We have three separate "tools" disks. They are 1) local tools for general use accessed as filemode X, 2) a systems programming tools disk for systems programming users and various service machines accessed as filemode F, and 3) a developer maintained tools disk for our development folks and it is accessed before the local tools disk but after the S-disk as filemode T. We have some program product disks which are separated out by IBM and non-IBM products and they are accessed between S and Z. These are all fixed at logon time. Some tools/products that require a disk load of stuff get accessed by an invocation EXEC on the appropriate "tools" disk (normally determined by who supports the EXEC).
----------------- Judson West Teradata, a division of NCR Corporation _____ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lionel B. Dyck Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 1:30 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Philosophy on Tool Installations What is the best practice for installing tools into the z/VM space? 1. Do you create a mini-disk for each tool and have everyone who needs it link to that disk for the time needed to use the tool? 2. Do you create a common mini-disk that is accessed by every user? (in z/OS I would put the tools into their own libraries and then put those libraries into the linklist if everyone needed access or provide information on how to steplib for those infrequent uses). Thanks (and please forgive the mention of z/OS) _____ Lionel B. Dyck, Consultant/Specialist Enterprise Platform Services, Mainframe Engineering KP-IT Enterprise Engineering, Client and Platform Engineering Services (CAPES) 925-926-5332 (8-473-5332) | E-Mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] AIM: lbdyck | Yahoo IM: lbdyck Kaiser Service Credo: "Our cause is health. Our passion is service. We're here to make lives better." "Never attribute to malice what can be caused by miscommunication." NOTICE TO RECIPIENT: If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are prohibited from sharing, copying, or otherwise using or disclosing its contents. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments without reading, forwarding or saving them. Thank you.
