Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM

2008-01-11 Thread John Summerfield
Adam Thornton wrote: \ Which is why your rescue system OUGHT to be a one-volume, no live LVM, sort of system. And read-only so it can be shared, concurrently if needed, and not changed by anyone but its owner. -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Advice

Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM

2008-01-11 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jan 11, 2008, at 9:12 AM, Alan Altmark wrote: I understand that what people want is the ability to putty into the *VM* system and be able to use the VT220 suppport to login and access the Linux virtual machine console. Oh, and you still want to be able to issue #CP commands, not just Linux

Re: Starter System question

2008-01-11 Thread Marian Gasparovic
Thanks to everybody, documentation error is explained, depends on platform you use for ftp client. What about the other part of the question ? Has anybody installed Linux from Starter System via NFS ? Thank you Marian --- David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I configured NOVSTART,

Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM

2008-01-11 Thread Alan Altmark
On Friday, 01/11/2008 at 09:27 EST, David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think you can virtualize the VT220 console under z/VM 5.3, can't you? Except there's nothing supplied that's capable of exploiting it, so it's pretty useless. Attaching a virtualized VT220 to the HMC isn't all that

Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM

2008-01-11 Thread David Boyes
Except there's nothing supplied that's capable of exploiting it, so it's pretty useless. Attaching a virtualized VT220 to the HMC isn't all that useful either given the arcane and fragile nature of the HMC. 1. z/VM 5.3 allows you to ATTACH the real HMC ASCII console to a guest. I guess I

IODF-HCD Defining FCP on a z9 for z/Linux

2008-01-11 Thread Sam Bass
I am trying to define FCP Channel, Controller and Unit so z/Linux native can use it. The LPAR that we are using for z/Linux is defined as MVS. HCD does not allow me to attach FCP units to an MVS LPAR. If I define a new LPAR as VM and it allows me to attach it. In order for z/Linux native to

Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM

2008-01-11 Thread Mark Post
On Fri, Jan 11, 2008 at 12:15 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -snip- From a usability standpoint, it'd be my expectation to AT MINIMUM be able to do SSL-protected telnet to a concentrator of some time and select a connected system to interact with.

Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM

2008-01-11 Thread Jerry Whitteridge
-Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:16 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM I guess I don't consider the HMC a component that common citizens

Re: Console Server equivalent for z/VM

2008-01-11 Thread David Boyes
I think you can virtualize the VT220 console under z/VM 5.3, can't you? Except there's nothing supplied that's capable of exploiting it, so it's pretty useless. Attaching a virtualized VT220 to the HMC isn't all that useful either given the arcane and fragile nature of the HMC. Suggestion: