>Looks like the Linux under VM project is about to kick off. The user wants >to move an Oracle application onto our Z/890 using that scenario. > >Out of curiosity, is there a preponderance of one Linux over another under >VM? One of the Redbooks discusses SUSE, other signs point towards Redhat. > I see one factor is Support and how it works in the Open-Source world. When I looked into this it is a bit different in the terminology. We use SuSe Linux and first I needed "e-Maintenance" not to be confused with "Support".
e-Maint must come from Novell and gives you the rights to new updates and fixes. This is not to be confused with being able to call someone, report a problem or get advice. This costed about $10.5K for z900 IFL. When things break the fixes come out of the Open-Source community when it gets fixed. Not appealing for those used to PMR's and gettting PTF's when things break. "Support" means you can actually call someone and report a problem. Novell's offering was $13K for the rights to call and chat. Not much more than that in the contract. IBM "Support" was more interesting. You call IBM on the same number as z/OS, open a PMR, and IBM will create for a fix if needed. Then after you are back working, IBM will staff the problem into the Open-Source community to the party responsible. Then eventually the fix comes out in the e-Maint process or new release. IBM is also available for questions, etc, exactly like one does for z/OS. I am told IBM has about 15-20% of the code in the SuSe Linux which much of it has to do with I/O and exploiting zSeries. I know of sites who run Red- Hat and work fine. I have not looked into IBM & Red-Hat offers offers comparable to e-Maint and "Support". Further analysis is suggested with an eye to wanting a fix for a problem ASAP versus sometime in the future. Jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
