Hello lists, I have added a lot of function into "Mz" this last quarter. This code is freely available to all under the Artistic License 2.0 (isn't open source cool?). See https://sourceforge.net/projects/managing-z/files and you may consider downloading the files: README.txt, mzCookbook.pdf and the code, mz-2-31.s390x.rpm.
The RPM has ballooned to about 3 MB (wait, isn't that still pretty small? :)). Here's the summary of the content added in the last four drops: Version 2.19 - October 25, 2013 -) Check for correct devices in mzmktree before building any of the tree -) Make -s (silent), -v (verbose) and -vv (very verbose) more consistent -) General bug fixes in mzcaptureappliance and mzdeployappliance ========================================================== Version 2.20 - October 31, 2013 -) Add complete set of man pages! -) Add development process to create FrameMaker reference chapter from man pages -) Replace commands mzlssystems|cec|lpar|zvm|virtualmachine|linux with mzlsbranch -) Remove the concept of an error file and two related commands -) Standardize devices related Web pages with other Web pages generation ========================================================== Version 2.30 - December 1, 2013 -) Skipped from 2.20 to 2.30 as this is a significant release -) Continue refining man pages, mzhelp and Web help consist mz-2-31.s390x.rpmency -) Add "Appliances" as a third table to Web page mztable -) Add "Actions" (operations) to Linux, z/VM and appliances tables in leftmost column -) Set default Web font to Arial -) Add "webFont" variable to set font used in most (all?) Web pages -) mzlsappliances command now allows for a PATTERN argument -) Add "breadcrumbs" at top of each Web page - links to hierarchy of pages -) Replaced mz.pdf with mzCookbook.pdf - Mz material integrated into mz-2-31.s390x.rpmmz-2-31.s390x.rpm "The Virtualization Cookbook" -) Moved mzCookbook to /srv/www/htdocs (/var/www/htdocs on RHEL) so it can be accessible directly by an Mz server -) Added commands mzlsnics and mzlsmemory as symlinks to mzlsdisk -) Added mzlsmem which is a standalone script to be injected onto Mz clients -) Beta of add CPUs and rm CPUs working - still testing to be done -) New mzlsmemory output including user directory info ========================================================== Version 2.31 - December 9, 2013 -) Four add/remove memory and add/rm CPU commands working fairly well -) Same four commands exposed through Linux actions -) Corresponding man pages created and all man pages updated -) Updated mzCookbook.pdf to be reasonably up to date ========================================================== Does this all sound too cool? Well it is :)) Remember, it's just a side project from a guy hacking in his spare time (some buggy code found on the Web - you *have* been warned). But I'd like to think it has a well designed, System z-based architecture, based on the awesome z/VM hipervisor and System z Linux (so perhaps there's still hope). I presented Mz at "The VM Workshop" this past June, at MVMUA in July, and at SHARE in August. I got an OK, but perhaps lukewarm response. I thought about "throwing in the towel" or just focusing on regression testing, but what's the fun in those? So I've written a full set of man pages and some new function which is a bridge between the CLI and GUI worlds - line commands can now be invoked from a browser with less typing. For all Linux "Actions", there is a (1) verbosity radio group, (2) debug/trace checkbox and (3) "no op" checkbox (which is good for most sysadmins who have the attitude "Don't touch my system, just tell me what you might recommend" :)) Dynamic add/remove of Linux CPUs and memory seems to be working (minidisks coming?). This is something that could be quite useful (not sure if any other tools have it). Also, I have tried to incorporate "The Virtualization Cookbook" into the function - for certain functions that cannot be automated. The idea is to link to the task in the GUI directly to the documentation - just a start ... I also added "services" - the ability to customize clones with specific sets of software, but they need more work. z/VM Actions are also a work in progress, so lot's more to do... The final goal, is not for me nor for IBM sales, but rather, for you, the customer sysadmin to succeed in your job and make your company more efficient and thus more successful. Hope it helps. At least, keep watching this space. "Mike MacIsaac" <mikemac at-sign us.ibm.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
