Dave & To All, There is one draw back to this for now is that DB2 UDB on Linux/390 does not support partitioning. This was our stumbling block. In version 8 of DB2 UDB it is still the same code set only difference would have to enable licensing. At least this is my take on it. IBM also has not given a concrete answer as of why this version does not support partitioning on Linux/390. I am still looking for some technical answers. If anyone knows I would appreciate a reply.
Thanks Rob Hrbek Ace Hardware Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Thoughts on DB2... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:34:18 -0500 Subject: Thoughts on DB2... All, On our traditional mainframe system, we are running a z/800-001 that is maxed out on CPU. We are trying to figure out ways to relieve this without buying another GP engine, and pay the big software costs. What I'm wondering is would it be possible, and if so, how smart would it be to try and move our DB2 workload to a Linux/390 server, and then have all the "traditional" mainframe apps access it remotely? Is this a path worth looking at? The reason I ask, is that and IFL bundled with z/VM is pretty cheap, and and I could utilize hipersockets. Waddya all think? Dave __________________________________________________________ Dave Jousma Lead Systems Administrator - Information Technology Spartan Stores, Inc. PO Box 8700 Grand Rapids, MI 49518 (616) 878-2883 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
