Re: SLES9 zipl

Thanks - that was what I somehow missed in the PDF! On to the next set of problems :-) Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Mark Post [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 07/08/2007 11:05 PM Please respond

SLES9 zipl

that /boot/image doesn't exist. I did find an image file on /dev/dasda1. Since this is not a working system, I am going to re-install from the z/OS FTP server and rebuild it, but I am curious about what's going on; has anyone else encountered this situation? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida

Re: HSM on Linux on System z

things like directory entries which don't map to real blocks on disk (i.e. a migrated file), and where you'd handle automatic recall based on someone opening the file. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Re: Used 3480 Tapes

And another RPQ from the Bay City Rollers g Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL

Re: LVM problem

common (and repeated) mistake to date. It¹s so easy to overlook. I think I'm having this same problem. Is there a documented process for correcting this mistake? Where can I find it? Do I need to IPL from the install CD-ROM to do it? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department

Re: HMC system console question

config file would I look in to turn it off? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

fsck.ext2 message question

going to ask it here: is /dev/sles9xgrp/slex9x a real device, or some pseudo-device that Linux creates due to something I installed? I'd post the messages, but I haven't yet figured out how to copy them to a disk in the HMC so I can take them to a workstation where I can get to e-mail. Tim Hare

Re: Linux in an LPAR - recovery?

Not running mkinitrd and zipl is most likely my problem... I'm tied up (again) with z/OS stuff but when I get a chance I'll pursue that avenue of investigation. I added the devices using YAST - does it not do these two steps? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department

Linux in an LPAR - recovery?

as a 'recovery system'? I could just install SLES10 from scratch (this was SLES9) but I had such a fun time using my z/OS system FTP server as the source for the install I thought it would be nice to use the z/Linux system this time.. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department

Re: FDR backups of Linux volumes?

I formatted these using YAST, I believe. Is there an option I should have looked for? This is an LPAR install, not VM so if there are VM commands involved I'm unable to perform those. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Linux on 390 Port LINUX

FDR backups of Linux volumes?

-volume backups of Linux-formatted 3390-3 volumes? Also - is it normal for the volume serial to be 0X followed by the device number? Thanks Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Re: FDR backups of Linux volumes?

Yes, this is in an LPAR. Management won't pay for z/VM until proof of concept and a use case are developed for virtualized Linux servers. I will be devoting more time to that after the first of the year, I hope. For now I just want to make sure I don't lose work I have already done. Tim Hare

Re: SNA via OSA - Best option?

Gotta ask - why aren't you going directly to the TN3270E server in z/OS Comm. Server? Seems like you're adding a Linux layer you don't really need. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 David Boyes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port

Re: zLinux experience - Solaris?

I'm curious - why a z/Linux front end to handle XML, MQ, and TCP/IP inbound messages when CICS has the facilities for all of them (and SOAP/ Web Services, HTTP, etc.)? I'm not denigrating the choice, just curious about what the deciding factors were. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida

Re: New DASD

I think of it as DEDICATE *AS* xxx *THE DEVICE ON* Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: STK robotics from Linux

STK has support for open system clients to talk to the z/OS host component to accomplish tape mounts. I believe it's called Library Station - and it may require an add-on to HSC as well. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

working examples?

good web design, or lots of flash (via Flash or other means). Anyone know of a good URL or two I can aim them at? Thanks! Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390

Re: Google out of capacity?

, rather than waiting until they need it to buy it. If they wait until the last minute to buy it, then you have to figure in delivery / shipping costs. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Re: New z9 models

the ultimate in transportation, the powers that be didn't see its relevance to the Department of Transportation. Go figure. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Joseph Temple [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 04

Re: New z9 models

Sure, everybody has those! But just try to find a d1! They look at you strange grin. I believe I saw those in the Moebius catalog, didn't I? For when you need a truly non-random number. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Re: New z9 models

I think we'll see z9-DC3, and they'll be based in older out-of-the-way data centers, held together with baling wire and hope, but delivering the goods all over the place and sometimes under the radar. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Jon

Re: Linux as a hipersocket router...

, etc. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390

Re: install methods

retrieve data. Neale, do you have any hints, tips, or doc on setting up these things? Thanks for the help. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Neale Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 04/14/2006 11:08

Re: install methods - best practices?

a central place for software we might want to install makes sense? Do I just create my own and add it to YaST's configuration? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Tim Hare [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 04/12/2006

Re: install methods

subcomponent (possibly this is a class or object) of mono appears to be missing, rather than an entire package? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Post, Mark K [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 04/13/2006 01:50

Re: install methods

-db2 rpm, and my intent is to use ADO to talk to DB2. Now it appears we're looking for specific pieces within Mono? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Neale Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 04/13

Re: mono install doc error?

knows where red-carpet is, or how I could do this via Yast2, pass that along, please? Thanks! Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: install methods

haven't really installed much.. Yast, Red Carpet, now RPM? Much as in z/OS, I'd love for all to adhere to one standard for packages to be installed. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Neale Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390

Re: install methods

where to get the newt's eye for the incantation. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Neale Ferguson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 04/12/2006 04:58 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390

SLES maintenance questions

? z/OS USS doesn't have the 'rsync' command, so merging the patches ala mksles9root.sh might be a challenge. And third - what is the mechanism for getting packages like Mono which don't (it appears) ship with SLES? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414

A new question

address of the DNS server) - but it doesn't say how this host's name gets associated with its IP address in DNS. Is that a manual or automatic process? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Re: Checking with the experts... Success! Now on to the next problem!

term is Apache with Mono. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message

On an unrelated topic..

, it seems to me a nice project would be a DVD specific to SLES on s/390, sure would seem to ease the installation process. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe

Re: Checking with the experts... Success! Now on to the next problem!

the path to have the correct password and to remove the extra slash and the x'3D'. It did seem to install.. Is it normal for it to shut down right after installation finishes? Thanks to everyone for the help - we'll see whether or not it IPLs tomorrow. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida

Re: Checking with the experts...

two lines of text, it looks like one line with x'0A' (ASCII Line Feed) between the two entries. I tried creating this in a Windows Notepad and transferring it as well but in text mode - same result. What is the line end in Linux, '0D0A'x or just '0A'x? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida

Re: Checking with the experts...

Well, that may have just shot down my last guess about why z/OS USS wasn't working as the FTP server for SuSe install. On to plan B or C... Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Post, Mark K [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX

Re: Checking with the experts...

directory. I don't know why file names would work and not directories, I'm looking further. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Hall, Ken (GTI) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 04/03/2006 03:29 PM Please respond

Re: sequence of installation events

. The manual says this approach takes some Linux and networking experience which I expected, but it would be nice to point us old dinosaurs who understand networking, but not Linux, to which command exactly we use for that (Suse are you listening?) Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida

Re: sequence of installation events

: No proposal I didn't see anything I recognized as drill-down hints. I may try VNC to see if the GUI has them. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Michael MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 03/29

Re: sequence of installation events

directory is /sles9xroot, I'd like to compare against what is supposed to be happening.. I think I may have posted this before, but I couldn't see it on the list. Forgive me if this is a duplicate. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Checking with the experts...

the 'package data' in 'text mode' and therefore there's an EBCDIC-ASCII translation happening (the FTP server automatically converts text files), but I copied the CDs with pscp so the files are already ASCII. Can anyone verify that this would be a probable cause of the error? Tim Hare Senior

Re: Checking with the experts...

/content in ASCII /sles9xroot/boot/root in binary /sles9xroot/content _again_ in binary this time /sles9xroot/media.1/info.txt in binary /sles9xroot/control.xml in binary before (I think) the failure message occurs. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Re: 3590 drive problem

Do 3590 cartridges have a rotating switch on them, to write-protect them, like 3490 cartridges do? If so, is it in the write-protected state? On a 3490 this is a thumbwheel device with one flat side that has a picture of a lock on it, when the lock is showing you can't write to it. Tim Hare

Re: Question

a tape which is kept for a while, and delete them. We also manage the size of the files by setting parameters for what is recorded. All of these techniques sound like they'd be useful and applicable to Linux auditing. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850

Re: Load from CD-ROM

Linux-based) and the option to load from CD-ROM is now available. Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Michael MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 03/21/2006 04:46 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port

Re: Load from CD-ROM

an unspecified error - and I don't know how to get to the logs for those, either. This is, by the way, a z/890 (2086). Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe

Re: Netbackup Client

It would be interesting if you posted what you gained (or lost) by doing so. What is the hardware environment you'll be using / moving from? I'd also like to know if anyone is using Innovation's FDR/Upstream for Linux in the z/Series environment, and how that compares. Thanks Tim Hare Senior

Re: Load from CD-ROM

. It's isn't clear to me what's going on there - sounds like it's actually copying the CD(s) via FTP to somewhere else - but the IP addres I _think_ they're using is the address of the network adapter? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Michael

Hipersockets w/ Linux in an LPAR

acronym!)? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390

Re: Hipersockets w/ Linux in an LPAR

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recommendations for Mono on z/Linux?

Do any of you that are attempting Mono on z/Linux have a strong feeling for whether I should use the 31- or 64-bit flavor? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390

Re: mksles9root.sh question

on the feasibility of using USS for the file server in this process are also welcomed. I am trying to avoid going through the red tape of getting another group to set up a Linux file server just to host the files for this, when I have a perfectly good one already. Tim Hare Senior Systems

Re: mksles9root.sh question

can view what it says. I'll let you know how it works (or how it blows up). Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 Michael MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 03/14/2006 11:27 AM Please respond to Linux

Calculations, anyone?

that there must be some point, some number of servers, where the advantage goes to Linux on z/VM because you can keep adding servers without adding power or floor space.. what do you experts think? Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209

Mono ASP.NET on Apache on Linux on z

need? Thanks Tim Hare Senior Systems Programmer Florida Department of Transportation (850) 414-4209 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX