Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!ETSU!CMS2 From: CMS2@ETSU.BITNET (Bill Williams) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.vmxa-l Subject: Re: R2.1 Message-ID: Date: 1 Feb 90 14:05:12 GMT Sender: VM/XA Discussion List Reply-To: VM/XA Discussion List Lines: 24 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway In-Reply-To: Message of Wed, 31 Jan 90 16:18:02 EST from On Wed, 31 Jan 90 16:18:02 EST Martha McConaghy said: >Bill, >CMS 5.5 is currently the only CMS supported under VM/XA SP. For some reason, >the CMS under SP 2.1 is called CMS 5.6, but doesn't really have any new >function. Typical. You can bet they've hidden something in there where you least expect it. :-) >Shared File System (SFS) is only supported under CMS 6 and up(?). CMS 6 is >not supported under VM/XA SP. In fact, it checks the CP level when CMS >IPL's and abends if you are on XA (I'm sure someone has bypassed this already) This is interesting. Just for the sake of "how bout this" to those who have not experienced SP R6... Maintenance of certain components relies on the SFS -- TSAF, GCS, VTAM just to name 3 off the top of my head. This is what prompted my original question of "is SFS on XA's CMS" -- the use of SFS for MAINT's purposes seemed to forshadow a trend, here. We all know that IBM is very trendy about this stuff. ;-) >Martha By the way, Thanks to all of you who have commented on this question. Your remarks are invaluable. ---------- B.R.Wms