If you are allowed to say, what particular z10+ only feature does 6.1 require? We aren't a z/VM shop, so I've not perused the z/VM manuals, if the answer is in there I apologize.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-691-6183 cell [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark > Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 9:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Virtualizing a z10 > > On Tuesday, 09/21/2010 at 04:42 EDT, "O'Brien, Dennis L" > <dennis.l.o'[email protected]> wrote: > > z10's were available quite awhile before z/VM 6.1.0 was. > I'd find it > hard to > > believe that the z/VM lab didn't have a real z10 to test > 6.1.0 on. I > suspect > > there was a time when they emulated a z10 on a z9, but to > my knowledge, > IBM > > doesn't make that software available to customers. > > (sorry - late to the party) > > z/VM 6.1 was indeed tested on a z10. During its development > it ran on a > z9 right up to the point where the code that exploits z10 > instructions was > added. On that day, all z9 and earlier test systems could no > longer run > z/VM 6.1. Since we knew that day was coming, we used the > previous capital > planning/budget cycle to upgrade/consolidate test machines. > At no time > did we emulate a z10 on a z9. > > When we say "z/VM 6.1 requires a z10 or later" we mean it. > > Alan Altmark > > z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant > IBM System Lab Services and Training > ibm.com/systems/services/labservices > office: 607.429.3323 > [email protected] > IBM Endicott > >
