Hi there
We have tried to get information from IBM as to their plans with their
"Partner In Development" program is called. It is possible to be a
member and get all the mainframe software for development purposes for
a relative small amount of money. The problem is that IBM insists that
you have to license the FlexEs emulator and buy IBM hardware, which
amounts to some 38.000,- CHF (approximately 30.000,- $)
If however you are prepared to cough up with that kind of money you do
get the latest versions of all the MF software: zOS, DB2 V7, IMS V7
CICS MQ Series etc etc.
We are trying to persuade IBM that they should make the software more
available to "small-timers" and developers, if they want to ensure
that there is a next generation of mainframe people to keep the
systems alive. I.e. as developer you can get all the tools you need
from other vendors for far less money. We are trying to persuade IBM
that they are in the process of making the same mistake as they did
with their OS/2, where they lost to the competition (Gates and Co.)
So far without result: IBM insists that you buy the FlexEs, and get
ripped off.
Cheers
Allan
Post by t***@public.gmane.orgMy memory may be failing me, but I don't think DB2 EVER ran on
a version of MVS prior to MVS/XA, which isn't generally available
to be run under Hercules. Then you would have to find a version
of DB2 that is old enough to run under that version of the OS.
If your goal is to learn DB2 and you don't want to spend money on
software, you can easily get a copy that will run under Windows or
Unix.
If you are determined to run DB2 in a mainframe environemnt then
check with IBM. They used to have a program called something like
"Program World for Developers", designed for ISVs who were developing
new software for the environment. It's not cheap (used to be approx.
$500/mo.), but you got access to licensed, supported hardware and
software, a real customer number, etc. And it was a LOT cheaper
than purchasing a mainframe and licensing individual components.
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Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 11:34 AM
Subject: [hercules-390] Re: Hercules and DB2
we-ell.... if you can obtain and apply enough PTFs to bring MVS 3.8
to a level that satisfies db2 requirements, that would be a first
step. then you need to obtain the db2 installation tapes and install
db2.
Hercules already has the ability to run db2 on the condition that
the guest OS can support db2.
Post by Imtiaz M. MasterHi,
As per Somit's last message, MVS 3.8J does not
support DB2.
What needs to be done in order to run DB2 on
Hercules?
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks in advance,
Imtiaz
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