There are lots of examples of customers using DB2 on Linux for S/390. Feel free to contact me for more information.
One of the largest motivating factors involved in getting vendors to port their code to Linux for S/390 is customers. Jim Elliott can certainly tell you if and when, but if it isn't there yet, contact IBM and make a formal request. On Tuesday 26 November 2002 07:52 am, you wrote: > All, > > I'm about ready to put up our first linux lpar, and have another question > or two..... > > This question is causing alot of confusion for us. We are getting ready > to > put up SuSe linux, and also want to put up a couple of relevent > applications > to actually do a pilot test. When an vendor application says it is > certified > to run on SuSe(or Redhat) distribution, does that mean it is certified on > run > on that distribution regardless of the underlying hardware platform? > > For example, I want to put up DB2-Connect, and on IBM's z/Series Linux > page it says that V7.2 is certified to run on SuSe Linux at kernel 2.4, > etc. > However, we would also like to do INFORMIX, and there is a version for > Linux(but not listed as z/Series ready). Will this run on Linux on the > mainframe? Or is this another black-eye for the mainframe(like Unix > System Services was from a pure UNIX perspective) where > it's not quite ready for prime-time, and is just different enough that > there > are not enough apps available yet. > > Granted, I'm not up to speed yet, but I thought a distribution of Linux > was > just that regardless of the platform, and the the application would run > anywhere that distribution ran(i.e. binary compatible). > > Can you guys shed some light? > > Thanks, Dave > > __________________________________________________________ > Dave Jousma > Lead Systems Administrator - Information Technology > Spartan Stores, Inc. > PO Box 8700 > Grand Rapids, MI 49518 > (616) 878-2883 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Rich Smrcina Sytek Services, Inc. Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2003 in Winston-Salem, NC. April 25-29, 2003 For details see http://www.wavv.org
