Hello Rob,
Yes you are very correct. I am running without any real
monitoring tools now (for z/VM). I keep pushing. The upper Echelon are
not pushing back as hard as they use to.
Thank you for the info and insight.
Ed Martin
Aultman Health Foundation
330-588-4723
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ext. 40441
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
> Behalf Of Rob van der Heij
> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 10:46 AM
> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> Subject: Re: Question on LINUX
>
> On 1/24/07, Edward M. Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > The question I have been asked "is Linux for z/VM truly
free?".
> Or
> > are there costs that HAVE to be incurred?
>
> And you need sufficient resources on your z/VM system to run Linux.
> Most obvious is disk space, but also processor, main storage, paging
> capacity, etc.
>
> Adding one or more Linux servers does change the workload for a lot of
> people. It would be very wise to use your performance monitor to
> ensure it does not impact your existing work. Having your z/VM abend
> with a PGT004 is often enough to put your project to a halt (almost as
> good as having Linux overwrite an MVS pack).
>
> And you need your performance monitor to understand whether your Linux
> workload gets what it needs. We have seen too many Proof of Concept
> projects fail because people found Linux did not perform as hoped and
> they had not tools nor someone to help them to make it perform.
>
> Rob
> --
> Rob van der Heij
> Velocity Software, Inc
> http://velocitysoftware.com/
