I don't run z/OS guests under our z/VM systems so I can't answer what you might need to do in z/VM. On the z/OS side you need to consider how far do you want to go with sharing. Do you want to have the same file open on both systems? Or are you just trying to find an easier way to move information between systems? To share a file between systems you would need to have something like GRS or CA-MIM set up on each system and CTC connections between systems. You need to sit down and think through how much sharing you want to do and how much time and effort you want to put into setting things up.
Paul Feller AIT Mainframe Technical Support -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Hebert Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 5:27 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Sharing files between two z/OS guest machines Please forgive me if I am asking in the wrong place or if you have answered this question before. We have a z1090 (otherwise known as a zPDT machine). It has no SYSPLEX hardware. We have several z/OS guests at various release levels for QA purposes. Copying files between guests is getting a little bothersome. What is the best, safe way to share MVS files between the guest z/OS machines? Tom Hebert The information contained in this e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information and is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please reply to sender and destroy or delete the message and any attachments.
