I'm wondering about this. I'm a z/OS person with some Linux knowledge. But we don't run Linux on z around here. In the Windows world, the mantra is generally "One server, one function". On z/OS it is the opposite of "one server, lots of functions". How does Linux, in general, stack up on this scale? It is better to have multiple guests, each doing a specific job. Or is it better to have multiple functions in a single guest? Yeah, I know, "it depends!". I am fairly sure that if a Linux system is very busy, that it would be better for it to be "stand alone". But is the same true of low activity functions? No, I don't have any examples of a "low activity function", maybe simple email.
Just curious. Also, what do ya'll think of VMWare's "appliance" philosophy? I.e. instead of having a generalized Linux (or other) system which can do many things, each "appliance" does one thing and is specialized to do that only. When you want to upgrade, you replace the entire appliance, OS and application, as a single "black box". -- 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
