Here is a link to an article from February 1988 that has a bit of a description.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0SMG/is_n2_v8/ai_6289666/ Bob -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:56 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 G.A. targeted for this Friday, Oct 23 That Company was VM/CMS Unlimited, IIRC. Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes > Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:43 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: z/VM 6.1 G.A. targeted for this Friday, Oct 23 > > On 10/22/09 4:03 PM, "Stephen Frazier" <ste...@doc.state.ok.us> wrote: > > > On VMware you can move a running virtual machine from one > ESX machine > > to another without the operating systems running on the virtual > > machine knowing it. > > There are many good ideas from zVM that have been copied by VMware. > > This is an example going the other way - zVM is using a VMware idea. > > Both VMware and zVM developers will tell you that they > don't get ideas > > from the other - but as an administrator of both systems I can see > > what is happening. > > Same thing different names - a minidisk on zVM is a vmdk on > VMware. A > > vSwitch on VMware is ... > > Now zVM is adding vmotion from VMware, so they call it > Single System Image. > > It's a little older than that. In the VM/SP and HPO days, there was a > VM/SSI add-on from a 3rd party company. It implemented a truly > enormous number of CP mods to allow virtual machines to move between a > group of physical systems with the SWITCH command. Worked extremely > well, till VM/XA came along. > = This electronic transmission and any documents accompanying this electronic transmission contain confidential information belonging to the sender. This information may be legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on or regarding the contents of this electronically transmitted information is strictly prohibited.
