As someone whose first VM install was BSEPP, if that is the _simpler_ process,
it makes me think IBM should hire some Microsofties to design a new system
install mechanism. (Their OS may not _work_ when you get done, but the install
is a relative breeze.)
Seriously, the "easy" way takes three different operating systems to upgrade one
of them? I think I see Richard's problem: he was only using two ... :-/
-Chip-
On 2/2/10 00:57 O'Brien, Dennis L said:
Richard,
I think the TERSnnnn files are the RSU. My order download link has
expired, so I can’t go back and check. The install files are in ZIP
format. I have four ZIP files:
cd813250.zip contains the system image DVD install files for CKD DASD.
CD813260.ZIP contains the system image DVD install files for FBA DASD.
I probably won’t use this one, but I grabbed it just in case we build an
all-SAN system.
CD813270.ZIP contains the system image DVD RSU install files for both
CKD and FBA DASD.
K5T70543.ZIP contains the documentation, in both BookManager and PDF format.
I haven’t installed z/VM 6.1.0, yet, but I went through the same process
with z/VM 5.4.0. I unzipped the install and RSU files, and put all the
CKD files in a directory on my PC. I then used Samba to upload the
files to a Linux guest. The nice thing about Samba is that I can use
Windows cut-and-paste to copy the files. If the transfer gets
interrupted, it’s easy to pick up where I left off. I work from home,
so the upload takes about 16 hours. I didn’t have any interruptions
with 5.4.0, but I have had them when uploading earlier releases. Once I
have the files on Linux, I either install from the Linux FTP server, or
use FTP to copy the files to a CMS minidisk. For either approach, I
follow the instructions in the manual.
Dennis
"See, I'm a man of simple tastes. I like dynamite, and gunpowder... And
gasoline! Do you know what all of these things have in common? They're
cheap!" -- Heath Ledger as The Joker, in The Dark Knight
*From:* The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]
*On Behalf Of *Schuh, Richard
*Sent:* Monday, February 01, 2010 16:39
*To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
*Subject:* [IBMVM] z/VM 6.1 Install
I feel like a fish out of water. I ordered z/VM 6.1 to be delivered
electronically, which may have been a mistake.
· I have downloaded to the PC, and uploaded to a VM disk, the
files pointed to by the notification letter. These were files that have
TERSnnnn file types. The recfm/blksize are F/1024.
· I DETERSEd the ones identified as the System DDR. These files
are V/4095.
Now what? I find conflicting instructions. Depending on where I look, I
see (1) no DETERSE step, which cannot be right for these files, with
instructions that say that the files must be fixed/1028, which fits
neither the before nor after DETERSE lrecl, or (2) the DETERSE step is
included followed by a reference to a non-existent manual.
I see no reason to DETERSE the other files until I have, as Paul Harvey
used to say, "the rest of the story." That will only give me more files
that I will probably have to erase when I must try some different
download.
I opened an ETR after running around in circles until I was dizzy on the
support web site pointed to by the notification letter. I have no idea
when I will get a response. The list is usually faster. Please Help!!!
Regards,
Richard Schuh
