LSU has just kicked up its coolness factor in my opinion. Um, do you think they'll run a Neverwinter Nights server? :)
John Hebert --- Shannon Roddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free http://sbc.yahoo.com
