http://www.vm.ibm.com/eval/ is the page to download the evaluation z/VM ?5.3?). Or ordering 5.2, 5.3, 6.1. Get the file downloaded and burned on a DVD-R by the local staff and inserted into the DVD drive.
http://www.cbttape.org/~jjaeger/zzsa.html Is the stand alone ZZSA files. CD-R. On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Karl Severson <[email protected]> wrote: >>If the original volume was not IPL'able, then maybe the IPL data got > damaged. You could try updating the IPL data on the RES volume from the > starter system. > If in the worst case, you should still be able to re-use existing volumes. > Hardware support told you the DS6800 is fine. Instead of purging and > reconfigure, you should be able to retain the current volumes. If you have > access to the existing user definitions, then you should be able to retain >>existing user volumes. > > Okay – I think first I have to figure out why the system won’t IPL from tape > or disk. I guess they could try IPLing from a DVD if they have this starter > system. I don’t know if they do or not. I’ll ask. > >>Download a copy of ZZSA and burn it to a CD. Have Operations IPL that CD and >>use it to explore the volumes, specifically the Resvol and IPL required >>volumes (IODF Volume etc). From there you should have an idea as to what is >>>actually broken. > > I’ll pass this on to the customer > >>IBM SUPPORT does not help in situations where it's a configuration issue. If >>the error is the IOCDS was not updated, then they are not responsible. On the >>other hand, if the problem is hardware, then hardware support is responsible >>and if there is a software bug then software support is responsible. Everyone >>is responsible to point the figure at someone else so they don't have to deal >>with it. If you point the finger at support hard enough, they may resolve the >>issue for you. > > If you actually mean IBM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES is maintaining this system, > then yes, they are responsible. > > It seems strange that they have been down for 3 weeks and not screaming. > >>Maybe you should have them consider allowing you access to the hardware >>console (temporarily). > > The system crashed as a result of a power outage. All was well before that. > We had an error code of ACTZ0182. That’s all I told IBM when I made the > service call. What I wanted was for someone from IBM to determine if it was a > hardware or software bug and go from there. At this point, no one knows if > it’s an IOCDS problem or any other for that matter. Unfortunately I did not > set this machine up and know very little about it. I know the zVM and > Computer Associates parts obviously but with matters of the HMC, IOCDS, etc., > I know very little as IBM came in and set all of that up. One guy, ONE guy > came in and set up the HMC, DS6800, installed zVM and because the compiler > tapes weren’t delivered yet, another person from the same department came out > and installed Fortran, PASCAL, etc. Now, these are the people, or someone > like them that ought to be able to determine what’s going on with the system. > I’m 1300 miles away and can’t be away from SoCal (I work and live here after > all) on an open ended trip until this gets sorted out though I know this > would be a great learning experience if I could be there for the duration. No > one at the site is an IBMer – they’re all Windows or Linux people who take > care of things like backups and account maintenance although I can do a lot > of that via a link assuming the system is up. This would probably be a great > time to have a remote HMC! Maybe as a result of this problem, the customer > will buy one. > > Regarding the system being down for three weeks, there is one fall back and > that’s for the users to come to SoCal and use our legacy machine. At some > point after the z10 gets back on its feet, any updates will be sent back to > OKC and the z10 will be “caught up.” > >>There was an evaluation version of z/VM that was bootable from a DVD >>in the HMC. I would give that a shot. > > I’ll contact the customer and see if they can find this. > Thanks for all of the great posts! > Karl > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
