For those that might be interested, it looks like LSU has been having
some fun!


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> Date: 11 Jul 2002 08:12:38 -0500
> 
> Over the past year, OCS has been experimenting with various configurations
> used to run the Linux operating system on the LSU S/390 mainframe.
> Currently, we can host Red Hat's 7.2 distribution of Linux (kernel
> 2.4.9-37) running as a virtual machine under IBM's z/VM environment.
> Basically, we can crank up virtual Linux servers that sit on LSU's network
> and run the standard Red Hat server configurations (Apache, Perl, etc.,
> etc.).  Using these, we are hosting LSU's LISTSERV, several Apache web
> sites, various network utilities, and some development platforms, each
> running in their own Linux virtual machine.  Under the z/VM umbrella, we
> have room for many more of these Linux virtual machines, depending on the
> applications hosted and how they use the mainframe's resources (cpu,
> memory, disk, network bandwidth, etc).
> 
> We would like to extend some level of these virtual Linux services to the
> IT community on campus, SO if you have a need for a typical Red Hat Linux
> server, or an interesting application that could be hosted on one, we'd
> like to hear from you.  Generally, we would maintain your Linux virtual
> machine (performance monitoring, backups, log collection, etc.) and you
> would maintain your application.  If the need fits, we'll do what we can to
> crank up a virtual Linux image for your use.
-- 
Shannon Roddy
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