John, for #1, what about issuing 'df' command and parse that directory ? Or 'mount' command ? I mean on z/OS side.
Marian --- "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm posting this to both the MVS OS (z/OS UNIX) > forum and the Linux > forum because it involves both platforms, at least > to an extent. I have > a Linux box which is running an NFS server. It has a > subdirectory which > is NFS exported. The z/OS system imports this > subdirectory. I have a job > on z/OS which writes data to the z/OS UNIX > subdirectory which is > __supposed__ to be mounted to the Linux machine. And > it does, so long as > the NFS mount has been issued on the z/OS system > (which is not automated > at present) and the Linux machine (which is mine - > not a server per se) > is up. > > What I'd like to be able to __easily__ figure out > are: > (1) is the z/OS UNIX subdirectory properly NFS > MOUNTed to the Linux > system? > (2) is the Linux system actually working? > > I also have ssh working between z/OS UNIX and Linux. > So I think that I > can answer question 2 by simply trying a "do > nothing" ssh from z/OS to > Linux. If it works, then the Linux box is up. If it > doesn't then > something is wrong and I need a return code in the > batch job on z/OS to > indicate this. I think this is doable. > > But I cannot figure out how to determine #1. What > I've come up with is > something like: > > Have the batch job do an ssh connect to the Linux > box and do a "cat" > function to write a file on the Linux system in the > NFS exported > subdirectory. If the ssh fails, then assume > something is wrong with the > Linux system and set a bad RC so that I know to look > at what is going > on. If the ssh works, then do a "compare" between > the original file on > the z/OS system and what is on the NFS file. If they > are not equal, > assume that the subdirectory is not NFS mount and > issue a bad RC. Does > this sounds reasonable? > > -- > John McKown > Senior Systems Programmer > HealthMarkets > Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage > Administrative Services Group > Information Technology > > The information contained in this e-mail message may > be privileged > and/or confidential. It is for intended > addressee(s) only. If you are > not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any disclosure, > reproduction, distribution or other use of this > communication is > strictly prohibited and could, in certain > circumstances, be a criminal > offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, > please notify the > sender by reply and delete this message without > copying or disclosing > it. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
