Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-23 Thread Phil Smith III
Rob van der Heij wrote: >We recently looked at data from a similar configuration. The data was >sufficient to explain why their Linux server ran about 10 times as >slow as they anticipated. A factor of 3 could be helped by proper >configuration, the rest was overhead in V/SIE basically. >Linux is u

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-22 Thread Marcy Cortes
___ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Rifkind Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 3:46 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM yes --- On Tue, 10/21/08, Marcy Cortes

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-22 Thread Quay, Jonathan (IHG)
2, 2008 8:22 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM We had the 'exact' problem at our DR test in 07. After much research and discussion it was determined 'virtualization' beyond the 2nd level is not going to preform well. I believ

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-22 Thread Dean, David (I/S)
AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM We had the 'exact' problem at our DR test in 07. After much research and discussion it was determined 'virtualization' beyond the 2nd level is not going to preform well. I believe thats wh

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-22 Thread Steve Mitchell
We had the 'exact' problem at our DR test in 07. After much research and discussion it was determined 'virtualization' beyond the 2nd level is not going to preform well. I believe thats what Rob is explaining. This year we ran our linux guest on their VM system. Ran GREAT! I believe there was

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-22 Thread Phil Smith III
Howard Rifkind wrote: >We are testing at our D/R site. >We are running our z/VM under the D/R sites z/VM. >yet when we bring up one Linux guest it is very very slow and nothing is >showing up in any of the monitoring tools. This doesn't help solve your problem, BUT ObAnecdote: Back at Linuxcar

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-22 Thread Howard Rifkind
yes --- On Tue, 10/21/08, Marcy Cortes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Marcy Cortes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008, 9:04 PM Is he on the eligible list? (ind queues)? Marc

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-21 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 2:33 AM, Howard Rifkind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There isn't any paging at first level and almost no paging at second level > yet when we bring up one Linux guest it is very very slow and nothing is > showing up in any of the monitoring tools. We recently looked at dat

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-21 Thread David Kreuter
Running Second Level z/VM Hello all, We are testing at our D/R site. We are running our z/VM under the D/R sites z/VM. z/VM, both first and second level running like gang busters along with one z/OS and VSE guest, plus other minor z/VM user ids. Processor is a z9 and the lpars are all weighted

Re: Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-21 Thread Marcy Cortes
fkind Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:34 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: [IBMVM] Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM Hello all, We are testing at our D/R site. We are running our z/VM under the D/R sites z/VM. z/VM, both first and second level running like gang busters along wit

Very Slow Linux Running Second Level z/VM

2008-10-21 Thread Howard Rifkind
Hello all,   We are testing at our D/R site.   We are running our z/VM under the D/R sites z/VM.   z/VM, both first and second level running like gang busters along with one z/OS and VSE guest, plus other minor z/VM user ids.   Processor is a z9 and the lpars are all weighted equally.  At present