Well - this probably seems circular .. but it depends on the level of overcommitment of virtual to real you define and on what size your paging volumes are. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding (frequently the case)..
Scott Rohling On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Gary M. Dennis <gary.den...@mantissa.com>wrote: > The thread on mixed paging volumes caused me to ask the question. I should > have been more specific. > > If the volume limit for a z/VM page volumes is 240+, how does this relate > to > maximum defined virtual storage for all active guests under a z/VM image? > > For example, in an environment where each guest requires 4BG virtual, how > many such guests could a single z/VM system manage? > > > > On 10/1/10 3:07 PM, "Mike Walter" <mike.wal...@hewitt.com> wrote: > > > Do you mean REAL virtual storage, to which answers have already been > > supplied? > > Or do you mean VIRTUAL virtual storage, as documented as the "Maximum > > Input Values for Storage Units" in the CP Planning and Administration > > manual? > > > > For z/VM 5.4 and 6.1 the maximum "stor" size for any virtual machine is > > 16E (exabytes). > > > > I'd venture a guess that IBM would be pleased to sell you sufficient real > > storage and DASD to support a few of those VMs, their paging and dump > > space requirements. :-) > > > > > 110101001000100110010010100001010100000011100110100000011001001110100011100001 > > 0110011001 > > > > Mike Walter > > Hewitt Associates > > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > > > > > > > > "Gary M. Dennis" <gary.den...@mantissa.com> > > > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > 10/01/2010 02:47 PM > > Please respond to > > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > > > > > > To > > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > cc > > > > Subject > > Maximum Virtual Storage > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the maximum guest virtual storage supported by z/VM? > > > > --. .- .-. -.-- > > > > Gary Dennis > > Mantissa Corporation > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > --. .- .-. -.-- > > Gary Dennis > Mantissa Corporation > 1121 Edenton Street > Birmingham, Alabama 35242-9257 > > 0 ... living between the zeros... 0 > > p: 205.968-3942 > m: 205.218-3937 > f: 205.968.3932 > > gary.den...@mantissa.com > http://www.mantissa.com > http://www.idovos.com >
