Re: SuSE 10 SP 2 - LPAR Install - Gotcha's?

2008-10-01 Thread Bruce Furber
"And while I wouldn't mind a z/VM trial, I wouldn't want it to go away in a few months, and then not have anything running. I'd rather have it running, sans z/VM, and then add z/VM later. " VM is a great facility to prepare an operating system to run stand alone in an LPAR. . --

Re: Question about Global Mirror/XRC

2008-10-01 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
Looks like there will be a zVM apar soon to correct this. -Original Message- From: Smith, Ann (ISD, IT) Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 11:23 AM To: 'Linux on 390 Port' Subject: RE: Question about Global Mirror/XRC Thanks for your input. Unfortunately for us we have no access to TPC-R

Re: SuSE 10 SP 2 - LPAR Install - Gotcha's?

2008-10-01 Thread David Stuart
Bruce, I have a z9 BC. And the HMC has enhanced 'load from remote source' over my previous processor. Dave Dave Stuart Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst County of Ventura, CA 805-662-6731 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Bruce Hayden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/1/2008 9:45 AM >>> What kind of machi

Re: SuSE 10 SP 2 - LPAR Install - Gotcha's?

2008-10-01 Thread David Stuart
David, I know I can get a 'loaner' of z/VM. But my z/VM skills are quite old, very rusty, and I was never a (z/)VM Sysprog, anyway. I'm a (z/)VSE Sysprog! I know, there are 'cookbooks' (I have them). And while I wouldn't mind a z/VM trial, I wouldn't want it to go away in a few months, and

Re: Update mySql on Slack/390

2008-10-01 Thread Jones, Russell
Can you put it on the Slack/390 download ftp server? Russell Jones ANPAC System Programmer -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 1:45 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Update mySql on Slack

Re: SuSE 10 SP 2 - LPAR Install - Gotcha's?

2008-10-01 Thread Bruce Hayden
What kind of machine will you be using? The way the HMC works and what your options are depend on the machine. If you were lucky enough to have a z10, then you could use the z/VM Evaluation Edition for a quick way to start, or even better, as David suggests, get a "loaner" z/VM. On Wed, Oct 1, 2

Re: SuSE 10 SP 2 - LPAR Install - Gotcha's?

2008-10-01 Thread David Boyes
> I am preparing to do a new 'bare-metal' (i.e. LPAR) install of Suse 10 SP > 2. No, no z/VM, no IFL. (Maybe if I'm good, Santa will ...) Talk to your IBM people. z/VM loaners are easily available if you ask. > I am looking for any pointers, gotcha's I need to watch for, hints/tips, > etc. >

SuSE 10 SP 2 - LPAR Install - Gotcha's?

2008-10-01 Thread David Stuart
Morning all, I am preparing to do a new 'bare-metal' (i.e. LPAR) install of Suse 10 SP 2. No, no z/VM, no IFL. (Maybe if I'm good, Santa will ...) I installed SLES 9 SP 3 at one time, with considerable assistance from a Novell engineer (Thanks Mike!), so I have done this once before. But

Re: Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread Adam Thornton
On Oct 1, 2008, at 11:10 AM, John McKown wrote: Of those, all but 2A8 are documented. I do not know whether IBM plans to document 2A8, although it is available now for z/VM 5.3 as a PTF and will be available for z/VM 5.4 later this year. Adam Wouldn't the use of 2A8 in OpenSolaris implicitly

Re: Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread John McKown
On Wed, 1 Oct 2008, Adam Thornton wrote: > It will not run on bare metal. > > Hercules would need to implement DIAGS 24, 64, 210, 250, and 2A8 in > order for OpenSolaris to run. > > Of those, all but 2A8 are documented. I do not know whether IBM plans > to document 2A8, although it is available

Re: Question about Global Mirror/XRC

2008-10-01 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
Thanks for your input. Unfortunately for us we have no access to TPC-R. The zOS storage folks control it. They say they have put our VM volumes into global mirror. But although we can vary VM volumes online we can't use any of them . Can't even read volume labels. Acting as if the secondary in a P

Re: Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread David Boyes
> Ahhh... but could you have picked something other than Canis Majoris > (the "Dog Star")??? Solaris for x86 already gets snarky remarks as > being pronounced "Slolaris"... To paraphrase a recently bailed-out automobile industry, this isn't your father's Solaris. Especially on z10s. 8-) > Won't

Re: Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread David Boyes
> However, one jarring note: Sirius? Primary developer is an Aussie. Brightest star Down Under. > Fortunately, it is hard to "Share and Enjoy" when none of the > downloads are present... Soon. Very soon. Kick your local Sun rep. > I wonder if anyone will bundle it with Hercules? Or is openS

Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread John Campbell
Neale, Ahhh... but could you have picked something other than Canis Majoris (the "Dog Star")??? Solaris for x86 already gets snarky remarks as being pronounced "Slolaris"... (smirks) Spica, maybe? See: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080930.html (sighs) Won't run on bare metal, eh? Oh,

Re: Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread Adam Thornton
On Oct 1, 2008, at 8:59 AM, John Campbell wrote: I dipt my fingers into the flow... However, one jarring note: Sirius? Neale answered that. I wonder if anyone will bundle it with Hercules? Or is openSolaris unable to run on the "bare metal" as yet? It will not run on bare metal. Hercul

Re: Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread Rich Smrcina
OpenSolaris will only run under z/VM. -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009 John Campbell wrote: I dipt m

Re: Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread Neale Ferguson
No it comes from the fact that the PowerPC called their project Polaris. Being a southern-hemisphere born type I gave it the name of the brightest star Sirius. Currently it is z/VM only. On 10/1/08 9:59 AM, "John Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dipt my fingers into the flow... > > Howev

Early draft of architecture and porting guide for OpenSolaris on Z available

2008-10-01 Thread John Campbell
I dipt my fingers into the flow... However, one jarring note: Sirius? Huh? Is this an obscure-- or not so obscure-- reference to the infamous Sirius Cybernetics Company? Fortunately, it is hard to "Share and Enjoy" when none of the downloads are present... I wonder if anyone will bundle it wi