Provide access to Z/OS instance.

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Provide access to Z/OS instance. #4

Closed ghost closed 6 years ago

ghost commented 6 years ago

I am new to mainframes and would like to try out Zowe. However, I don't have access to any Z/OS machines. Please provide a way to try out Zowe.

ghost commented 6 years ago

From slack conversation with Joe winchester ,

....This is something we’ve got a fair few requests for so we need to start to think about how to do this, whether it’d be private sandbox instances using an emulator on cloud machines, or a shared instance that had Zowe pre-installed that folks could test drive.

Preferably, a private sandbox so that I may get to experiment with Z/OS environment too.

Do you want a pre-installed instance to use, and would you be OK with sharing one with other users or want a private one. How long would you want this for.

Again, preinstalled with zowe but a private one. As for the duration, a month seems fine.

What other software would you want on the z/OS instance.

I think, it would be nice if Zowe is combined with the master the mainframe tutorials. Would allow newbies like me to explore the mainframe world better.

fbeyl commented 6 years ago

That is ok for people new to mainframe. I have been for decades on mainframe but would like to convince colleagues, management to modernise z environment. Showing zowe in action without installation would be a great help. So one basic common system should be ok for me.

hogstrom commented 6 years ago

This todo is bigger than the ZLC. I'm not sure what we can do apart from tracking the issue. I believe this is different than the effort with VCU as that is all about CI/CD

hogstrom commented 6 years ago

Update website with a page directing people to resources for private instances.

Tbr00ksy commented 6 years ago

@hogstrom Can we please review the attached proposal from MtM for a hands-on tutorial at the next ZLC meeting? Zowe Hands-On Trial.pptx This would be a temporary solution for people without access to z/OS to at least play around with the Zowe Web-UI.

fbeyl commented 6 years ago

Any news on this trial?

Tbr00ksy commented 6 years ago

@fbeyl we have made some progress, but the functionality is limited to the Web UI component. I have updated our website to provide a "Hands on Tutorial"... it is not a trial, as it is limited to the function described in the tutorial.

Link to the hands on tutorial is here: https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/zowe-step-by-step-tutorial/

hogstrom commented 6 years ago

This issue is being worked at the OMP for all projects. The ZLC will be working on this effort but not driving it.