IBM Journal of R&D article on z9 millicode

> I'm finding it interesting. Especially that the "second > firmware level" is written in a combination of PL8(?) and GCC. > The new development environment is LINUX!?! instead of VM. > http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/journal/rd/511/axnix.html John: IBM has been using GCC for some of the mainf

Re: IBM Journal of R&D article on z9 millicode

David: > IBM was demoing a very nice Eclipse front end for z/OS > development at z/Expo in Munich. Syntax-sensitive editing, > dataset management, job management interfaces, the works.=20 > Was pretty neat, if you like that sort of thing. Sure beats > ISPF. It was probably WebSphere Developer fo

Re: Pros/Cons of FCP connection DASD

> Even this info. is dated. There are considerable differences > between the FCP firmware for Ficon Express 2 on Trex, and the > firmware for Ficon Express 2 on Danu. To translate: Trex = z990 and Danu = z9 EC Jim -- For LINUX-3

Re: OT: z9 Pictures?

> I'm trying to develop a "Mainframes for Midrange People" > presentation. I'd like to have pictures of the various parts of > a z9. Does anyone have pictures of the inside of a z9 (or any > z > Preferably, they'd be close enough so that people would be able > to make out some of the details when

www.vm.ibm.com

The site is not accessible due to problems apparently at AT&T. There is a ticket open with them. This is not an IBM problem. Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: XEN vs zVM

> No, Xen assumes an Intel architecture. I (personally) don't > think Xen will ever be extended to work on a mainframe. Given > the very low cost of z/VM, I would suggest you just go that > route Mark: Actually Xen supports (at least in development) x86, x86-64, IA64 and POWER. However, I agree t

Re: WAS on zAAP versus pSeries

> Does anyone have an idea how running WebSphere Application > Server on z/OS on a System z zAAP would compare to running it > on "x" number of processors of a P595 at 1.9GHZ? > Any good guesses on the value of "x" here? > What if it was an IFL instead? Bob: This is a hard question to answer. A

Re: WAS on zAAP versus pSeries

> IBM says zAAPs are the same price as IFLs, but they are not. > You don't license software for zAAPs but you do for the IFLs. zAAPs, zIIPs, and IFLs have the same HARDWARE price. You don't pay for software on zAAPs and zIIPs, but you do pay for software (but as "open" prices, not z/OS prices) on

Re: ORACLE 10g RAC on zLinux

... > Are there any references for ORACLE 10g RAC on zLinux under the > different z/VMs? If any, which version of Linux distribution do > you using? ORACLE 10g R2? z/VM 5.2? 5.1? ... For performance reasons you should be on z/VM V5.2. This is the only release that handles large memory (> 2GB) rea

Re: what is the conversion from mips to Ghz or back

> I've been asked this question and have looked around but can't > seem to find an answer. Mace: As others have noted, this is a meaningless comparison. It is even meaningless on Intel and RISC (POWER) these days. The cycle time of a system has less and less to do with performance. A POWER5+ mach

Re: Oracle 10g on SuSE 9

> The last I heard, Oracle 10g was only certified for SLES9. At > the time, there wasn't much interest for SLES 10. I don't think > it will be certified for 8 at all.=20 According to the Oracle web site: 10gR2 64-bit is certified on SLES9 and RHEL4 10gR1 64-bit is certified on SLES8 and SLES9 9.2

Re: SLES9 out of support?

> Ihno and Hannes have already addressed the support question. In > terms of SLES10, as discussed in this list, yes it is 64-bit > only. IBM sees that most of its customers have upgraded to > zSeries machines, so they wanted to cut the cost of supporting > the 31-bit versions of the code they maint

Re: SLES vs RHEL

There are THREE different ways to acquire Red Hat RHEL or Novell SLES from IBM. 1) IBM offers both as pre-loads on all our servers EXCEPT System z. (Hard to do a pre-load with System z as there is no internal disk!) Normally with this option, service comes from the distributor. 2) IBM offers both

Re: SLES10 GA

From: "Levy, Alan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Does s390x mean that they only have a GA for the 64 bit version > of sles 10 ? What about the 32 bit version ? Alan: There will be NO further 31-bit (32-bit) distros (the s390 versions) for the mainframe. IBM announced months ago that from now on only "pa

Re: Websphere Information Integrator

> Just out of curiousity, how much effort is generally involved > in "porting" an application such as this to z? Is it just a > matter of building it from source on z and making sure > everything works? (Not that even that is in any way a small > efford.) Or are there generally code changes require

Re: Websphere Information Integrator

> Has anyone out there had luck requesting zSeries support for a > certain IBM middleware product? I don't know how many separate > requests IBM would want in order to consider it. For WII, it > would be great to have DB2/UDB, Oracle and, Websphere > Information Integrator all running on our IFL! N

Re: SLES/SLED10 RC Software Available

> Sounds to me that since IBM withdrew marketing for S/390 > architecture, the software vendors for the Linux on the > mainframe drank the marketing kool-aid and are only supporting > hardware that is supported by IBM. James: No "markting kool-aid" here. Since IBM is not supplying patches for the

Re: SLES/SLED10 RC Software Available

> Oh, one thing I forgot to note: For the mainframe, there is > only the s390x (64-bit) architecture. Anyone running on a > non-zSeries system won't be able to run SLES10. From what I > gather, the same will be true of RHEL5 when it appears later > this year. Bah. Mark: This is not "new news". Sta

Re: SLES/SLED10 RC Software Available

> Now I just need to figure out where to submit it as a bug. Our > service contract is with IBM, but I'm not sure they'll accept > pre-GA problems with SuSE software... You have to report problems with the Release Candidate code directly to Novell. Go to the following web site and select one of th

Re: IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition

> I could see some value in potential hardware sales for IBM if > peope would be able to download and try WAS on System z. WAS 5.0.2 for Linux on zSeries is available for trial at (sorry for the long split URL) at: http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/download/preconfig.jsp?id=2006-02-02+12%3A10%

Re: IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition

> The "IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition" > appears to be a free download, but is it available for s390? It > only shows Linux/Intel and Linux/PPC. Mark: IBM has no plans to make WAS CE available on Linux on System z. Jim

Re: New z9 models

> Ah, two years have already passed. Time for the biennial IBM > machine renumbering. Hannes: Actually, z9-109 was announced July 2006 so that name did not last even 1 year! Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive ac

Re: New z9 models

> http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/z9bc/ > http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/z9ec/ And for those of us who are old enough to remember, this does not derive from BC Mode (S/360) or EC Mode (S/370)! IBM System z9 EC "Enterprise Class" (formerly IBM System z9 109) IBM System z9 BC "Business Class" You

Re: GPFS

> Jim, you mention this: "Sorry, but GPFS is available only for > Linux on x86, Linux on POWER and AIX on POWER. There are no > plans to make this available on zSeries." Okay, where do I find > GPFS for Linux on x86 on the IBM websites? GPFS is a chargeable product. Information is available at: ht

Re: GPFS

> Sorry for a dumb question, but does anyone know if (or if ever) > zLinux will support the GPFS filesystem? Thanx in advance for > your assistance. Jack: Sorry, but GPFS is available only for Linux on x86, Linux on POWER and AIX on POWER. There are no plans to make this available on zSeries. Ho

Re: NFS server on z/OS

> I would like to know if I can mount an z/OS dataset... not HFS > under USS. What are the file system on the z /OS I can access > thru NFS? Thank YOU Eddie: You can mount "physical sequential" (SAM), VSAM (I think ESDS and ESDS part of a KSDS), PDS and PDSE. This is all documented in the z/OS NF

Re: Oracle under Linux

> We are looking for user experiences of anyone using Datatel > Colleague, SCT Banner or Peoplesoft under Linux on a mainframe. None of these products are available for Linux on zSeries. I would suggest you ask the respective vendors for this support. http://www.ibm.com/zseries/os/linux/apps/all.

Oracle 10.2 and zSeries Linux

> Does anyone know if Oracle 10g is doing well on the zSeries? I > looked at the Oracle web site, and 10.1 is the latest for the > zSeries. Any indication if 10.2 will make an appearance on > Linux for zSeries? Ken: I asked Oracle and was told this is standard practice for zSeries not to make the

Re: Xen

Adam: > Yeah, but, uh, in any case, it's x86-and-descendents-specific, > right? No s390 support? Not x86, XEN also supports the POWER architecture (not shipping yet, but soon). > How huge a job would it be to replace VT instructions with SIE, > to get the s390(x) kernel to behave the same way? I

Re: using loopback and Virtual CD/DVD

> MS makes one: http://www.softwarepatch.com/windows/xpvirtualcd.html Official (if unsupported) version is at MS web site: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/b/6/7b6abd84-7841-4978-96f5- bd58df02efa2/winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe (join the two lines above of course) Jim -

Re: Fax Server

> Currently, we are using a Windows based product to handle our > e-faxes. Does anyone know of or run a Linux based fax server on > z/Series? Chuck: I am not aware of any fax server for zSeries. Of course the big issue with building such a product is where would you plug the phone line in? Jim

Re: Websphere

Mark: > That looks much better. That links to > http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/offers/linux-speed-start/zseries/downloads.html > which has the actual download links, but the ones for WebSphere > and Directory Server don't work. :( I spent a bit of time, but > was only able to find Intel Web

Re: IBM software for z/VM and/or Linux on zSeries

> DFSMS/VM David: DFSMS/VM is not a product but a function included in the z/VM base. Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or v

Re: IBM software for z/VM and/or Linux on zSeries

> However, HLASM has become a for-charge product in VM (it used > to be free there too.) Dave: While HLASM used to be pre-installed with VM, it was never no-charge. You needed a license to "enable" it. It is shipped at "no-charge" (i.e. bundled) in z/OS however. Jim

Re: Xen and Linux on z/Series

> On Maw, 2005-09-13 at 10:41 -0400, Jim Elliott wrote: >> Xen is an x86 (i.e. Intel/AMD) only solution. Think ... > Not really no - it has gone beyond that. However it is for > running x86 on x86, ppc on ppc etc not x86 on S/390. Qemu does > the latter although it would need

Re: Xen and Linux on z/Series

> Has anyone played with this? I'm wondering about possible uses > for it in the z/VM environment as we use if for Linux. The > technology is part of SuSE 10 and aparrently will become part > of the next Enteprise level product. Just wondering what you > all thought of it, whether it seems half bak

Re: BladeLogic ?

> Is anyone using the BladeLogic product to build and manage > their Linux for zSeries guests? Robert: I am pretty sure that BladeLogic does not support Linux on zSeries. Their web site contains no technical information, but they are not on the list of ISVs with Linux on zSeries products at http:

Re: Apache

> Anyone running Apache's web server under zLinux? Brad: Anyone running WebSphere App Server on Linux on zSeries is running Apache as that is the HTTPD server in WAS. There are a LOT of customers running WAS in Linux on zSeries. Jim --

CentOS

> Is CentOS kernel compatible with IBM's 3590 tape driver? Istvan: CentOS is just a recompiled RHEL. You should be able to download the relevant binary for the IBM 3590 for the equivalent RHEL level. Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscr

IBM Announcement letters

IBM System z9 109 -- The server built to protect and grow with your on demand enterprise http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=105-241 IBM z/VM V5.2 enhances scalability for virtualization on System z9 and zSeries, including Linux guests http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?i

IBM System z9 109 and z/VM V5.2 announcements today

Many of you will have noticed this, but if not IBM announced a new family of mainframes today, the IBM System z9 109 (z9-109). The z9-109 (machine type 2094) is the first member of this new family and is a 1-way to 54-way system with up to 512GB of memory, 60 LPARs, faster FICON/FCP channels,

Re: Hundreds or Thousands?

> Then, the big stuff started to become available. DB2, Oracle, > Websphere. One copy can take multiple IFL engines (366 MIPS > each with a limit of 32 engines on a z/990). To be correct, a z890 IFL (or full capacity CP) is around 366 MIPS and for a 4-processor z890 that comes to 1365 MIPS. A z990

Re: Java 1.5 on Linux for z/Series

> Hi Folks, Is there any stated direction for Java 1.5 on Linux > for z/Series by IBM or any other party? Michael: It is IBM's intention to ship Java 5.0 (nee 1.5) by year-end 2005 for Linux for zSeries. Of course things may happen to prevent that, but we expect to meet that date. In other words,

[no subject]

> Is there a COBOL compiler for Linux on z/Series, specifically > for the Red Hat version? Mark: LegacyJ's PERCobol -> http://www.legacyj.com/ MicroFocus -> http://www.microfocus.com AcuCorp ACUCOGOL-GT -> http://www.acucorp.com/ I don't know if any of these support Red Hat. The vast majority of

Re: Warning - select correct lpar processor type !

Graeme: Sorry about that. Basically it comes down to ICFs, IFLs, and zAAPs all being the same thing (ICFs) from a hardware point of view (which is why they all have the same price). However, you still need to buy the "right" processor type as this affects software licensing charges. The PR/SM gui

Re: Tivoli Workload Manager and SLES9

> Anyone out there running Tivoli Workload Manager under SLES9 or > SLES8? We have a need to try to use it, but the documentation > we've seen says it's certified for SLES7. We're just beginning > to convert from SLES8(31-bit) to SLES9(64-bit) and would prefer > to run it in SLES9 if we can. Gordo

Re: I want to change Logo Config of z/VM V5.1

> Please teach me. > I use z/VM V5.1. > I want to change Logo Config Screen of z/VM V5. > I want to 3270 screen and TCP/IP connection screen. > Please teach me how to change the screen. See "Chapter 7. The Logo Configuration File" of the "CP Planning and Administration" publication at http://publ

Re: OT - Unidata

> One of the options we're looking at in the future is moving to > a RS-6000 running Linux -- using an IBM Unidata solution . > Does anyone have any experience with Unidata (good, bad or > ugly)? I've never heard of it. > Is anyone aware of another list that addresses Unidata database? Kim:

Re: Anyone hear of iiis.org?

> I've never heard of this group before, and I just got an email > from Prof. Belkis Snchez, of the "Organizing Committee of The > International Symposium on Free/Open Source Software, > Technologies and Content (FOSSTEC '05)" soliciting a paper. Has > anyone heard of them? Are they a legit organiz

Re: WebSphere on SLES 9

> Are there plans to support WebSphere 5 on a 64 bit environment > in SLES 9? http://lic.austin.ibm.com/Whitepapers/matrix/linuxmatrixswWShwz.html The technote on installing 5.1.1 on Linux at http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=727&uid=swg21182138 lists s390x (which is 64-bit Linux for zS

Re: WebSphere on SLES 9

>> I was wondering if anyone has tried running WebSphere with a >> 2.4 kernel in SLES 9? The default 2.6 kernel can't be used due >> to incompatibilities in the threading model > Why would you want to? Why not just run WebSphere on SLES8? > There are probably ways to get around the threading issue

Re: zTPF

>> Actually it is "z/Architecture" as this is considered >> software! I know this is weird, but again, this is IBM! > Thanks, Jim. I wondered about that, but the latest IBMer > communication I had got it wrong! > (I shoulda Googled it -- 5400 vs. 684 for z/ vs. z.) Actually, you can just go to t

Re: zTPF

> One can only hope that Linux Today, not IBM, got the name of > the OS wrong -- that'd be "z/TPF", since it's software. > Software gets a slash, hardware (z800, z990, zArchitecture) > doesn't. Simple (if arcane) rule... Phil: Actually it is "z/Architecture" as this is considered software! I know

Re: WebSphere on SLES 9

> I was wondering if anyone has tried running WebSphere with a > 2.4 kernel in SLES 9? The default 2.6 kernel can't be used due > to incompatibilities in the threading model Why would you want to? Why not just run WebSphere on SLES8? There are probably ways to get around the threading issue and st

Re: J2EE and JBoss

> I guess that's where I am confused. Are J2EE and the > IBMJava2-SDK the same thing -or- is J2EE part of the > IBMJava2-SDK -or- is J2EE another package dependent on the > IBMJava2-SDK? If a separate entity, I don't see it on the > download site. J2EE is one of three defined Java specs (J2SE for

Re: Planning for IFL and z/VM - looking for directions

> Currently we are running OS390/2.10 (64bit) going z/OS in a > month's time. We just signed the order for z/VM and IFL. The > fun begins soon. Has anyone got a checklist or planning guide > for setting up IFL, z/VM and installation of virtual machines? > Before I put some thought into it, I want t

[no subject]

Subject:Re: PHP + IBM DB2 V8.1 + SLES8 64 bit Cameron: > Does anyone know of any php patches for zSeries Linux from IBM. > I am having trouble compiling. When i do a compile i get these > errors. I am the keynote speaker at the php|works conference tomorrow. I will make a subtle (well not so sub

Re: OpenSSH?

David/Neale: Thanks. On a general question, is there a web/ftp site where I can find a list of all the packages included in RHEL3 or SLES8/SLES9? Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

OpenSSH?

Does OpenSSH comes with RHEL 3 or SLES8/SLES9? If not, can it be built on these systems? Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or

Re: RHEL license

> Is it each processor Jim or every Processor and only 1 License > for up to 25 Guests per license. So, for example, with 3 > Licenses I could run up to 75 Guests on x processors?=20 Larry: It is my understanding (and you have to of course verify with your Red Hat rep) that you need one license p

Re: Call for SHARE 103 Presentations

> Now that SHARE is over, I'm issuing my usual request for people > to contribute copies of their Linux presentations for the > linuxvm.org web site. I already got two from Volker Sameske, > without having to even ask. Thanks! (I think there's a few more > lurking out there that might be of interes

Re: RHEL license

> I expect not everyone subscribes to [EMAIL PROTECTED], so > We were recently complaining here about Red Hat license being > good for up to 25 virtual machines. I just read that for VMWare > on Intel it's even worse: > "I'm more than willing to be overruled by someone in Red Hat > Legal, but I'm

Re: VM pricing

> Please help me with Pointers to VM PRICING. Maneesh: Go to http://www.vm.ibm.com/zvm510/ and select the announcement letter for your geography. All the pricing information is in there. Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff

Re: Backup of Virtual Linuxes [WAS: Re: Red Hat AS 3.0]

> Not disputing your facts, Jim, but it would have been a lot > more helpful if the TSM server for Linux had included support > for escon-attached tape drives and the ability to communicate > with VM-based tape catalogs and tape management systems such as > VM:Tape. As it stands, it seems to me to

Re: DB2 versions WAS: PHP4 SLES8 Apache 1.3 DB2 Connect

> I have a Question about DB2 versions for z/Series 64-bit SLES > 8, from this document here it states no 64-bit. > > If you look elsewhere at other sources it states that there is > a version for 64-bit z/Series Linux. Cameron:

Re: Backup of Virtual Linuxes [WAS: Re: Red Hat AS 3.0]

> So let me understand this correctly Tivoli=IBM - didn't IBM > buy the Tivoli mark, kinda like they did with Lotus? VM=IBM. > IBM makes the Virtualization software we all come to depend on > to make the linux equation work. So what we have here is IBM > saying they will not update their own so

Re: PHP4 SLES8 Apache 1.3 DB2 Connect

> I was just going to reply with essentially the same thought. > I'm just about positive that there is no 64-bit version of > DB2/UDB available for Linux/390. I think if he removes the > --with-db2 stuff, PHP will build just fine. Mark: There is a 64-bit version of DB2 UDB available for Linux for

Re: CA Open Sources DB at LinuxWorld

> Neale, for those of us who've forgotten what Ingres is, would > you care to present a restatement of facts regarding the > database product? Or for that matter anyone else. > I recognize the name from the Cliff Stoll book, but that's > about it. http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=1013

Re: Installation and administration

> Note that at least on a z800 (2066), there is _no_ difference > between an IFL and a CFL engine. In fact, there is nothing on > the HMC profiles to state the partition is to use an IFL. You > set it up as a CFL processor. John: First, there is no such thing as a CFL (except the Canadian Footbal

Re: Installation and administration

> Is it necessary to have all the processors in the mainframe of > the same type? There is only one kind of processor in IBM's mainframes. It can be configured for several different uses. CP - Central Processor runs any workload IFL - Integrated Facility for Linux run Linux workloads and z/VM

Re: GPFS

>> However, it should be noted at OCFS is limited to being used >> for Oracle database files. OCFS is NOT a general purpose file >> system. > Not true for OCFS2 anymore. Christoph: Well OCFS2 is very much beta code yet and it may be possible to use this as a general purpose file system in the fu

[no subject]

From: richard truett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: HCM > Maneesh, What do you need HCM for prior to the IPL? Hardware > Configuration Manager is an application that runs under z/OS or > OS/390. Richard: HCM (and HCD) also ship with z/VM V4.4 and later. However, your question re prior to IPL is

Re: GPFS

> If I remember correctly, Oracle plans on releasing OCFS for > Linux on zSeries However, it should be noted at OCFS is limited to being used for Oracle database files. OCFS is NOT a general purpose file system. Jim -- For LINUX

Re: GPFS

> Has anyone implemented IBM's General Parallel File System > (GPFS) on Linux guests running under VM? We're looking for a > way to keep Web content synced between multiple Web servers. > We've tried sharing a common volume, but due to Mini-Disk > Caching (just a guess), changes are not seen by the

Re: down load site for: webmin

> I am looking for a down load site for webmin to run on SuSE > SLES8 Intel. Can anyone point me in the correct direction ? Terry: I am not sure why you are asking here, but did you check out http://www.webmin.com/download.html ? Even if there is not an RPM there that will work, the SRPM is there

Re: I found a new editor, not tried it yet.

> I know what we are always looking for new editors . This > one at least looks interesting. > http://www.tangbu.com/x2doc.htm > It appears to be loosely based on Xedit. Well not exactly new. Blair put out the first version of this in 1997! It is really based on the XE editor and the E family of

Re: Where can I get mozilla browser of Linux z/os?

> Where can I get Mozilla for the Linux 2.4.19 kernel on z/os? Build > from source or rpm? Rich: z/OS is an operating system, zSeries is hardware. It is Linux on zSeries. http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390

Re: Story on Marist

> See: http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/5448/1/ > Sigh... we still get references to "Linux source code for the > OS/390" and "ZOS-based mainframes". Ah, well. That bugs me almost as much as references to z/OS as the "native operating system" for zSeries! Jim -

Re: Installing Domino Notes on Suse 7.2

> I installed domino notes on a Suse 7.2. ... I assume you are referring to the Domino (server part) here not the Notes client? If yes, it is ONLY suported on SUSE SLES 8 with service pack 3 (might be SP2, but you should be at SP3). Several things were added to get Domino 6.5 to work. Jim --

Re: ifl

> I believe that the only difference between an Integrated Facility > for Linux (IFL) processor and a standard processor is that the IFL > has a microcode fix to ensure that MVS systems can't use it. To be more specific, the IFL has a hardware/microcode difference which prevents operating systems

Re: IBM BookManager

one know if IBM has porteon z/VM. However, when i look at the ibm > web site, i can find no linux390 version of the > bookmanager/bookserver. Does anyone know if IBM has ported this > application to the linux 390 platform? No. Jim Elliott --

Re: Answers to Microsoft's Mainframe Benchmark Project

> That benchmark reports seems to indicate that there is serious > performance degradation running 90+ images under z/VM. Has anyone > here actually run that many or more and had decent throughput? There > is no dispute that you can bringing up hundreds and thousands of > images. But can they do so

Re: Interesting Articles on IBM's Research & Development Web site

> Some interesting articles at > http://researchweb.watson.ibm.com/journal/rd48-34.html My fav is the article on "The IBM PCIXCC: A new cryptographic coprocessor for the IBM eServer" as this new feature uses Linux as the embedded operating system. Jim

[no subject]

From: Ann Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: SLES9 > I keep hearing SLES9 will be available pretty soon. Is SLES9 > strictly 64-bit or is it another case of 31 and 64-bit versions > which you purchase separately? Ann: I would expect you will see GA of SLES9 in late 3Q2004. As with SLES8 you

Virtualization Engine Overview

There has been a lot of confusion (I know that this is our fault) in what exactly Virtualization Engine is. Most of this function exists today and only a few things are new. What this is a statement by IBM that we will provide similar partitioning technology on all our eServer platforms and a coher

term "zLinux" copyrighted by whom?

Jim: > The official Big Blue legal position on the term "zLinux" is that it > is copyrighted by "another company" and one should use the terms > "Linux for zSeries" or "Linux for s/390". Not quite right. The official position is: - 'Linux on zSeries' refers to the operating environment of runnin

IBM Virtualization Engine

Scott: > What really struck me was that z/OS, Linux, Windows, AIX, Solaris > and OS/400 were all mentioned, but z/VM was not. What the ? z/VM is the hypervisor layer for VE on zSeries. I know it could have been mentioned by name, but neither was LPAR. > Is this simply an extension of LPAR te

Re: IBM Virtualization Engine

> The "virtualization" is not the kind we're used in VMWARE or z/VM or > LPARs where a platform runs many copies of the different OS's. > What this appears to be is a "virtual" layer between the OS/hardware > and the application. The applications develop to the "virtualization > layer" specs and h

Re: IBM Virtualization Engine

I knew we were being to vague in this announcement (or technically preview). Virtualization Engine (VE) is TWO things. First, it is a set of VE Systems Technologies that include hypervisors. Second, it is a set of VE Systems Services which are designed to make it easier to manage these systems as a

Re: Interesting article on zLinux on groklaw

> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20040413044253627 > Of course, this "mainframe" might be a pSeries or iSeries and not a > zSeries. It doesn't say. John: This is a zSeries solution. Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / s

Re: Interesting article on zLinux on groklaw

> Well, actually a "zSeries eServer". Sorry, but an "eServer zSeries" (sequence is important). You would be amazed (well probably not) by how often people get our brand names wrong. I see zServer, z-Series, Zseries, etc. All IBM trademarks are at http://www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml Also, it

Re: IBM zSeries Announcements Today

> Is support also for z/OS as well.? Ronald: Is what support for z/OS as well? Jim -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visi

Re: IBM zSeries Announcements Today

> In the z/VM 5.1 General Information manual on page 9, I found this > statement: > "z/VM 5.1.0 supports SCSI FCP disk logical units (SCSI disks) for > both system and guest use. SCSI disks supported are those within an > IBM TotalStorage(r) Enterprise Storage Server(r) (ESS) when it is > connecte

IBM zSeries Announcements Today

Today, the 40th anniversary of the System/360 announcement, IBM made significant zSeries announcements. - zSeries 890 - An entry level version of the z990, this machine has 28 different performance levels in a 1-way to 4-way configuration. - zSeries Application Assist Processor - A Java processo

Will Oracle release new versions for Linux/390

> Has anyone read anything from Oracle indicating if they will > continue supporting Linux/390 for their products? We have just > started testing version 9.2.0.1 Linux/390, and I noticed they have > released 10.1.0.2. I looked at the platform list, and Linux/390 is > not listed for 10g. Hopefully,

Linux: The Real Enterprise Choice

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1551624,00.asp I especially like the paragraph: "Indeed, anything that runs on Intel architecture is suspect as far as I'm concerned for real mission-critical applications. But, besides being more stable than Windows on x86 designs, you can run Linux o

Re: SuSE 9.1 for zSeries ???

> The thing is, I can't find a reference on the site. I have a > reference in one of my Linux mags, but I can't find an equivalent on > the site. Would one of the SuSE/SUSE people care to give us a clue? > Ta muchly. I sent a note to the SUSE webmaster about this and it turns out the US site note

Re: Just stirring the pot

> I thought IBM made Object Rexx available for L390 some time ago. It > allows classical Rexx programming and has OO capabilities which, for > example, let you do something over all the members of a set (it has > several collection classes). Mike: Yes, ObjectREXX is available for Linux at no-char

Re: Linas Vepstas at IBM

> "Linux on POWER" majored in Bill Zeitler's teleconference with the > analysts last week. It was interesting that several IBM executives > later took care to make the point tha POWER, in this context, is not > necessarily synonymous with pSeries. Phil: There are a lot of systems using IBM's POWE

Linas Vepstas at IBM

This may be of interest to this list. Linas Vepstas, who originated the first Linux on the mainframe project, is now working at IBM. Linas is part of the Linux on POWER development team. Jim

<    1   2   3   4   >