If the server is an existing zlinux server and you have connectivity to Novell - sure - or even easier - use wget and point to the ftp or http url. If it requires authentication - there are wget options for that as well.
Scott Rohling On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Smith, Ann (CTO Service Delivery) < ann.sm...@thehartford.com> wrote: > On the server can I 'ftp get' the file directly from the Novell/SuSE > site? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > Scott Rohling > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 8:38 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: SLES11 SP2 install procedures for zseries > > You could ftp the iso to a server and then mount it as a filesystem.. > for > example: > > mount -o loop -r sles11.iso /mnt > > You then need either the server to allow access via ftp, nfs, or even > http.. so you can point the other servers to it as the source for the > upgrade media. > > I could be misunderstanding what you need though.. > > Scott Rohling > > On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 5:24 PM, Smith, Ann (CTO Service Delivery) < > ann.sm...@thehartford.com> wrote: > > > Yes I am late. > > Yes I should have paid more attention when others asked in the past. > > I finally want to upgrade SLES10 SP4 servers on mainframe to SLES11. > > I am having trouble locating the zseries instructions. > > I also have a bit of a limitation in that my PC has no access to the > > customer network where the servers are located. > > I have a vmware session (Windows XP) with very limited disk space > > which I use to access the customer network. > > Is there an install method where I can ftp the SLES11 iso directly to > > one of the servers- which I can give a big filesytem? > > > > Annie Smith > > > > ************************************************************ > > This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of > > > addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential and/or privileged > > information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, > > > disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If > > you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender > > immediately by return e-mail, delete this communication and destroy > all copies. > > ************************************************************ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > > email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > > visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ************************************************************ > This communication, including attachments, is for the exclusive use of > addressee and may contain proprietary, confidential and/or privileged > information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, > disclosure, dissemination or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by > return e-mail, delete this communication and destroy all copies. > ************************************************************ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
