Yes. We've asked them for any FAQ documentation that they might have for setup activities.
Mark Jacobs ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Scott Ford [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 10:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: zOS under zVM Mark, Are you going to a hosting DR recovery site , I.e.; Sungard .. If so, they also usually are pretty good to help out.. Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On May 2, 2012, at 9:46 AM, Mark Jacobs <[email protected]> wrote: > We don't, yet. It's only used for XCF sysplex partitioning activities. I'll > keep it in mind, but I'm not going to worry about it for a DR test. > > Mark Jacobs > ________________________________________ > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Gary > DiPillo [[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 9:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: zOS under zVM > > I did not see this mentioned, but, if you use BCPII, it will not be available > in your Guest: > > HWI010I BCPII DOES NOT OPERATE ON A VM GUEST. BCPII INITIALIZATION > IS HALTED. > > If you use BCPII for critical processes you may need a rethink. > >> Thanks for confirming my own research on the subject. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mark Jacobs >> ________________________________________ >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Mary >> Anne Matyaz [[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 9:07 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: zOS under zVM >> >> Mark, >> >> Here's my doc on the subject... >> >> Mary Anne >> >> Differences b/w running native LPAR and running as a z/VM guest >> >> In a single system: >> >> The only issue I’m aware of is some strangeness with your performance >> monitors. >> >> In a SYSPLEX: >> >> --A new CFRM policy is required, specifying SIMDEV for the coupling facility: >> >> CF NAME(CFCC1 >> TYPE(SIMDEV) >> MFG(IBM) >> PLANT(EN) >> SEQUENCE(0000000CFCC1) >> PARTITION(0) >> CPCID(00) >> DUMPSPACE(2000) >> >> Type Number (TYPE) - SIMDEV specifies that this is a z/VM simulated >> message device type. >> Manufacturer (MFG) - IBM® indicates IBM as the manufacturer. >> Plant (PLANT) - EN indicates Endicott as the manufacturing plant. >> Sequence # (SEQUENCE) - The 12-byte field will contain the CF Service >> Machine user ID right justified. Pad all leading unused characters with >> EBCDIC zeros. For example, if a CF Service Machine of CFCC1 is specified, >> SEQUENCE is 0000000CFCC1. Your DR provider may have a different CF name. >> >> >> --A different CLOCKxx member may be needed specifying SIMETRID: >> >> TIMEZONE W.04.00.00 >> ETRMODE YES >> ETRDELTA 10 >> ETRZONE YES >> SIMETRID 00 >> >> --Possible CFSizing needed: >> >> If you are on a processor that has a lower level of CF Code, you may need to >> resize your structures. For example, if your DR provider has a z10 (CFLEVEL >> 16) and you are running on a z9 (CFLEVEL 15), you may need to increase the >> storage size of the CF. >> >> >>> It's been many, many years since we've run our sysplex under zVM. Our next >>> DR exercise will be hosted in a VM >environment and I'm looking for any >>> environmental setup concerns that I need to consider. >> >>> I know that we'll have to change LOADxx, but I'm unsure about anything else. >> >>> Any advice on what I have to do would be greatly appreciated. >> >>> Mark Jacobs >>> Time Customer Service >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
