Re: Linux under z/VM performance document.

2008-12-30 Thread Douglas Wooster
Maybe they should call it "bell curve updating" -- update to something in the middle of the ancient-to-bleeding-edge curve, or your bell will be rung! Douglas From: Rod To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 12/30/2008 11:21 AM Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Linux under z/VM performance document. >R

Re: VMSTAT steals

2008-12-30 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Shawn Wells wrote: > Steal time is the percentage of time a virtual CPU waits for a real CPU > while the hypervisor (in this case, z/VM) is servicing another virtual > processor. Virtual CPU time is really SIE emulation time. So the steal time also includes the t

Re: OSA NICDEF address change

2008-12-30 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 12/30/2008 at 2:00 PM, "Shedlock, George" >>> wrote: > SUSE 9.3. I found that file and have renamed it, but there is a line in that > file: > > _name='qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0340' > > How can I change it from a command line? vi or ed will work. Or, "sed -i -e 's/0.0.0340/0.0.1234/' ifcf

Re: OSA NICDEF address change

2008-12-30 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 12/30/2008 at 1:22 PM, "Shedlock, George" >>> wrote: > Gentle Listers, > > I have a SUSE z/Linux instance running under z/VM 5.3. It is currently set > up with an OSA at virtual address 0340. I have been requested to change this > address to a different virtual address. Ok, I have to

Re: VMSTAT steals

2008-12-30 Thread Shawn Wells
Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie) wrote: Hi, How is the st value displayed in the 2.6 kernel version of vmstat computed in general terms? I've seen it described as time stolen from a virtual machine. Steal time is the percentage of time a virtual CPU waits for a real CPU while the hypervisor (in this

Re: OSA NICDEF address change

2008-12-30 Thread Ron Foster at Baldor-IS
Also, /etc/sysconfig/hardware/hwcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0340 And inside of the hwcfg file: CCW_CHAN_IDS="0.0.0340 0.0.0341 0.0.0342" Ron Foster David Kreuter wrote: what version of SUSE? for openers look at /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0340 - it will need to be renamed. David

Re: VMSTAT steals

2008-12-30 Thread Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie)
Thanks, John, this is what I was looking for. Betsie -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Romanowski, John (OFT) Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 10:34 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VMSTAT steals Betsie, take a look at htt

Re: OSA NICDEF address change

2008-12-30 Thread Shedlock, George
SUSE 9.3. I found that file and have renamed it, but there is a line in that file: _name='qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0340' How can I change it from a command line? George Shedlock Jr AEGON Information Technology AEGON USA 502-560-3541 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-..

Re: OSA NICDEF address change

2008-12-30 Thread David Kreuter
what version of SUSE? for openers look at /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-qeth-bus-ccw-0.0.0340 - it will need to be renamed. David Kreuter From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Shedlock, George Sent: Tue 12/30/2008 1:22 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: OS

Re: VMSTAT steals

2008-12-30 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
Betsie, take a look at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/perf/tuning_rec_CPUtime s.html http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/perf/tuning_rec_CPUtime s_virtual.html Don't know how which RHEL release it applies to but, "For Linux on System z a new CPU time accounting, ca

OSA NICDEF address change

2008-12-30 Thread Shedlock, George
Gentle Listers, I have a SUSE z/Linux instance running under z/VM 5.3. It is currently set up with an OSA at virtual address 0340. I have been requested to change this address to a different virtual address. Besides the z/VM directory NICDEF entry, what else needs to be changed? George Shedlo

VMSTAT steals

2008-12-30 Thread Spann, Elizebeth (Betsie)
Hi, How is the st value displayed in the 2.6 kernel version of vmstat computed in general terms? I've seen it described as time stolen from a virtual machine. Are there differences between the value on a RHEL 5.0 system vs a RHEL 5.2 system? I've seen references to it being "fixed". ?? Is the

Re: Linux under z/VM performance document.

2008-12-30 Thread Rod
>Right now I am working on the third case in two months time where the >customer needs to understand why the Linux guest does not run faster. >All current software levels. Helpdesk: It's difficult to troubleshoot your problem because your software levels are so old. Client: Okey-dokey. Helpdes