Steve,
You can do a first-level install if you're willing to shut your VM
system down, or you have an extra LPAR to run the install in.
Dennis O'Brien
"If I'd only followed CNBC's advice, I'd have $1 million today, provided
I'd started with $100 million." -- Jon Stewart
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On
Behalf Of Gentry, Stephen
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 13:12
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Re: [IBMVM] VM 5.4 first/second level installation
First level would imply, to me, that you do not have a running VM
system. Second level would imply that you do have running VM system.
So, which do you have?
I usually do the 2nd level install, since we are already running vm and
use I an FTP server. I use Bullet Proof FTP from my windows machine and
am able to install with no problem. It took about 3 hours once I got
all the required install parameters (that VM asks for) typed in.
To the list. Can you do a first level install if you currently have a
VM system running, so long as you don't use the same disk addresses and
volids of the current running system?
Steve
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From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On
Behalf Of joe.dipi...@frit.frb.org
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:03 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: VM 5.4 first/second level installation
List Members,
I can use some expert advice as a first time installer of z/VM. After
reading the Guide for Automated Installation and Service, I had decided
on using the Second-Level DVD Installation method from VM Minidisk.
Although, after making a simple calculation, I realized that it would
take me about 80 hours to upload all the DVD files to the First-Level
minidisk. Given that my 3270 emulation program (Extra) does not support
file lists, I decided to abandon this idea.
Since we do not have an FTP server attached to our VM systems I thought
that a First-Level DVD Installation from the HMC would make more sense.
My goal would be to install first-level and then test second-level. I am
not certain as to whether or not this sounds reasonable and if there is
some who would provide some guidance as to how this could be
accomplished. Pointing out a manual reference would be most helpful but
any and all suggestions are welcomed.
Joseph Di Pippo
Operating Systems Programmer III
FRIT Computing Services
Hardware Support
1-201-531-3820
