Wow... I didn't think it was even possible. When I first started with
MVS training I was given a few fairly easy non-SMP vendor tapes to
install. All contained IEBCOPY or similar files, and install JCL I
could understand. But when I got my first SMP tape, I was told to take
it over to a lead sysprog for help. I still remember him saying, "Sure,
I can help you with that, as soon as I finish this, and this, and that,
and those..." as he pointed to various stacks of manuals, tapes, and
dumps in his cubicle.
So I went back to my desk determined to map/dump the tape contents and
do the install without knowing what SMP was. About 10 minutes later I
gave up and looked for someone else to help :)
On 3/14/2023 11:43 AM, Seymour J Metz wrote:
Yes, and it is a *VERY* bad idea.
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Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3
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Subject: not using SMPe
Just curious, is it possible and do some companies NOT use SMPe for z/OS
software updates?
thanks
Bill
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