Re: Need advice on moving a Linux guest from one z/VM LPAR to another

2011-02-28 Thread RPN01
It really depends on how much planning you¹ve done beforehand. We have our LPARs set up so that they share DASD, share the same CP Directory, and are on the same TCP/IP subnet, so here, it¹s just a matter of bringing the userid down on one z/VM system, and bringing it up on the other. It¹s really

Re: VM/CMS Training Material

2011-02-28 Thread Bill Munson
David, Look at this WEB page maintained by the good people at IBM Endicott http://www.vm.ibm.com/education/ It has IBM education AND other companies that provide VM education in CMS , REXX, CP, and LINUX Education from one day classes to week long classes good luck Bill Munson Sr. z/VM

Re: VM/CMS Training Material

2011-02-28 Thread Les Koehler
David, Nielsen has (had?) some excellent Rexx programmers here in Tampa but they had no working experience with VM/CMS, and that's one of the most important things for an Application Programmer (speaking from all my experience as one for IBM). Drop me a private note if you'd like to talk.

Re: VM/CMS Training Material

2011-02-28 Thread Ed Zell
Hi David, There used to be a CMS Primer and an XEDIT Primer that were part of the VM library from IBM. We used parts of those books to do our initial training for new mainframe developers. I don't know if they still exist or not, but they covered most of what you are looking for. Ed

Re: VM/CMS Training Material

2011-02-28 Thread John P. Baker
The CMS Primer still exists. For z/VM V6 R1, the publication number is SC24-6172-00. John P. Baker Chief Software Architect HFD Technologies From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed Zell Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:18 PM To:

Re: VM/CMS Training Material

2011-02-28 Thread Eric Bodger
For Rexx, I would commend Mike Cowlishaw's The Rexx Language, but you may find it hard to get. Amazon.com just has a facsimile at nearly 68USD. I don't have Howard Fosdick's Programmer's Reference, but the bits I inspected online look good. See

Re: VM/CMS Training Material

2011-02-28 Thread Bill Munson
Dave, That is a good idea, here are some more The REXX Handbook, VM/CMS concepts and facilities, VM CMS performance, The VM/ESA users handbook, and The VM/ESA systems handbook http://www.amazon.com/Rexx-Handbook-Ranade-Ibm/dp/0070236828 munson From: Eric Bodger eobod...@talktalk.net