Re: What's an IASP?

[Mark S Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern:

A Redbook is never "the authoritative source" on any subject -- they are 
more of a "tutorial" or "how to" or "hints and tips" types of documents, 
and some are even written by non-IBMers.

Mark

> On 6/13/2013 3:58 PM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> I know I'm picking on you some, Mark. Anyhow, there is also no need for us to mount the UDFS ourselves - that is done by varying on the ASP device. Again, IBM have really done a nice job of insulating us from the gory details.
>
> There is also nothing in the Redbook about mounting anything.
>
> Cheers
> Vern
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Vern:
>
> The IFS can only exist in an IASP by virtue of UDFS.  Without UDFS,
> there is no IFS in an IASP.
>
> Perhaps you are unaware that a "default" UDFS (named "QDEFAULT.UDFS") is
> created for you in each IASP automatically, so that "IBM i" can mount
> that to provide the "root" directory for the IASP that you referred to
> .... =-O
>
> Mark
>
>   > On 6/13/2013 2:39 PM, Vern Hamberg wrote:
> > Bringing UDFS into the conversation, as someone did earlier, is only confusing - it is absolutely NOT necessary to talk about them and IASPs in the same conversation.
> >
> > For the beginner in this, it is best to say nothing about UDFS', IMHO. In the testing I've done with IASPs, I did nothing with UDFS'.
> >
> > HTH
> > Vern
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > Kenneth,
> > > You have a UDFS defined which changes things...
> > > In a straight iASP environment there will be a directory name that is the same
> > > name as the iASP,  in my case "V7PROD"
> > > To get to my home directory in iASP V7PROD I use:  /V7PROD/home.
> > I do too .... My iASP is called iASP1
> >
> > Directory  . . . . :   /IASP1/QIBM
> >                                                                                  
> >    Type options, press Enter.
> >      2=Edit   3=Copy   4=Remove   5=Display   7=Rename   8=Display attributes
> >      11=Change current directory ...
> >                                                                                  
> >    Opt   Object link            Type             Attribute    Text
> >          .                      DIR
> >          ..                     DIR
> >          UserData               DIR
> >
> >
> >
> > I just don't happen to have an   /iasp1/home   directory defined...
> >
> > I created my iASP using this command:
> >
> >                         Create Device Desc (ASP) (CRTDEVASP)
> >                                                                                  
> >    Type choices, press Enter.
> >                                                                                  
> >    Device description . . . . . . . DEVD
> >    Resource name  . . . . . . . . . RSRCNAME
> >    Relational database  . . . . . . RDB            *GEN
> >    Message queue  . . . . . . . . . MSGQ           *SYSOPR
> >      Library  . . . . . . . . . . .
> >    Text 'description' . . . . . . . TEXT           *BLANK
> >
> >
> > Example 1: Create an Independent ASP Device
> >                                                                           
> >        CRTDEVASP   DEVD(COMPANY1)  RSRCNAME(COMPANY1)
> >                                                                           
> >    This command creates a device description for an independent ASP
> >    named COMPANY1.  The resource name for the device description is
> >    also named COMPANY1.  Operational messages messages for independent
> >    ASP COMPANY1 will be sent to message queue QSYSOPR in library QSYS.
> >
> > Reply or Forwarded mail from: Kenneth E Graap