In case it slipped by, the G.A. announcement for a/VM 6.1 was posted today, see (watch for URL wrap):
http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/cgi-bin/ssialias?subtype=ca&infotype=an&appname=iSource&supplier=897&letternum=ENUS209-401&open&cm_mmc=5733-_-n-_-vrm_newsletter-_-10207_135548&cmibm_em=dm:0:1417348#h2-availx Remember, z/VM has runs only on System z10 (and presumably, future machines, too!). Part of the announcement includes: ---<snip>--- z/VM V6.1 requires a new Architecture Level Set (ALS) that is available on the: System z10 Enterprise Class Refer to the DEVICE2097 Preventive Service Planning (PSP) bucket for the minimum MCL level and any required updates. System z10 Business Class Refer to the DEVICE2098 Preventive Service Planning (PSP) bucket for the minimum MCL level and any required updates. Specific processor facilities required by z/VM V6.1 can be found on the z/VM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/vm/zvm610/architecture/ ---<snip>--- And so it begins... product positioning for z/VM "single system image". Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. 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.
