Victor, First: Welcome to z/VM!
You did not cite where you are in the installation documentation where it discussed IPLing the tape twice, so I have to presume that it is early in process. The first IPL will bring up a standalone IPLable ICKDSF program, with which you can initialize and format new DASD. Or, you can format the DASD from some other running z/VM or z/OS. When the IPL from the tape finished loading ICKDSF into memory, the tape stops right there. Don't rewind it or move it The second IPL of the tape loads the standalone IPLable DDR program (something like FDR on z/OS, but nowhere near as advanced). With this you can restore the z/VM "Initial Installation System" - which is a z/VM system that IBM built so that installation programs can be run. It it NOT the system you will use for production. Once the IIS is loaded, you IPL that and begin the actual restore of the fully-maintained z/VM system from the 3390 System DDR tapes. I strongly suggest that you use the two-sided "z/VM Summary for Automated Installation and Service" as an overview, and actually perform the installation following the much more detailed z/VM Guide for Installation and Service. If you would like, I can e-mail to you the PowerPoint format presentations I deliver at SHARE: "z/VM Installation - What Are You Afraid Of?", and "z/VM Installation - It's Installed, Now What?". The are current up to z/VM 5.1.0 Speaking of SHARE, you might what to consider visiting www.share.org and registering for the next conference (Seattle, March 5-10, 2006). You won't find a better place to learn about z/VM and at a very reasonable price considering the value derived. Another recommendation. Unless your hardware does not support it, you might consider re-ordering z/VM to get z/VM 5.2.0 which begins shipping tomorrow (Dec 16,2005). Why go through the effort to install a system one step out of pace? Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Víctor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions" <[email protected]> 12/15/2005 12:47 PM Please respond to "VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Just a stupid question Hi all! I'm new in z/VM, and I must try to install it. My question is: I was reading documentation and you should use the same tape in 2 IPLs for doing different things. How do they do that? Do they check for the res volume to be initializated? And the other (and most important question): Could I copy the tapes on disk and do IPL from these disks? I have problems for reading 3480s in the machine where I'm trying to install VM. Thank you very much!!!! The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
