VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Duane Weaver
Are there any guidelines for assigning virtual machine size to a 2nd level VM system that will run a few Linux guests? I am running a standard zVM 5.2 system with the usual service machines. It is also running a ZOS guest with 500m virtual machine size and another ZOS guest with 1024m

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Rich Smrcina
A 'few Linux guests' is a little vague. What are these guests going to be doing, how important are they, how big are they? Duane Weaver wrote: Are there any guidelines for assigning virtual machine size to a 2nd level VM system that will run a few Linux guests? I am running a standard zVM

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Huegel, Thomas
Are you saying you want to run a second level production z/VM? Why? -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Duane Weaver Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:52 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM size for a 2nd level VM

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Kris Buelens
for a 2nd level VM Are there any guidelines for assigning virtual machine size to a 2nd level VM system that will run a few Linux guests? I am running a standard zVM 5.2 system with the usual service machines. It is also running a ZOS guest with 500m virtual machine size and another ZOS guest

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Alan Altmark
On Thursday, 08/28/2008 at 12:00 EDT, Kris Buelens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Linux guests under secondlevel z/VM would incurr high CPU overhead, 50% for example. The current z series supports 2 layers of virtualization. LPAR uses the first layer, a z/VM guest the second. These days a

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Duane Weaver
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: VM size for a 2nd level VM Are there any guidelines for assigning virtual machine size to a 2nd level VM system that will run a few Linux guests? I am running a standard zVM 5.2 system with the usual service machines. It is also running a ZOS guest with 500m virtual

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Michael Coffin
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duane Weaver Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 1:54 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM Well here is the scoop. We acting as a DR site for another university. The other university wants to bring in their zVM 5.3 and run it under

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Adam Thornton
On Aug 28, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Duane Weaver wrote: Well here is the scoop. We acting as a DR site for another university. The other university wants to bring in their zVM 5.3 and run it under our zVM 5.2 system. Our z800 is running in basic mode with 1 lpar, running the zVM 5.2. Shouldn't

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Nick Laflamme
At 01:54 PM 8/28/2008 -0400, Duane Weaver wrote: Well here is the scoop. We acting as a DR site for another university. Easy answer (chant it with me!): Disaster Recovery is not 'business as usual.' If they're in DR mode, they should just be happy to be up. Period. Once they've recovered

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Gentry, Stephen
I thought z800's and above were LPAR only, no more basic mode. Steve -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Coffin Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Gentry, Stephen
Thornton Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:05 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM On Aug 28, 2008, at 10:54 AM, Duane Weaver wrote: Well here is the scoop. We acting as a DR site for another university. The other university wants to bring in their zVM 5.3

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Rich Smrcina
The z890/z990 and higher are LPAR only. Gentry, Stephen wrote: I thought z800's and above were LPAR only, no more basic mode. Steve -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the

Re: VM size for a 2nd level VM

2008-08-28 Thread Michael Coffin
level VM I thought z800's and above were LPAR only, no more basic mode. Steve -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Coffin Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 2:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: VM size for a 2nd