Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-24 Thread Erik N Johnson
Of Dodds, Jim Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 8:51 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: In an LPAR once again? Dave, As for running Banner and Oracle on Z/Linux you may want to talk to Marist. They are currently working on doing just that. We were hoping to get to work with them

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-24 Thread Gibney, Dave
] On Behalf Of Erik N Johnson Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 6:19 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: In an LPAR once again? Dave, I would encourage you to contact some folks at NIU about PeopleSoft. We recently migrated from our own in-house solution which we called webconnect

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-20 Thread Shockley, Gerard C
, Jim Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 8:51 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: In an LPAR once again? Dave, As for running Banner and Oracle on Z/Linux you may want to talk to Marist. They are currently working on doing just that. We were hoping to get to work with them on that, because we too

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-18 Thread Dodds, Jim
once again? -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 1:08 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: In an LPAR once again? On 5/11/09 7:33 PM, Gibney, Dave gib...@wsu.edu wrote: I may

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-18 Thread A. Harry Williams
On Sat, 16 May 2009 21:59:10 -0700 Gibney, Dave said: ... In the few moments I can spare from keeping our z/OS system going and maintained (I'm still running 1.7 in the important LPARs), I need to show that Oracle (database and applications(ERP will likely be Banner or Peoplesoft) runs well on

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-17 Thread Mark Post
On 5/17/2009 at 12:59 AM, Gibney, Dave gib...@wsu.edu wrote: -snip- In the few moments I can spare from keeping our z/OS system going and maintained (I'm still running 1.7 in the important LPARs), I need to show that Oracle (database and applications(ERP will likely be Banner or

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-16 Thread David Boyes
On 5/11/09 7:33 PM, Gibney, Dave gib...@wsu.edu wrote: I may have some interest in zLinux around here. The usual caveat of [snip] Good idea? Or am I making it more complicated than I need to? Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University Well, it would

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-16 Thread Erik N Johnson
It is worth noting that IBM has an established program called IBM Academic Initiatives. If you offer any courses on your Zs and you *need* z/VM to offer those courses, IBM will *possibly* negotiate a free license of z/VM. I'm at NIU and we have two ESA/390s donated by IBM many years before my

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-16 Thread Erik N Johnson
That reminds me, if anybody wants to buy 2 ESA/390s they'll be coming available down in Springfield, IL sometime next year. I can't imagine why anybody would buy them, short of a university, but it will be a public auction so you might get a pretty great deal on them. Maybe if I inherit a LOT of

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-16 Thread Gibney, Dave
-Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 1:08 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: In an LPAR once again? On 5/11/09 7:33 PM, Gibney, Dave gib...@wsu.edu wrote: I may have some

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-12 Thread Dave Jones
Hi, Dave. Gibney, Dave wrote: [snip] Well, ok. Assuming I could get a trial :) Would I gain anything by starting zLinux experiments with zVM fully expecting the need to drop the zVM and run in Lpar(s) for some period of time. At least until the next biennial budget cycle? Well, you'll

In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-11 Thread Gibney, Dave
I may have some interest in zLinux around here. The usual caveat of ABSOLUTLY NO MONEY to spend on POC is in place. I've some room on the z9BC-LO3. Just four z/OS lpars and using less than 50% capacity in normal times. I understand that it's all easier with z/VM, but I, see above under

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-11 Thread Rich Smrcina
Gibney, Dave wrote: I may have some interest in zLinux around here. The usual caveat of ABSOLUTLY NO MONEY to spend on POC is in place. I've some room on the z9BC-LO3. Just four z/OS lpars and using less than 50% capacity in normal times. I understand that it's all easier with z/VM, but I,

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-11 Thread Gibney, Dave
-Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 4:50 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: In an LPAR once again? Gibney, Dave wrote: I may have some interest in zLinux around here

Re: In an LPAR once again?

2009-05-11 Thread Rich Smrcina
Gibney, Dave wrote: Well, ok. Assuming I could get a trial :) Would I gain anything by starting zLinux experiments with zVM fully expecting the need to drop the zVM and run in Lpar(s) for some period of time. At least until the next biennial budget cycle? I'm sure there are an infinite