It reads from the DVD into RAM. No disk devices needed. On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 2:00 PM, August Carideo/RYE/US <august.cari...@avon.com> wrote: > And where is this DVD going to load to if cpu / lpar whatever is not seeing > any devices ? > To single line edit mode on HMC > Can't even get to ICC if OSA /OSC is not reconized > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Mike Schwab > Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2014 2:43 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: z10 IPL from Utility Tape > > http://www.vm.ibm.com/eval/ is the page to download the evaluation z/VM > ?5.3?). Or ordering 5.2, 5.3, 6.1. Get the file downloaded and burned on a > DVD-R by the local staff and inserted into the DVD drive. > > http://www.cbttape.org/~jjaeger/zzsa.html Is the stand alone ZZSA files. > CD-R. > > On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Karl Severson <karl_j_sever...@raytheon.com> > wrote: >>>If the original volume was not IPL'able, then maybe the IPL data got >> damaged. You could try updating the IPL data on the RES volume from the >> starter system. >> If in the worst case, you should still be able to re-use existing volumes. >> Hardware support told you the DS6800 is fine. Instead of purging and >> reconfigure, you should be able to retain the current volumes. If you >> have access to the existing user definitions, then you should be able >> to retain >>>existing user volumes. >> >> Okay – I think first I have to figure out why the system won’t IPL from tape >> or disk. I guess they could try IPLing from a DVD if they have this starter >> system. I don’t know if they do or not. I’ll ask. >> >>>Download a copy of ZZSA and burn it to a CD. Have Operations IPL that CD and >>>use it to explore the volumes, specifically the Resvol and IPL required >>>volumes (IODF Volume etc). From there you should have an idea as to what is >>>>actually broken. >> >> I’ll pass this on to the customer >> >>>IBM SUPPORT does not help in situations where it's a configuration issue. If >>>the error is the IOCDS was not updated, then they are not responsible. On >>>the other hand, if the problem is hardware, then hardware support is >>>responsible and if there is a software bug then software support is >>>responsible. Everyone is responsible to point the figure at someone else so >>>they don't have to deal with it. If you point the finger at support hard >>>enough, they may resolve the issue for you. >> >> If you actually mean IBM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES is maintaining this system, >> then yes, they are responsible. >> >> It seems strange that they have been down for 3 weeks and not screaming. >> >>>Maybe you should have them consider allowing you access to the hardware >>>console (temporarily). >> >> The system crashed as a result of a power outage. All was well before that. >> We had an error code of ACTZ0182. That’s all I told IBM when I made the >> service call. What I wanted was for someone from IBM to determine if it was >> a hardware or software bug and go from there. At this point, no one knows if >> it’s an IOCDS problem or any other for that matter. Unfortunately I did not >> set this machine up and know very little about it. I know the zVM and >> Computer Associates parts obviously but with matters of the HMC, IOCDS, >> etc., I know very little as IBM came in and set all of that up. One guy, ONE >> guy came in and set up the HMC, DS6800, installed zVM and because the >> compiler tapes weren’t delivered yet, another person from the same >> department came out and installed Fortran, PASCAL, etc. Now, these are the >> people, or someone like them that ought to be able to determine what’s going >> on with the system. I’m 1300 miles away and can’t be away from SoCal (I work >> and live here after all) on an open ended trip until this gets sorted out >> though I know this would be a great learning experience if I could be there >> for the duration. No one at the site is an IBMer – they’re all Windows or >> Linux people who take care of things like backups and account maintenance >> although I can do a lot of that via a link assuming the system is up. This >> would probably be a great time to have a remote HMC! Maybe as a result of >> this problem, the customer will buy one. >> >> Regarding the system being down for three weeks, there is one fall back and >> that’s for the users to come to SoCal and use our legacy machine. At some >> point after the z10 gets back on its feet, any updates will be sent back to >> OKC and the z10 will be “caught up.” >> >>>There was an evaluation version of z/VM that was bootable from a DVD >>>in the HMC. I would give that a shot. >> >> I’ll contact the customer and see if they can find this. >> Thanks for all of the great posts! >> Karl >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send >> email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > -- > Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA > Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to > lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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