Re: Compatibility query

2016-09-30 Thread Mike Riggs
SLES 10 SP1 and SLES 11 SP1/2 run fine under zVM 6.3. We are anticipating it to work as well in 6.4. Mike -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes Sent: Friday, September 30, 2016 11:09 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subjec

Re: The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems Volume 4: Ubuntu Server 16.04

2016-09-30 Thread Mike Hammock
Actually it is possible with zPDT (MT 1090). You do need the latest zPDT driver (49.17) plus an available patch on top of that. I know of several people who have installed this patch and are running Ubuntu on zPDT. Mike Hammock ITC -- From: "Ande

Re: The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems Volume 4: Ubuntu Server 16.04

2016-09-30 Thread Anderson Bassani
Hello At least for zPDT emulation (Machine Type 1090-Lx), it is not possible. The Ubuntu 16.04.1 kernel are compiled and check for transaction execution fcility instructions, presented only on z12 architecture and beyond. When you IPL the operating system you will receive one error. Bassani On

Re: The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems Volume 4: Ubuntu Server 16.04

2016-09-30 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 9/30/2016 at 06:04 AM, Sergey Korzhevsky wrote: > Can i run it in Hercules4? I have no clue. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the m

Re: Compatibility query

2016-09-30 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 9/30/2016 at 10:45 AM, "Beesley, Paul" wrote: > Hello -snip- > > We need to upgrade z/VM to a support version, probably 6.4 when it*s > released in Q4. > > Question is, will SLES10 SP1 still run OK with that release of z/VM? I would be more concerned about what type of processor you're

Re: Compatibility query

2016-09-30 Thread Michael J Nash
Greetings, SLES12 may have a processor dependancy. From: Marcy Cortes To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: 09/30/2016 11:15 AM Subject:Re: Compatibility query Sent by:Linux on 390 Port WMB 6.1 is long out of support and was out of support before SLES 12 even came out. I

Re: Compatibility query

2016-09-30 Thread Marcy Cortes
WMB 6.1 is long out of support and was out of support before SLES 12 even came out. I can tell you that it did run on SLES 11. SLES 10 SP1 is also out of support so unless you have an extended support contract, you'd should plan on getting off that. Probably your quickest option is to run the 1

Compatibility query

2016-09-30 Thread Beesley, Paul
Hello We have a customer running the following software: z/VM 5.4 SLES10 SP1 Websphere Message Broker 6.1 DB2 Connect (forget the version) We need to upgrade z/VM to a support version, probably 6.4 when it’s released in Q4. Question is, will SLES10 SP1 still run OK with that release of z/VM? If

Re: z/VM 540 - Simulate I/O error

2016-09-30 Thread Mariusz Walczak
This solution worked. Thank you Alan ! --- Regards Mariusz 2016-09-30 9:27 GMT+02:00 Alan Altmark : > You would have to use a 2nd level system and detach minidisks and such > that the 2nd level system is using. > > EREP gathers device i/o errors and CU notifications. > > Regards, > Alan > > >

Re: The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems Volume 4: Ubuntu Server 16.04

2016-09-30 Thread Sergey Korzhevsky
Hi All, Can i run it in Hercules4? If yes, what CPUMODEL should i set? WBR, Sergey Mark Post Sent by: Linux on 390 Port 26-09-16 20:56 Please respond to Linux on 390 Port To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc: Subject:The Virtualization Cookbook for

Re: vector instructions

2016-09-30 Thread Richard Plangger
Hi, thanks for you answer! > Do you have any examples of what you did? The optimization I did transforms numeric loops into equivalent loops using SIMD load/store and arith. both for floats and integers. It is less concerned with string vector operations. So these are the basic optimizations g

Re: z/VM 540 - Simulate I/O error

2016-09-30 Thread Alan Altmark
You would have to use a 2nd level system and detach minidisks and such that the 2nd level system is using. EREP gathers device i/o errors and CU notifications. Regards, Alan Mariusz Walczak --- [LINUX-390] z/VM 540 - Simulate I/O error --- From:"Mariusz Walczak" To:LINUX-390@VM.MARI