Re: Using system z as a TSM server.

2010-01-08 Thread Staller, Allan
Disclaimer. I do not use TSM on z/OS. However, in most of the discussions with compatriots I have had, the licensing cost for the z/OS version is a de-motivator and most have licensed TSM for AIX or Linux, and only use a client on z/OS. snip Subject: Using system z as a TSM server. Anyone using

Re: WWBD - One large VM LPAR or multiple smaller ones?

2009-12-08 Thread Staller, Allan
There is some chatter (I am ignorant of the details) about z/VM high availability clusters. I am not sure how they work. My understanding is that the Z/VM folks are trying to catch up with the concept of a parallel sysplex. snip John Summerfield wrote: Presumably if you're updating the

Re: WWBD - One large VM LPAR or multiple smaller ones?

2009-12-04 Thread Staller, Allan
The issue is not technical, it is a business issue. The traditional method of z/VM maint is to bring up the new release as a guest under the current release. Migrate all of the guests on the current release to the new release, and shut down the old release. This will promote the new release to be

Re: M$oft patents sudo

2009-11-12 Thread Staller, Allan
Groan! Would you quit PUNishing us! snipNo, Al invented all music software. What? You never heard of AlGoreRythm?/snip -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu

Re: OT (was Re: RHEL 5.4 Beta is out in the wild)

2009-07-06 Thread Staller, Allan
Old usage: SNAFU - Situation Normal, All F**ed up Old usage: FUBAR - F**ed Up Beyond All Recognition Current Usage: SNAFUBAR - Situation Normal F**ed Up Beyond All Recognition -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Justifications

2009-04-24 Thread Staller, Allan
Contact your friendly IBM Business Partner. They will help you size the boxes, perform the financial analysis, loan some hardware for POC,... Pretty much the whole enchilada. The bulk of the savings are in software licenses (e.g. ORACLE), not to mention the rats nests of cables) . Jim Marshall

Re: Old IBM Mainframe - Still Useful?

2009-03-24 Thread Staller, Allan
snip First off, I know what an LPAR is, but what benefits are provided by VM that make it preferable over LPAR's? I would guess that VM can share resources more efficiently, but from what I'm reading, LPAR's are supposed to be able to dynamically share resources as well? I'm sure there must be a

Re: Mantissa,

2009-03-16 Thread Staller, Allan
9162 - x86 Virtualization Technology for System z http://ew.share.org/proceedingmod/abstract.cfm?abstract_id=19229 has now been posted to the Share website. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,

Re: z/VM and Linux on GP engines

2008-12-04 Thread Staller, Allan
Very clean! I know what you would like to say! G snip So, regarding Linux can't run on a GP engine, would one or more of you please affirm or refute that statement? Expound as you deem appropriate, but keep it clean. :-) Linux runs just fine on standard CPs as well as IFLs. We need to find

Re: How to virtualize Windows under SLES Linux on zSeries - PJBR

2008-11-11 Thread Staller, Allan
Not a direct answer, but Mantissa is working on x/86 under z/VM. Target release date is 1Q2009. Virtualization rate is estimated to be about 700 images per z/9 engine. You can extrapolate for z/890 or z/10. http://www.mantissa.com/products/UV snip Hi List, we have recently been asked to

Re: How to virtualize Windows under SLES Linux on zSeries - PJBR

2008-11-11 Thread Staller, Allan
IANA IBM'er. However, I have been looking extensively into virtualization as a means to save my company some serious GREEN dollars, not funny money and not eco-dollars. VMware also provides much of the same functionality, but only runs on *IX based HW(Sun, HP,...). I do not think (and I could be