The thread on mixed paging volumes caused me to ask the question. I should have been more specific.
If the volume limit for a z/VM page volumes is 240+, how does this relate to maximum defined virtual storage for all active guests under a z/VM image? For example, in an environment where each guest requires 4BG virtual, how many such guests could a single z/VM system manage? On 10/1/10 3:07 PM, "Mike Walter" <mike.wal...@hewitt.com> wrote: > Do you mean REAL virtual storage, to which answers have already been > supplied? > Or do you mean VIRTUAL virtual storage, as documented as the "Maximum > Input Values for Storage Units" in the CP Planning and Administration > manual? > > For z/VM 5.4 and 6.1 the maximum "stor" size for any virtual machine is > 16E (exabytes). > > I'd venture a guess that IBM would be pleased to sell you sufficient real > storage and DASD to support a few of those VMs, their paging and dump > space requirements. :-) > > 110101001000100110010010100001010100000011100110100000011001001110100011100001 > 0110011001 > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > > > "Gary M. Dennis" <gary.den...@mantissa.com> > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > 10/01/2010 02:47 PM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > > To > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > cc > > Subject > Maximum Virtual Storage > > > > > > > What is the maximum guest virtual storage supported by z/VM? > > --. .- .-. -.-- > > Gary Dennis > Mantissa Corporation > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may > contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this > message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the > sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any > attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of > this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly > prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored > as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our > internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and > cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, > lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these > risks if you communicate with us by e-mail. > --. .- .-. -.-- Gary Dennis Mantissa Corporation 1121 Edenton Street Birmingham, Alabama 35242-9257 0 ... living between the zeros... 0 p: 205.968-3942 m: 205.218-3937 f: 205.968.3932 gary.den...@mantissa.com http://www.mantissa.com http://www.idovos.com
