Re: Hadoop on zlinux

If your just playing, it might be worth looking at SPARK too. - This demo has created a lot of excitement for the technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWBNoIwGEjo Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies

Re: How many shops... ?

helps, Kurt Acker Cell: 607-348-8197 IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: "Ambros, Thomas" To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 03/14/2016 11:44 AM Subject:How many shops... ? Sent by:Linux o

Re: Using solid state drives with Linux guests

effects to paging: http://www.vm.ibm.com/devpages/bitner/presentations/pagflash.pdf I have not heard of any "gotchas" with regards to set up or usage. Hopefully some customers will chime in as I know more then a few have been using it, Kurt Acker Cell: 607-348-8197 IBM Smarter Plane

Re: TCO comparison Intel vs EC12 IFLs

erver sprawl can also be tamed by looking at Power. With our Linux everywhere and open directives, Power systems are starting to be used by customers that were born on x86: http://openpowerfoundation.org/ Hopefully this information is helpful, Kurt Acker Cell: 607-348-8197 IBM Smarter Pla

Re: TCO comparison Intel vs EC12 IFLs

Don't forget to add the required resources with management and maintenance for DR, dev/test/Q&A (after all, who runs production only workloads?). - And then add z Systems push pull process into the refresh mix... Something that is often overlooked by competitive comparisons. Kurt Ac

Re: TCO comparison Intel vs EC12 IFLs

solidation. - They are also "no charge", helping them fit into most budgets. Feel free to contact me off list if more information is desired. Thanks and Best Regards, Kurt Acker Cell: 607-348-8197 IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Man

Doodle is now working Re: Hillgang - Update

Figured I owed an update for the quick fix. Happy Holidays, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: Neale Ferguson To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 12/15/2015 11:56 AM Subject:Re: Hillgang

Doodle down or just not really ready yet? Re: Hillgang - 13 Jan 2016

Tried to register real quick but kept getting a 404 rc. - I do plan to attend. Thanks, Best Regards and Happy Holidays to all, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: Neale Ferguson To: LINUX-390

Re: Forbes article about Spark on z

Here is a video of the LinuxOne Spark demo from LinuxCon earlier this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWBNoIwGEjo Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: Mark Post To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date

Re: RHEL Linux training

helpful, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu

Re: Help with cpu stealing

with it?) altering SHARE setting with LIMITs maybe the easy answer. Hopefully these thoughts are helpful. Best Regards, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: Victor Echavarry Diaz To: LINU

Re: Malware protection software

While it does not scan files like a traditional anti-virus program does, Appscan does scan applications looking for bad things that maybe embedded within them: http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/appscan Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and

Re: Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for installation on zLinux?

If agencies are allowed to talk to one another, finding out why Linux on z works for folks like this org might be helpful? http://www.disa.mil/Computing/Mainframe-Hosting/IBM-LINUX Best Regards, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System

Re: Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for installation on zLinux?

With regards to the anti-virus stmt... AppScan might provide the protection your looking for. Looks like you can download a trial version of it now too: http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/appscan Thanks and Best Regards, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers

Re: printers

Although its not exactly what your asking for, I sat in on a presentation from this company at a NYC Linux Council meeting a while ago and it sounded very promising: http://www.ubiquitech.com/en/home/ Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System

Re: VDI?

Thanks and Best Regards, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: Kevin Gates To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU, Date: 02/25/2015 05:03 PM Subject: VDI? Sent by: Linux on 390 Port Is anyone currently using or know of a

Re: oracle licensing

he special interest group for Oracle on z is meeting at the end of April in NY. - Its a great place to talk to Oracle reps involved with z and other customers running it as well: http://www.oraclezsig.org/ Hopefully this info is helpful, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtuali

Re: Iaas - SCO vs IBM Wave vs xCat vs zPro

ine life cycle management, patch management, charge back etc. Here's a SCO video that includes use of endpoint patch management for a deployed guest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D18gEZcfgTU Hopefully this is helpful. Thanks and Best Regards, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter D

Re: zLinux replacement for PROP

Although not a replacement for PROP... see if Operations Manager for z/VM will provide the functionality you are looking for: http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/operationszvm/ Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies

Re: zLinux Question

e and automation. Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu

XSTOR Re: oracle question

This link offers the most official response with some reasoning to the XSTOR question that I have read/been informed of to date: http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/reports/zvm/html/630con.html Hopefully that info is helpful, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and

Re: oracle question

In addition to the spot on info already supplied, this Redbook should be helpful as well: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248104.html?Open Thanks, Best Regards and Happy Holidays, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management

Re: VM Monitor

But I wanted to vote for a beer while out on a fishing boat... - Followed by a happy return to VM monitoring of course! Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies

Re: VM Monitor

help keep your system healthy: http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/ No matter what product you decide works best for your org, go thru at least an internal solution assurance type review to understand the required resources/impact to your system as part of your decision. Kurt Acker IBM Smarter P

LoZ Re: Z/LINUX for IBM

nux to run in its own addressing space. You can only run Linux on bare metal (in its own LPAR) or with z/VM. Hopefully all this general information is helpful, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: hemanshu worah

Re: HMCs - was:IPLing from tape

I felt compelled to share this after a quick Goggle search for "IBM HMC LINUX": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Hardware_Management_Console Enjoy, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Te

Re: Query for Destination z article -- computer museums

eally enjoyed it. - Turns out my kids are naturals with punch cards... or they just really liked all the noise it made :-) Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: Gabe Goldberg To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu, Date: 07/24/20

Re: More words on "The Virtualization Cookbook" Redbook residency

help generate interest by a larger audience. Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: David Boyes To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu, Date: 06/12/2013 10:39 AM Subject: Re: More words on "The Virtualization Cookbook" Re

Re: Z9 to Z114, Z/VM5.4 to Z/VM6.2 and moving Z/OS to a guest?

doc that includes supported levels of operating systems: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/common/ssi/ecm/en/zsq03051usen/ZSQ03051USEN.PDF Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies

Re: Living Computer Museum

and hit his other 2 "collections" as well. Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instruct

Re: Is using System z MIPS for "Office" applications a good use (was: Excel replacement for linux on z)

ices right out of the box. The new web engine from eyeOS might offer "Office" from zBX (the required stack looks like a perfect fit)? Take a look at the video under the Virtualization tab: http://www.eyeos.com/ Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization a

Re: General Question

ement programs. Your client rep should be able to help you with the process. - Having a business case generally helps. This web site contains at least newly added products. It by no means represents everything that is supported today. http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/solutions/isv/linuxproduct.html Kurt

Re: IBM Resources for Developers?

Hopefully the info at those links are helpful, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From: Michael Coffin To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu, Date: 02/13/2013 02:15 PM Subject: IBM Resources for Developers? Sent by: Linux on 390 Port

Re: Who's using execute in place?

I have been wondering if appliances like Texas Memory System (TMS) changes the requirements/direction of items like this? http://www.ramsan.com/ Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies

Re: Documentation for Linux on System z, up to kernel 3.7, on developerWorks

I noticed the url was truncated. When I pasted the whole thing in as seen below it worked... http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/development_documentation.html Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Virtualization and Enterprise System Management Technologies From

Re: LoZ proc use Vs Linux under other platforms

studies outside of the United States. Thanks and Best Regards, Kurt Acker IBM Smarter Planet, Smarter Data Centers Harold Grovesteen Sent by: Linux on 390 Port 05/06/2009 06:38 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: LoZ proc use Vs Linux under

[EMAIL PROTECTED] is on the road

I will be out of the office starting 10/17/2008 and will not return until 10/18/2008. I will not have connectivity until after 3 today. Feel free to call cell phone if needed: 607-348-8197 Thanks and Best Regards, Kurt -- For L

Re: shutdown -r now on VM 5.1

If connectivity is just lost over the guest hanging, see: APAR= VM63737 R510 PTF UM31432 on RSU service level 0502 (built into the r520 base) Kurt Acker Brad Hinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port 05/30/2007 05:48 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To LIN

FYI APAR HIPER flag change (cross posted)

VM64076 VM64083 VM64084 VM64099 VM64100 VM64103 VM64105 VM64115 VM64121 VM64125 VM64129 VM64141 VM64143 VM64144 VM64145 VM64154 VM64165 VM64173 VM64174 VM64183 Thanks and Best Regards, Kurt Acker -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff

Re: Crypto definition

Regards, Kurt Acker Brad Hinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port 04/11/2007 10:50 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Crypto definition I'm trying to get the crypto definition correct so I can use crypto assist in Lin

Re: VM I/O load balancing on emulated FBA EDEVICE

And from asking that question here I received a reply stating that its done so using a round robin type algorithm. Kurt Acker "Michael A. Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port 03/08/2006 02:45 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.ED

Re: AW: The way of confirmation of applied APAR and PTF on z/VM.

Starting with z/VM 510, the new service command can also be used. Examples are available at: http://www.vm.ibm.com/service/servstat.html Kurt Acker Leonard Janus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port 07/25/2005 11:14 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To LIN

Re: Linux Performance Issue

There are some very helpful tips for running Linux guest on VM available at: http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/ Kurt Acker PatrickOBrien obrien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 11/16/2004 04:46 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To [EMAIL P

Re: z/VM WBT or CBT Recommendations?

and then caters things towards running Linux guest. http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/HCSX0B00/CCONTENTS?SHELF=hcsh2a70&DN=SC24-6096-00&DT=20040825183444 Kurt Acker "Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port

Re: Guest Machine Recycle

And a abendPGT004 would be the result of this. Q CPLOAD is the command for viewing last system IPL Kurt Acker David Kreuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/23/2004 09:47 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subje

Re: APAR VM63282

. Best Regards, Kurt Acker "Ronan C. Resende" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/07/2004 10:50 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc Subject Re: APAR VM63282 Using VMFINFO, as suggested by Larry, I concluded that

Re: APAR VM63282

other queues, its probably do to the guest still having some outstanding work, or the dispatcher believing you have some outstanding work that needs to complete. The big question is, are you experiencing a guest performance problem and looking at this as the reason why? Kurt Acker Q CPLEVEL z

Re: APAR VM63282

If your system is at service level 0301 or later, you have it (Q CPLEVEL to find out). If not, get the latest RSU applied as the current level is now 0402. Kurt Acker [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Ronan C. Resende" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]&g

Re: Virtual machinnes freeze

://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/linuxper.html for more information. Best Regards, Kurt Acker Rob van der Heij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/12/2003 04:01 AM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:

Re: time change

I personally believe that you should just split the difference by a half an hour and leave the time alone. Never change it back and forth again. VM was, and still is ahead of its time! no pun... For the records, I have a watch set that way. My wife just won't let me wear it anymore :-(

Re: zVM/linux performance

workloads see the Chapter 17, Virtual Machine Resource Manager (VMRM) Kurt Acker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chris Little cc: Sent by: Linux onSubject: zVM/linux performance 390 Port

info APAR Re: SAF & RedHat 7.2 install

Info APAR ii13318 was created to address many of the concerns mentioned from updates on this forum, and PMR's that were opened with level 2. Kurt Acker [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Post, Mark K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]To:

Re: SAF in zVM V4R2 Express Installation

d provides for a means of choice. Good ideas and the products created by them is what will keep existing companies alive, or new ones will be created. Kurt Acker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave Myers cc: Sent by

Re: Recommended VM Linux Configuration sizing?

See links off the VM home page: http://www.vm.ibm.com and in particular: http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/tips/linuxper.html Kurt Acker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lionel Dyck cc: Sent by: Linux onSubject

Re: SAF: Linux Image

This is documented on pages 10 and 11 within Chapter 3, Installation Procedures. SC24-6034-00 z/VM System Administration Facility: http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/pdf/hcsl5a00.pdf Kurt Acker Lionel Dyck cc

Re: Using SAF - a major doc gotcha

For others information, the following was added to MAINT's profile exec allowing 1) the usage of VMADMIN SERVER commands (they all reside on MAINT's 193 disk) and 2) the ability to use TCP/IP functions such as PING from MAINT: ACCESS 193 P 'CP LINK TCPMAINT 592 592 RR' ACCE

Re: Using SAF - a major doc gotcha

This environment should be all set up once the PUT2PROD step has been completed within the z/VM installation. I CC'd the email for "any comments about this publication can be sent to" and hopefully that will help others as well. Kurt Acker [EMAIL PROTECTED] VM/CP and VIF

Re: OSA connection no longer connects

See the information posted on this WSC FLASH: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/PubAllNum/Flash10119 Kurt Acker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ken Vance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]