On Thursday, 02/17/2011 at 04:15 EST, Sherry Everhart <severh...@maccnet.com> wrote: > Frank, no, we don't have TCP/IP running on 1st level VM. (At least I > don't think so!) > > And I don't understand the Filepool method that Alan spoke of either. > Sorry, Alan, but mostly when you tell me things it all sounds a bit like
> when Charlie Brown's teacher talks.... (Good grief... :)) > > And Dennis, I don't know how to get 4500 cylinders from a 3390-3 disk, so > that I can copy all the files on the dvds to a VM minidisk, which leads me > back to my first posting. If you have a DVD, there are 5 ways to use it: 1. IPL it 1st level via the HMC. 2. Load its contents to an FTP server and IPL 1st level from the HMC 3. Load its contents to an FTP server and do a 2nd-level install. 4. Load its contents to a minidisk of at least 4500 cylinders and do a 2nd level install. 5. Use it as a Frisbee(R) and annoy the people around you. And just so we're clear, the IBM Board of Directors recommends AGAINST #5 and is not supported. For 2nd level install, you have two choices: 3 or 4. If you don't have 4500 contiguous cylinders available, then #3 is your only choice. To make it work, you must enable TCP/IP on your 1st level system so that files can be transferred. If you haven't done that, go look at the IPWIZARD references in the Automated Installation book. In the above FTP scenarios, the "load its contents" is an abstract term that could mean copy the files from DVD to disk, mount an .iso image as a directory or a drive, or access the DVD directly. Alan Altmark z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant IBM System Lab Services and Training ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 mobile; 607.321.7556 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott
