Re: Add F8 to your F9

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'll jump in where angels fear to tread - I don't think RDi is a very 
good system admin tool. And Rob, did you say you use it?

I do think PDM CAN be useful in working with objects and all - not just 
for development, as the name suggests. That's why a subset has been 
packaged for creating CLs and working in various ways with objects. But 
there are probably better tools available.

The web-based Navigator is positioned by IBM for system admin - as well 
as HMC, so far as I know.

Regards
Vern

On 10/11/2019 1:11 PM, midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Rob:
>
> I can see where you can accomplish everything with RDi in an environment
> like yours, particularly when everything is in one network, points for that.
>
> Those of us that manage many systems across many customers where we have to
> start/stop VPN access each time, that's not such a treat.   We are also
> dealing with multiple versions of the OS, many times unsupported versions,
> so that adds to the intrigue.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob
> Berendt
> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2019 12:23 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: Add F8 to your F9
>
> I have 15 lpars of IBM i.  Of these, maybe 4 of them even have PDM loaded.
> Two of the four have no source on them.  Well, maybe a CL source or two for
> HA switching but in general, no source.  Source is generally on the
> development lpar and the objects promoted to production.
> I don't see how PDM is such a boon to administration.
>
> Rob Berendt
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