and believe me I am a mainframe guy,, have been for 25+ years and will always be.. But I don't control the purse strings... But can buy x86 to run your linux for a whole lot cheaper -Original Message- From: Doug Fairobent [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Doug Fairobent
Ralph, When you take into account all of the costs associated with the x86 approach (floor space, UPS circuits, software, software maintenance, hardware maintenance, downtime, backups, disaster recovery capability, network connections, support FTEs, etc.) it doesn't take many x86 systems to

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread John Cassidy
Or finding a more efficient help disk application... Have you compiled / assembled the existing application to fit your existing Linux distribution under z/VM??? Doug Fairobent wrote: Ralph, Have you considered simply upgrading your z800 in order to obtain sufficient capacity to support the help

PDF files and code pages?

2005-01-03 Thread Tom Duerbusch
We just installed a Xerox 92c document printer. Unlike our old Xerox printer, which was bus and tag attached, the new one is IP attached. Great, I can now print PDF files from my PC to a 92 PPM printer. Back to having manuals again! Anyway, I took a small PDF file, preparation.pdf from the

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 01/03/2005 at 12:13 CST, Noll, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How do I get access to the shark from the x86.. On windows I just map a drive To the shark.. I have an internal 90gb hard drive on my windows box but I want to map a 300gb drive on the shark... No problem.. How do I

Re: PDF files and code pages?

2005-01-03 Thread Alan Cox
On Llu, 2005-01-03 at 19:55, Tom Duerbusch wrote: Do PDF files use code pages? Not as such but they do use embedded fonts in the printer and those can vary slightly. A simple workaround is to use gv to render the pdf into a bitmap then you know what you are getting.

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Noll, Ralph
I have a fibre card in my server that attaches to a 2109 switch that attaches to the shark.. See attached diagram... -Original Message- From: Alan Altmark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:59 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Another question..

Re: Another question..

2005-01-03 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 01/03/2005 at 08:00 CST, Noll, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a fibre card in my server that attaches to a 2109 switch that attaches to the shark.. Then you're nearly there, as you are already accessing the Shark from those other servers. Good. Now run samba on one of those