Conference heron::ibmvalbonne

315.0. "Help.. IBM Software kit build and installation" by NEWENG::WIRZBICKI () Fri Mar 14 1997 23:51

Greetings,
<Cross posted in SMAUG::SNAGWY>

I am part of a team of individuals trying to understand if we "Digital" are
able to master software on either a VMS or AS400 system for the IBM platforms
that are AS400, AIX, and MVS systems. Please feel free to respond to any or all
of the questions below. 

Thanks for you help in advance,
Michael Wirzbicki (Software Engineer, Nashua NH)



Outline:
Digital is attempting to create a library storage and a replication system for
creating customized IBM software kits to support the corporation software 
replication needs.


**** IBM Software Installation Questions: ****

	What is the software used to create Installation kits for IBM systems?
  		AS400
  		AIX RS6000 (UNIX)
 	 	MVS

	Is it a standard IBM tool, third party or home grown?


	Is the IBM installation software consistent between platforms?
	 (i.e. same toolused)

	Can the AS400 maintain file header information for the different 
	platforms above?

	Can these software kits be shared across platforms ? 
 	 (i.e. MVS kit installed on AS400)

	Is each software kit unique to a specific platform?
 	 (i.e. MVS software cannot install on AS400)


***** IBM AS400 Hardware Questions: ******

	Is there a limitation on the number of peripheral devices?

	Is there a limitation on the physical amount of memory?

	What operating system should be use for AS400?

	What file system should we use (i.e. flat file, relational database, 
		etc.)?



***** IBM Software Stacking Questions: *****


	Is there any dependencies upon the stacking order of products?

	Is there header information required for stacking? (i.e. table of 
	contents)

	Is there directory and file naming limits?

	Is there a directory and file naming convention for IBM software kits?

	What is the file layout of the stack kit?

	Does it varies the upon different IBM hardware and o/s platforms.

	What is the file input layout that we would receive from a IBM software
	kit?