Thanks to all who replied. It's obvious to me now that an NFS mount is the sensible way to proceed.
- Dave > Any platform that support CD and NFS host could do it. That could be > Linux, AIX, OS/2, or Win-doze. > > Mark > -- > Mark Zelden Yes, but the original question was about a z/OS system running on a FlexES system. So my reply was in regards to that particular question. But you do bring up a good point. If you have any of those systems with an NFS server on it, then you can use that system to "export" the contents of the CD-ROM (or DVD) which can then be "imported" to z/OS as a z/OS UNIX subdirectory using NFS. I guess that it would also be possible to use the z/OS SMB facility to connect to a CD-ROM which is a "Windows share" (terminology?). There are likely more Windows users around than Linux or MAC users. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology _________________________ IMPORTANT NOTICE This communication is confidential and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This communication may contain information that is protected from disclosure by applicable law. If the recipient of this communication is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this communication to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone at 760-602-1400 and delete the communication from all email files. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html