z11? And you call yourself a __SYSPROG__!!? Wouldn't the next model be a zA? ;-)
Oh, that's right... there are probably rooms full of IBM marketeers who don't speak geek yet pick the next model names. Nevermind. For that matter, z/VM Version 6.1? What happened to Version 6.0? Doesn't everyone know that odd-numbered versions are considered unlucky? Or was that just for PUTs in days of yore? If they're worried about senior management acceptance of low version numbers, then this could have been Version 6.5 (following Version 5.4) - 6.5 would probably be acceptable to even the most strident risk-averse senior manager. But then, the new code that will probably be staged for z/VM Single System Image and z/VM Live Guest Migration (after all, why bother migrating a dead guest?) might be, ummmm... "very interesting" - at least as a challenge for Early Support Program customers. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. "Huegel, Thomas" <thue...@kable.com> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 07/07/2009 11:11 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. Or later .. is it time for z11 yet?? -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 10:32 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 - IBM Preview Letter.. Correct. Hodge, Robert L wrote: > I interpret the following to say that V6.1 will only run on a z10. > Correct/Incorrect? > > "This release implements a new Architecture Level Set (ALS) available > only on the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server and System z10 > Business Class server and future generations of System z(r) servers." > > -- Rich Smrcina Phone: 414-491-6001 http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2010 The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
