Thanks, Alan, that's what I wanted to know....we still treat these
blades as "distributed" servers, only they're connected to the z via a
secure, fast, internal network. Excellent.
DJ
On 07/22/2010 05:29 PM, Alan Altmark wrote:
On Thursday, 07/22/2010 at 04:58 EDT, Dave Jones<d...@vsoft-software.com>
wrote:
So true, Barton....."nothing to see here...move along...." :-)
I'd like more technical details on how workloads running on zLinux can
be integrated with supporting processes running on the blade Linux. can
a zLinux process control a blade server Linux process directly and if
so, how?
Nonetheless, an intriguing announcement for sure....it will be
interesting to see how the mainstream IT press plays it out.
Marcy is right. Don't think of the zBX as an attached processor - it
isn't. It's a BladeCenter with network connections (via internal "top of
rack" switches) to the z196. The Unified Resource Manager controls
virtual server [z, p, or x] access to the internal data network. You
assign a Linux guest and an AIX image to VLAN 500 are they are now talking
to each other.
So from a technical point of view, it's hard to tell this from
distributed. But from an IT management point of view, the world is vastly
different:
- A single UI to manage common tasks.
- An in-the-box network could eliminate encryption requirements, improving
response time and reducing CPU consumption.
- Politics. A way different definition of "turf". "When is Distributed
not Distributed? When it's part of zEnterprise."
Just some food for thought, even if it is boring. :-)
Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott
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