On Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:11:05 -0400, John Eells wrote: >Timothy Sipples wrote: ><snip> >> May I also point out that tape is no longer required to load z/OS. Thus it >> is now possible to configure and use a new mainframe with z/OS but without >> any tape drives. ><snip> > Installing from the optical drive in the HMC? From the Internet?
>While we will of course work with anyone to get them going if necessary, >and although we do have this capability to a very limited degree today, >the DVD support for the Customized Offerings Driver that will make this >function available to everyone is not planned to be generally available >until 1Q11. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
