We've tried it and 6.1 will run as a guest of 5.4 on a z10.. If you're swinging all your DASD over to the z10 - you could just bring up z/VM 5.4 -- build your 2nd level 6.1 guest - merge and migrate and bring up 6.1 1st level...
Scott rohling On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Bruce Hayden <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven't tried it, but 6.1 should run as a guest of 5.4 on a z10 (or > later.) z/VM does not "hide" or "downgrade" the architecture of the machine > from the guest (as much as possible), so the machine features needed by 6.1 > should still be available to a guest of 5.4 on a z10. > > > On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> We are installing a z10 this weekend with z/VM 5.4. My question is what >> are my migration options for migration to z/VM 6.1? I don’t suppose that >> 6.1 can run under 5.4, since 6.1 requires a z10+ and 5.4 does not? (If so, >> problem solved. Otherwise it looks I’ll be limited to 1. LPAR the z/VM 6.1 >> or 2. Run the production 5.4 under 6.1) >> >> >> >> Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. >> >> >> >> Systems Programmer >> >> MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE >> >> American Income Life Insurance Co. >> >> Phone: (254)761-6649 >> >> 1200 Wooded Acres Dr. >> >> Fax: (254)741-5777 >> >> Waco, Texas 76701 >> >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________________ This message >> contains information which is privileged and confidential and is solely for >> the use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, be >> aware that any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the >> contents of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this >> in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us at >> [email protected]. >> > > > > -- > Bruce Hayden > z/VM and Linux on System z ATS > IBM, Endicott, NY >
