I know customers have done/do this.
Alternatively, you can place the HiDRO MODULE on your PARM disk and IPL it stand-alone in the LPAR via the HMC (but you would obviously have to have a PARM disk restored to do that ... implying you would need to restore at least one volume via stand-alone tape IPL). JR (Steven) Imler CA Senior Sustaining Engineer Tel: +1-703-708-3479 steven.im...@ca.com <mailto:steven.im...@ca.com> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 06:48 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Remote Drives Has anyone ever ipled a stand-alone program, Hidro in particular, from a remote tape drive? Is it even possible? Regards, Richard Schuh