>The IBM rep should have said: "The z means zero __unplanned__ downtime.". I am not aware of any OS on any platform which does not require an occasional re-initialization (reboot, IPL, whatever
I think you've misunderstood IBM's intent. With Parallel SYSPLEX, shared everything, IMSPLEX, and/or DB2PLEX, etcPLEX, and following the compatibility rules, you will come close to the goal of zERO! A single image will not cut it. PS: when IBM first started hyping the zERO, they stressed it was a goal, NOT a certainty! Sent wirelessly from my BlackBerry device on the Bell network. Envoyé sans fil par mon terminal mobile BlackBerry sur le réseau de Bell. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

