I don't have access to a z on which I can do this. Would it be OK to load in on Hercules/390, just for learning purposes?
My group keeps pushing for zLinux, but the current Linux people (Intel) want nothing to do with it. Likely, IMO, due to their perception of lack of control over the hardware. Which would be true. I wouldn't want a Lintel person, no matter how good, to be setting up z/VM or even the VM directory. Of course, they would be "root", not my group (z/OS Tech Services). And they might not want to due to other considerations, such as backups et al. On Mon, 2010-02-15 at 19:08 -0600, Paul Raulerson wrote: > Yes, that is exactly so. You can use it for any purpose, production, > test, or development, on as many instances as you like. > > > It *is* a winner, really. We run transactional production loads on on > zLinux. :) > > > By the way, it is easy to install and configure, especially under > z/VM. Google for the z/VM cookbooks. They are excellent > guides, and they provide a really good base to move forward and > produce highly customized images from. > > > -Paul > > > > > On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:52 PM, Billy Bingham wrote: > > > Paul, > > > > > > So you're saying that if I download SLES 11 Eval Version it comes > > with a 180 day trial for support, but the software license is free > > and I can continue to use it past the 180 day period? > > > > > > Sounds like a winner if so. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Billy > > > > > > On 15 Feb 2010 at 13:31, Paul Raulerson wrote: > > > > > > > Note that "trial" means trial period for support. > > > > > > The license is free, you can run it as long as you wish, for any > > purpose. Seems odd on a mainframe, but true. > > > > > > And I personally recommend SLES over RedHat. If nothing else, YAST > > makes it far easier to manage. > > > > > > -Paul > > > > > > On Feb 15, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Rich Smrcina wrote: > > > > > > > On 02/15/2010 12:22 PM, Billy Bingham wrote: > > > >> I would like to install Linux on z/VM, but I'm not sure what > > distribution to use. Is there a free version of SuSE or RedHat Linux > > that I can download to do this? Do I need to license a distribution > > from the vendor (SuSE or RedHat)? > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> Thanks, > > > >> > > > >> Billy > > > > > > > > You can get a trial of both Novell and RedHat Linux for System z > > that come with install support and maintenance for a certain amount > > of time. I think Novell is 120 days. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Rich Smrcina > > > > Phone: 414-491-6001 > > > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina > > > > > > > > Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org > > > > WAVV 2010 - Apr 9-13, 2010 Covington, KY > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
