The MP3000 red book explains how the system fits together. An interesting read even if you don't have one..
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg245633.html Dave Wade G4UGM > -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Guy > Sotomayor > Sent: 11 August 2015 16:51 > To: General@main.local; Discussion@main.local:On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: Re: R: Booting an IBM MP 3000 S/390 System > > It takes 20-30 minutes from the time that I hit the power switch until there's > a login screen on the 3179s (not including the time it takes to IML the 3174 > controller). So you can see, I did a bit of editing to get a 9 minute video. > ;-) > > The service board is located in the chassis. It plugs into the PCI backplane. > However other z/Series machines have an "external" laptop (though from > what I can tell, there's a drawer that the laptop sits in that you pull out > when > you need to do something with the service element. > > TTFN - Guy > > On 8/11/15 5:44 AM, Mazzini Alessandro wrote: > > Well, that was an interesting video. How long did it take to get it fully > loaded ? > > The "service" Celeron board, is it interfaced internally to the rest, or > externally ? > > > > -----Messaggio originale----- > > Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Guy > > Sotomayor > > Inviato: martedì 11 agosto 2015 07:08 > > A: General@main.local; Discussion@main.local:On-Topic and Off-Topic > > Posts > > Oggetto: Re: Booting an IBM MP 3000 S/390 System > > > > z/OS is a licensed product from IBM (read $$$'s involved). Generally you > can't run anything newer than MVS 3.8j on Hercules. See the Hercules > website (http://www.hercules-390.eu). It has links to other sites where you > can get various OS's and other programs that can be legally run. > > > > Note that there is a "turnkey" system for MVS 3.8j that is set up for > Hercules that has an ISPF-like clone. I have that set up to run on my Mac. I > also have the VM/370 "sixpack" installed as well when I want to run VM/370. > > > > The version of z/OS installed on my MP3000 does have ISPF (along with > > lots of other program > > products) installed. > > > > TTFN - Guy > > > > On 8/10/15 2:33 PM, Sean Caron wrote: > >> Does it include ISPF? Using MVS is a bear without it... > >> > >> Best, > >> > >> Sean > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 5:17 PM, Mazzini Alessandro <mazzi...@tin.it> > wrote: > >> > >>> Well, there's a z/os image for hercules, floating around.... > >>> > >>> -----Messaggio originale----- > >>> Da: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] Per conto di Kevin > >>> Monceaux > >>> Inviato: lunedì 10 agosto 2015 21:55 > >>> A: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > >>> Oggetto: Re: Booting an IBM MP 3000 S/390 System > >>> > >>> Guy, > >>> > >>> On Tue, Aug 04, 2015 at 11:20:42PM -0700, Guy Sotomayor wrote: > >>> > >>>> I spent some time today and made a video of my MP 3000 system > >>>> booting up to z/OS. The video is here: > http://youtu.be/WnJmeQR0GQU. > >>> Sadly I'll have to wait until I get home to watch it. YouTube is > >>> blocked where I work. I suspect I'll be experiencing extreme envy as I > watch it. > >>> The closest I have is Hercules running the OSes freely available to > >>> hobbyists. Just one thing - one doesn't boot z/OS, one IPL's z/OS. > >>> :-) > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> > >>> Kevin > >>> http://www.RawFedDogs.net > >>> http://www.Lassie.xyz > >>> http://www.WacoAgilityGroup.org > >>> Bruceville, TX > >>> > >>> What's the definition of a legacy system? One that works! > >>> Errare humanum est, ignoscere caninum. > >>> > >>>
