On Wed, 9 Dec 2020 19:31:34 +0100, R.S. wrote: >... >> I perceived aversion to RECEIVE FROMNTS as UNIXphobia. Our product >> was not so large that DASD space was a concern. Can't please everyone. > >Gil, >Don't kill messenger ;-) > Was that statement hostile? (But smiley noted.) And thanks.
>Yes, it is possible to IPL from network, it has been possible since z990 >or z9. > ... >Of course the server is not included, so it is up to you to set up some >ftp/sftp/ftps server and disk space, and Internet connectivity.And power >supply... > And, especially, configure IP address and path in (HMC?) bootstrap loader. How much driver system needs to be installed to support RECEIVE ORDER? (Is that the next step? > ... zLinux installation is IPL-able >from network. ZZSA is IPL-able from network. > ZZSA? AZERTY keyboard? >BTW: .... At the time z/VM >was installable/IPL-able from both DVD and network. > z/VM and zLinux appear to be relatively advanced technologies. Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Thanks again, gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
