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I don't know of any courses off hand, but I know that the ADSM ones have been
run in the past on a requested basis if there has been enough interest. Talk to
Maureen Burgess at IBM (0800-801-800 I think is the number you can call).
owner-adsm-l @ VM.MARIST.EDU
10/01/97 11:04
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Subject: Re: ADSM course question
While we're on the subject, does anyone know of any planned courses in
Australia or New Zealand?
Dianne Sharp
Operations Analyst
ISS CUSTOMER SUPPORT
CLEAR Communications, Auckland, New Zealand
dsharp AT clear.co DOT nz
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>From: Dwight Cook[SMTP:decook AT AMOCO DOT COM]
>Sent: Friday, 10 January, 1997 11:31AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list ADSM-L
>Subject: Re: ADSM course question
>
> Here is a good one....
>
> I just had this discussion not long ago.... 'cause actually if you go
> take the course at IBM I'll bet you'll be on OS/2 machines
> AND IT DOESN'T MATTER ! ! !
> ADSM is ADSM is ADSM
> All the internals are the same no matter where you are running it...
> The installs are installs for what ever platform but we know under MVS
> you use SMP/E to install software, on AIX you use SMIT, on OS/2 &
> Windows you use A:\install (hack ack) SO if your system programmers
> are worth their weight they can "install the code"
> THEN... if you are a user that has been on what ever platform for at
> least a week you should know the syntax of file names...
> MVS:SYS1.blah.blah AIX /blah/blah/blah.blah_blah OS/2,Windows,DOS
> C:\blah\blah\blah.blah (well with OS/2 you could have "C:\path\name
> with spaces as long as less than 255 chars cause 255 and 256 are
> double quotes")
> THEN everything else is ADSM... you set up additional data base
> files... (after running in aix dsmfmt to init a file) you DEFINE DBVOL
> /blah/blah/blah/dbfile1.name where in MVS you would DEFINE DBVOL
> SYS1.blah.blah.dbfile1.name (oh, and it doesn't have to be sys1, I'm
> just using that to further show it relates to mvs) OR under os/2 you
> would use DEFINE DBVOL C:\blah\blah\dbfile1.name
> Same goes for adding DBCOPY, LOGVOL, LOGCOPY, plain volume for storage
> pool... the only thing that differs THAT I'VE SEEN is the syntax of
> the data set name itself...
> and maybe the layout of the output in a command line session... GOD I
> HATE THE WAY IT COMES OUT IN MVS but it is the standard MVS WAY !
>
> I DO STRONGLY SUGGEST THE CLASS... you can get adsm on and running
> without the class but I wish you luck in defining policy domains,
> managementclasses, copy groups, binding data sets to other than
> default management classes, and the such without taking the class
> Not that you couldn't define them but you wouldn't be seeing how it is
> all going to work together and allow you to do what you need...
> The worst part of ADSM is it is VERY flexible you can meet every
> user's need BUT DON"T TELL THEM THAT OR YOU"LL BE CUSTOMIZING ADSM
> TILL THE DAY YOU DIE ! Just give'm what they need and baffle them
> with what ever when they start pulling out their 10 page Christmas
> list...
> later
> Dwight
>
>
>
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>Subject: ADSM course question
>Author: ADSM-L (ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU) at unix,mime
>Date: 1/9/97 10:54 AM
>
>
>Hello everyone,
>
> We are seriously considering ADSM and will run it on an IBM RS6000 (AIX)
>unix
>server. I need to send someone on the ADSM implementation course. The
>problem
>is that the ADSM course by IBM is only available for the MVS platform for the
>next several months.
>This places us in a very tight spot.
>
> Question. Because we'll be starting it up on a unix server, do you recommend
>that I send him on the MVS course anyways or do we stand to lose? Which
>course
>did those of you who are running ADSM on a unix server get your training?
>Pleas
>e
>help, I really would appreciate it.
>
>Marco Bartolucci
>CAE Electronics
>marco AT cae DOT ca
>
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