>From the z/VM 6.1 Announcement Letter: Hardware requirements 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/ Refer to the appendix of the z/VM General Information manual for more information. Mark Wheeler UnitedHealth Group -- "Excellence. Always. If Not Excellence, What? If Not Excellence Now, When?" Tom Peters, author of "The Little BIG Things" > Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:47:34 -0400 > From: michael.horl...@cgi.com > Subject: z/VM 5.4 or 6.1 on new z10 > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > Greetings, > > We are currently running z/VM 5.2 and have z/VM 5.4 under test in a second > level machine. We are pretty stable in our environment. > > There is a possibility within a year or so that we will be getting a z10. > > Should we go to 5.4 or 6.1? > > Are they any advantages in waiting for the new box and installing 6.1 on it > (bypassing 5.4)? > > Thanks, > > Mike Horlick > Conseiller > CGI Gestion Intégrée des Technologies > 1350 Boul. René-Lévesque Ouest > Montréal, Qc, H3G 1T4
