RE: s/390 Channel Switch

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Subject: RE: s/390 Channel Switch
From: David Stuart (David.Stuart@ventura.org)
Date: Mon Aug 24 2009 - 12:48:45 EDT


Thanks John, 

I'll take a look.


Dave 






Dave Stuart
Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst
County of Ventura, CA
805-662-6731
David.Stuart@ventura.org>>> "John P. Baker" <jbaker314@comporium.net> 8/24/2009 9:46 AM >>>
Check out http://www.teamkci.com.

John P. Baker

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU [mailto:owner-vse-l@Lehigh.EDU] On Behalf Of
David Stuart
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 12:41 PM
To: VSE Discussion List
Subject: s/390 Channel Switch

Morning all, 

I know some of you will get a chuckle lout of this... 

We have a s/390 Channel Switch, similar to an IBM 3814, made by a company
called Beall.  Apparently, Beall is no longer in business, and we don't
have, and can't get, service on the switch.  In about three weeks, we need
to power that beast down, and management is worried that it won't come back
up again.  

Does anyone know if there still might be hardware out there similar to an
IBM 3814, or the Beall, or ???  If so, can someone point me to a source? 

What do we use a Channel Switch for?  To switch printers from our z/VSE
System to a converter box that allows our Unix systems to print to the
printers...  

Thanks, 
Dave 

Dave Stuart
Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst
County of Ventura, CA
805-662-6731
David.Stuart@ventura.org 


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