Thank Mark for your detailed response. I have check all that and all the network config is there and I can see the OSA and all the IP addresses.
I don't think I will be using the z/OS FTP server. Thanks also Alan for your input. I am continuing to try accessing the hmc FTP server by way of enabling the access to the DVD. It doesn't seem to be working and continue to get the no repository found. So now the challenge is how to help the network group in figuring out how to open that access between the installer/lpar and the FTP network of the hmc DVD. Any ideas? I will also look at a network FTP server outside of the hmc. Since the DVD is at a different location than where I am, I will have to find a way to copy them from the DVD to an FTP server without losing its integrity. Thanks. On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > On Tuesday, 02/03/2015 at 03:46 EST, Steve P <steve.lin...@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> > wrote: > > So for the FTP file server I can use the hmc enable FTP access to mass > > storage media giving the installer the IP address of the hmc. And giving > > the lpar IP address to the hmc FTP facility (for lack of a > > better name/word). I just want to know for sure If this is valid option > > for me. If not then I will abandon it and move to other options. > > Yes, using the HMC as an FTP server is a valid option. > > > > If it helps, know that there are special instructions that must be > used to > > > read the data from the DVD from inside the LPAR. The LPAR is still > > > authorized to use those instructions (like VM TCP/IP does), but > without > > > that removable media device driver, the authorization does it no good. > > > > > > > > The special instructions you're talking about is the proverbial device > > driver that IBM is yet to develop/allow. Correct? So for now an IP > network > > is best? > > Correct, the special instructions would be used by a DVD device driver. So > for now, an IP network your best (only) choice. The only question is how > much control you have over the environment. > > If you wanted to, you could set up an FTP server on your own workstation, > put the DVD into your workstation's DVD drive, tell the HMC to Load from > FTP Server. Then point to the installer to your FTP server. > > Alan Altmark > > Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant > Lab Services System z Delivery Practice > IBM Systems & Technology Group > ibm.com/systems/services/labservices > office: 607.429.3323 > mobile; 607.321.7556 > alan_altm...@us.ibm.com <javascript:;> > IBM Endicott > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu <javascript:;> 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/
