Yes, Adam is quite correct, the new install procedures for z/VM (at least for the past couple of releases) does employ an undocumented FTP PIPE stage. I don't know if the "put" command is implemented, but the "get" command is there.
Since the FTP stage is a bit of IBM programming, I can't send it out to external sites; you'll have to license z/vM to get a copy. I have requested, informally, the IBM Endicott document this stage, but so far, no luck. DJ Original Message: ----------------- From: Adam Thornton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:08 -0500 To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: DDR'ing 3390 DASD To Remote Location On Jun 18, 2008, at 9:04 AM, Michael Coffin wrote: > Hi Tom, > > Holy Cow! A 3 MONTH recovery window?!?!? I don't think I've ever > come > across such a "generous" recovery window, most companies would be > out of > business in 3 months without access to their mission-critical systems. > :) > > On another note, has anyone ever come across an FTP stage for the CMS > PIPE command? Someone on the LINUX-390 listserv suggested there might > have been one once upon a time.. Well, in the z/VM installation from, uh, version 5.1 forwards, I think, there's the Install From DVD option, which uses an undocumented pipe stage to transfer track images and reassemble them. If you look at the INSTDVD exec you can see how it works. It's undocumented, but it's been stable for a while, so it probably isn't going anywhere, but at your own risk, etc. Adam -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft® Windows® and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting
