Andrew Wiley wrote:
Secondly, if I couldn't get VM with the mainframe (which is looking pretty likely), would it be better to run separate LPAR's of linux, a single LPAR of linux with linux-vserver (http://linux-vserver.org/), or a combination of both?
That would need some testing: http://linux-vserver.org/Paper#Non_Intel_i386_Hardware
If you haven't heard of linux-vserver (I didn't until recently), it's an OS level virtualization system for linux that basically lets a single kernel run multiple isolated userspaces. The developers say it only adds a 1% to 2% performance overhead, so it looks like a good solution to me.
Always, when considering such things, wonder whether it works on your specific hardware. This is one of those things that could be architecture-specific, so you need an answer. The above link says it's supported, but hints it might not be tested. Some questions: 1. How many users do you anticipate? 2. How many simultaneous users? 3. What would they be doing? -- Cheers John -- spambait 1aaaa...@coco.merseine.nu z1aaaa...@coco.merseine.nu -- Advice http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 You cannot reply off-list:-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
