"Mike Shorkend" <m...@shorkend.com> wrote in message news:<2726868143899905.wa.mikeshorkend....@bama.ua.edu>... > </jumping in> > At the time it was definitely the right move. For those who have not seen my presentation - at the time we had no other option but to use zLinux as we had no room at our DR site for any more blade type servers. > Our current issue is that the ratio of zLinux guests per IFL is much lower than what was expected. THis has an affect on the TCO/TCA of the whole project. Add to that the challenges that we have zLinux(lack of supported third party solutions, internal politics, general virtualization issues) and we are taking a hard look at the platform.
Out of curiosity: how low is 'much lower'? Kees. > > Sheldon asked the question because we want to know if the ratio we have is comparable to other sites. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html