An interesting description of the technology from the latest e-Server magazine:
"The new IBM* Virtualization Engine*, made possible by the POWER* Hypervisor, combines
existing offerings, new technologies, new consoles, runtimes and more. The
multiplatform functionality of the POWER Hyper
>> "Is this simply an extension of LPAR technology, or is
>> it z/VM like hipervisor in the firmware? Is there
>> anything new here for z/Series? Again, z/OS is
>> mentioned, z/VM is not."
> The "virtualization" is not the kind we're used in
> VMWARE or z/VM or LPARs where a platform runs many
>
> It sounds more like an emulation layer in the middle that's able to appear
> as Intel, RS/6000, AS/400, and zSeries, and a hypervisor (probably more
> like LPAR than VM). And I suspect the reference to z/OS really means any
> zSeries OS. Think how much money they could save if all their platfor
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
> 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
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
On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 12:24:46PM -0700, Jim Sibley wrote:
> Subject: Re: IBM Virtualization Engine
> Scott wrote:
>
[...]
>
> What this appears to be is a "virtual" layer between
> the OS/hardware and the application. The applications
> develop to the "virtua
> It sounds more like an emulation layer in the middle that's able to appear
> as Intel, RS/6000, AS/400, and zSeries, and a hypervisor (probably more
> like LPAR than VM). And I suspect the reference to z/OS really means any
> zSeries OS. Think how much money they could save if all their platfo
> You make this sound like a super BIOS, or perhaps a microkernel.
It's an abstraction layer. Kind of like comparing UNIT=DISK vs
UNIT=3390; the system figures out the Right Thing to Do based on the
other parms fed to it.
> Speculating under tinfoil (which I always keep handy) I see this as a
> p
At 11:51 AM 4/28/2004, "Ledbetter, Scott E" wrote:
Not to call anyone at IBM an idiot, but they obviously have some writers
very adept at using thousands of words to say "Virtually" (HA!) nothing.
Nothing new... Back when it used to be called vapor-ware
Is this simply an extension of LPAR t
On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 15:24, Jim Sibley wrote:
> What this appears to be is a "virtual" layer between
> the OS/hardware and the application.
You make this sound like a super BIOS, or perhaps a microkernel.
Speculating under tinfoil (which I always keep handy) I see this as a
potential big win for
Scott wrote:
"Is this simply an extension of LPAR technology, or is
it z/VM like hipervisor in the firmware? Is there
anything new here for z/Series? Again, z/OS is
mentioned, z/VM is not."
The "virtualization" is not the kind we're used in
VMWARE or z/VM or LPARs where a platform runs many
copi
Ok, I read the official "Preview Announcement" for the IBM Virtualization
Engine.
http://www-306.ibm.com/common/ssi/OIX.wss?DocURL=http://d03xhttpcl001g.bould
er.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/6/897/ENUS204-096/index.html&InfoType=AN&InfoSu
bType=CA&InfoDesc=Announcement+Le
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