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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/05/10/ibm_bans_all_removable_storage_for_all_staff_everywhere/ Not sure what hoops you will have to jump through to send any data on any media soon. On Sat, Apr 28, 2018 at 3:25 AM, Edward Gould wrote: >> On Apr 27, 2018, at 1:01 PM, J

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> On Apr 27, 2018, at 1:01 PM, J R wrote: > > > >> Dr. Evil wrote: >> >> ... The data that is in these files are only known by the President of the >> company and I think one VP. The President’s boss work’s in another country >> and the board is scattered around the

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> Dr. Evil wrote: > > ... The data that is in these files are only known by the President of the > company and I think one VP. The President’s boss work’s in another country > and the board is scattered around the world, if I met one in the hallway I > would not know him. The “board” is only

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On Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:43:15 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > >... The data that is in these files are only known by the President of the >company and I think one VP. The President’s boss work’s in another country and >the board is scattered around the world, if I met one in the hallway I would

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Paul Gilmartin wrote (regarding disc labels): >Fun when they come loose in the drive. Which "never" happens with high or medium quality labels. Moreover, in the extremely unlikely event it does happen, it's not a new problem. If a label shakes loose from a tape cartridge, much worse things can

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> On Apr 26, 2018, at 6:08 AM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > > I'm utterly mystified. Yes, OK, you have to use a DVD reader instead of > a tape drive. There's a media change and a drive change...and so what? > Media and drive changes are also nothing new since there have been

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> On Apr 26, 2018, at 6:08 AM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > > [I don't know who wrote this] wrote: >> DVD’s/CDROMS have an affinity to getting lost and you >> cannot put a sticker on it (on the sleeve yes) but >> not on the physical device. I did and I stand by it. I have gummed

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On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 19:08:16 +0800, Timothy Sipples wrote: >May I ask a couple "naive" and slightly impolite questions here? >... >Have you looked into what youc colleagues have been doing for the past 20+ >years? How are the other parts of your organization coping? They are, >somehow, and

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rdus.engelbre...@sita.co.za> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2018 7:07:09 AM Subject: Re: Tapeless delivery Timothy Sipples wrote: >Do ... ... ship you their software products and updates on tape >cartridges? Not now these days. Last one I received was just before 2

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On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 7:07 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht < elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za> wrote: > Timothy Sipples wrote: > > >Do ... ... ship you their software products and updates on tape > cartridges? > > Not now these days. Last one I received was just before 2013 when we still > have a tape

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Timothy Sipples wrote: >Do ... ... ship you their software products and updates on tape >cartridges? Not now these days. Last one I received was just before 2013 when we still have a tape robot. Just a little double check of that write-only tab and a fast iebcopy job and you're in. >You

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May I ask a couple "naive" and slightly impolite questions here? Do Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Adobe, Symantec, VMware, SAS, or Red Hat (as examples) ship you their software products and updates on tape cartridges? I presume your organization is using at least one software product from at least one

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John, I was in the middle of replying to you last email and it just disappeared. To all of your first paragraph (If I remember it all) the issue you site are essentially the same (IMO) whether it is CDROM or TAPE. ——NOW——— I both agree with you and disagree. I will not try and put

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

If you want to download your software, then the PC you use needs to have enough disk space to contain what you order, and that PC (*not* the HMC) also needs access to the IBM servers via the internet while the order is being downloaded. The largest orders (those that include z/OS, typically)

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

On Thu, 12 Apr 2018 00:28:30 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >Anyone: > >I talked with my boss yesterday and he told me to get up a short presentation >on DVD’s and maintenance from IBM over the internet. > >Since I still do not know some of the issues (PC SIZE etc) he shot me down in >about 3

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

Anyone: I talked with my boss yesterday and he told me to get up a short presentation on DVD’s and maintenance from IBM over the internet. Since I still do not know some of the issues (PC SIZE etc) he shot me down in about 3 minutes. I could not answer most of his questions so he told me to

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On Wed, 11 Apr 2018 07:40:51 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: >John Eells wrote: > >>Let's all try to do this the easy way, folks. > Ed's employer apparently has a different idea. >One really extremely easy way to do it: Delegate it to someone else. ;-D > >On a serious note - Many thanks for

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John Eells wrote: >Let's all try to do this the easy way, folks. One really extremely easy way to do it: Delegate it to someone else. ;-D On a serious note - Many thanks for your kind explanations. It will certainly help everyone. Please keep up with your good posts and advices. Thanks

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

Let me repeat that setting up an FTP server on a workstation is *not* required for installing IBM software. I will also repeat that access to the HMC is required *only* for the starter system, the Customized Offerings Driver (aka the COD). If you stay within the n-2 coexistence window, you

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John Eells wrote: >Setting up an FTP server or NFS server is not required to get software >from DVD to z/OS. A plain vanilla FTP client such as the one that comes >with Windows, along with the FTP server built into z/OS Communications >Server are all you need. I'm afraid a setup task is required,

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

Setting up an FTP server or NFS server is not required to get software from DVD to z/OS. A plain vanilla FTP client such as the one that comes with Windows, along with the FTP server built into z/OS Communications Server are all you need. You can, of course, choose to set up an FTP or NFS

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

Edward Gould wrote: Hi, Before I go into a viper pit for telling the boss and his boss and his boss and be asked many questions that I am nowhere near qualified to answer. Is there an IBM book/manual or SHARE presentation that I can show to the management what will be needed, hardware

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

If I have understood Tim's response correctly, he is suggesting 2 options: 1) Use the DVD drive on your HMC. In your previous comments you have indicated that this is almost impossible!! 2) Use any PC (your own desktop?) with a DVD drive which has access to z /OS LPAR. Provided you have the

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

> On Apr 8, 2018, at 7:49 PM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > > Edward, > > Here's the basic process: > > 1. Order and receive physical DVD media containing the software products, > via postal mail or courier. > > 2. Insert the DVD into the drive of any machine that your

Re: One last question on TAPELESS delivery

Edward, Here's the basic process: 1. Order and receive physical DVD media containing the software products, via postal mail or courier. 2. Insert the DVD into the drive of any machine that your designated z/OS LPAR can reach. (Not necessarily *every* z/OS LPAR.) That machine might be the HMC

One last question on TAPELESS delivery

Hi, Before I go into a viper pit for telling the boss and his boss and his boss and be asked many questions that I am nowhere near qualified to answer. Is there an IBM book/manual or SHARE presentation that I can show to the management what will be needed, hardware (software) wise to be able