> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Adam Thornton > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:19 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: IOCDS for Redhat > > > On Aug 20, 2007, at 12:13 PM, Bauer, Bobby (NIH/CIT) [E] wrote: > > > I just came back from Share and we would like to try to > bring up Linux > > on an lpar on our z9. I was told to remove all of the dasd > except what > > Linux would be using. What else should or should not be included in > > this > > IOCDS? Anything else that might prove helpful? > > Yes. Run it under z/VM instead. Your life will be much more > pleasant. > > Adam
Though I agree with you totally, many places are willing to shell out $0.00 and carve out an LPAR for a "proof of concept" type test. Many don't want the time, cost (minimal), and effort required to first install z/VM (especially if there are no z/VM literate people available), then install Linux. No offense to the OP, but this is likely to be especially true of a shop which is trying out CentOS instead of SUSE or RHEL. I know that it was the way here, before it was all bounced out the door because of insanity on the part of the then-management (since replaced) who thought that you could run Windows under Linux on a System z. They wanted to consolidate Windows SQL servers onto the System z. No, they did not want to run Oracle or DB2 or ..., only MS SQL Server. Again, these people are now gone - from the CIO down 2 levels of management. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
