We have one copy running at the Lake with a Regatta on the way next year. It'll come preloaded from IBM with the current native RedHat for that system at ship time. It'll be separable into LPAR's like the mainframe, but IBM is saying it's power will far outweigh the mainframes.
We shall see... --jms > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Shannon Roddy > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 11:09 AM > To: BRLUG-general > Subject: [brlug-general] [Fwd: [LSU-ITINFO] Linux on the > S/390 mainframe] > > > For those that might be interested, it looks like LSU has > been having some fun! > > > -----Forwarded Message----- > > > 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 > __________________________________________________________________ > Systems Administrator California Institute of > Technology > [EMAIL PROTECTED] LIGO Livingston Observatory > ph: (225)686-3106 19100 LIGO Lane > fx: (225)686-7189 Livingston, LA 70754 > Web Page http://www.ligo-la.caltech.edu/~sroddy > Calendar/Schedule See Home Page > Wireless Email (255 Chars) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
