Hello lists, There is an updated Virtualization Cookbook, rebranded to "z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Cloud Computing Cookbook for z/VM 6.2, RHEL 6.2 and SLES 11 SP2" (so as to be buzzword compliant:)), weighing in at 400 pages. This is not an official IBM (not a Redbook this time), nor Linux distributor manual. The associated code is not formally supported though we will support it informally on a best-can-do basis.
For the book, see http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/mikemac/CKB-VM62.pdf For the associated code, see http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/mikemac/CKB-VM62.tgz There are many changes to this version of the book: -) The z/VM sections are updated for 6.2 with a two member SSI setup is described. -) The Linux sections are updated for both RHEL 6.2 and SLES 11 SP2, combined in one book rather than two. -) The NFS-exported files are stored in /var/nfs/ rather than /nfs/ in keeping with the Linux FHS. -) Both layer 2 and layer 3 virtual switches are defined and used. -) VSWITCH authorization is granted through COMMAND statements in the user directory profile. -) The section on relabelling z/VM system volumes has been removed. -) There is a new chapter (17) on Live Guest Relocation (LGR) between SSI members. -) There is a new chapter (18) on how to install and configure z/VM?s DirMaint and SMAPI. -) There is a new chapter (21) on how to install and configure xCAT (which requires SMAPI and a Layer 2 VSWITCH). -) There is a new section (19.4) on how to install and configure sysstat on Linux. The SLES 11 SP2 sections are based on RC 1, which will not be the GA version, and there were a couple of issues. These sections could/should/will be updated when the code is GA (so let's call this version 0.98 :)) Thanks to the many people who helped make this book possible including Shi Lin Huang, Chen CH Ji, Song Gao, Xue Shan Zhao, Yi Chun YC Huang, Chuck Brazie, Mike Wilkins, Doug Breneman, Alan Altmark, Marci Beach, Bill Bitner, Kay Blake, Carol Everitt, Emily Kate Hugenbruch, Lori Kramer, George Madl, Mark Wagner, Tami Zebrowski-Darrow, Thang Pham, Wesley Yee, Dr. Manfred Gnirss, Steffen Maier, Eberhard Pasch, Steffen Thoss, Hans-Joachim Picht, Jeremy Agee, Justin Payne, Mark Post and David Boyes - apologies if we missed your name. As always, any feedback is appreciated. -Mike MacIsaac, IBM -Brad Hinson, Red Hat -Marian Gasparovic, IBM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
