We just ordered a new z/800 (2066-0A2) with one IFL. We are looking at running Linux/390. We don't have any "hard" plans, but the IBM sales person was very persuasive to our non-techie management. Anyway, I've not messed with VM since the VM/370 days. Is it still relatively simple to set up? I think that I would prefer to run Linux/390 under z/VM from the get-go so that I don't need to mess around later when somebody decides they want another Linux/390 instance running. Is this reasonable?
Also, I think that z/VM is coming with the z/800, but where do I get Linux/390? How much does it cost? I've looked at the RedHat site (since I run RedHat Linux/Intel at home), but can't see anything. There is a download page at http://www.suse.com . I actually set up SuSe 7.1 Linux/390 on my home system some time ago (using Hercules/390). How good is Turbo Linux? (hope I don't start any wars!) Feel free to reply to me directly at mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd also like any information on how you are using Linux/390 in a production mode. The only UNIX we have are two Sun systems running a "Data Warehouse" on Oracle. Everything else is Windows based, other than the traditional OS/390 workloads. Thanks! -- John McKown Senior Technical Specialist UICI Insurance Center Applications & Solutions Team +1.817.255.3225
