Many thanks to all of you who have responded. I've gotten the information I need and am now on my way to getting this set up.
I appreciate it. Have a good one, too. DJ Christy Brogan wrote: > Pretty much..... > > I believe for VM, all we did with the hardware folks was verify we had > the correct number of chpids and drives. Now depending on where your TMC > resides, you might have more discussions with the Tape area... We own > our TMC on VM. However, to read a VM tape on OS, there needs to be a > process to update their TCDB. (Also, just an FYI - with TPF in the mix - > you need to make sure chpids aren't shared at the director level with > z/OS, but that's another story).... > > For RMS, we updated: > > DGTVAUTH DATA file - with authorized user id's that can do DFSMSRM commands > DGTVCNTL DATA file - need the ATL serial numbers (most important) and a > few other tidbits in the RMS portion of the file > RMCONFIG DATA file - need to add the device numbers > > Relatively simple.... > > Christine Brogan - TPF/VM Systems Support > Information Technology Services Americas > Phone: 602-766-2117, Fax: 602-766-2965, Mobile: 623-512-5883 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Inactive hide details for Dave Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Dave Jones > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > * Dave Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * > Sent by: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions > <[email protected]> > > 10/25/2005 11:47 AM > Please respond to > VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions > > > > To > > [email protected] > > cc > > > Subject > > Re: Fw: z/VM and shared IBM 3494 Library. > > > > > Thanks, Christy; I appreciate it. We do have RMS available under VM. > > 1) What do I need to tell the z/OS guys? They're the ones that actually > "own" the hardware; do they need to do anything special to accommodate VM? > 2) How do I configure the RMS part? I need to know the ATL serial > number, right, and the addresses of the (virtual) tape drives it > supports, correct? > > Thanks again. > > DJ > > Christy Brogan wrote: >> We have one between z/VM 4.4 and z/OS. You do need DFSMS (RMSONLY) on VM. >> >> Christine Brogan - TPF/VM Systems Support >> Information Technology Services Americas >> Phone: 602-766-2117, Fax: 602-766-2965, Mobile: 623-512-5883 >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> ----- Forwarded by Christy Brogan/Phoenix/IBM on 10/25/2005 11:43 AM ----- >> >> * Dave Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * >> Sent by: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions >> <[email protected]> >> >> 10/25/2005 11:39 AM >> Please respond to >> VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions >> >> >> >> To >> >> [email protected] >> >> cc >> >> >> Subject >> >> z/VM and shared IBM 3494 Library. >> >> >> >> >> Hi, gang. >> >> How doe one share an IBM 3494 ATL (configured to support virtual tapes) >> between z/VM 5.1 and z/OS, each running in it's own LPAR? I suspect I >> need DFSMS/VM on the z/VM side. >> >> Any hints, configuration setup, documentation pointers, etc. will be >> greatly appreciated. >> Thanks. >> -- >> Dave Jones >> V/Soft Software, Inc. >> Houston >> 281.578.7544 >> >
