Here's the best part.. z/VM LPAR enhancements: IBM intends to further enhance z/VM in a future release to exploit the System z10 EC support for a new logical partition (LPAR) mode "z/VM," exclusively for running z/VM. This new LPAR mode allows z/VM to utilize a wider variety of specialty processors in a single LPAR. For instance, in a z/VM mode LPAR, z/VM can manage Linux on System z guests running on IFL processors while also managing z/VSE and z/OS on central processors (CPs), and to offload z/OS system software overhead, such as DB2 workloads, on IBM System z9 and IBM System z10 Integrated Information Processors (zIIPs) and IBM System z9 and IBM System z10 Application Assist Processors (zAAPs).
Additional support for managing z/VM systems: IBM intends to further enhance z/VM in a future release to exploit the new Hardware Management Console (HMC) interface that allows the installation of Linux on System z into a z/VM virtual machine. Additionally, future support is planned for z/VM and the HMC to provide z/VM hypervisor-configuration tasks. All statements regarding IBM's plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice. Any reliance on these statements of general direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create liability or obligation for IBM. -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Marty Zimelis Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: No Longer a Rumor I'm told that the IBM web site will be updated at 10:00 US Eastern time today. _____ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Huegel, Thomas Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: No Longer a Rumor The z/10 .. still looking for the official IBM annoucment Here is the story. http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080226/D8V20GSO0.html <http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080226/D8V20GSO0.html>
