Hey Terry, There was an IBM z/Enterprise Tech Roadshow that was held in DC last month which I attended and included a session on the new z/Manager facility. I've got the PDF file from the session and could forward it to you if you're interested.
David Spring Social Security Administration DCS/OTSO/DNE/NCSB Mainframe Networking Team (410) 965-9309 david.spr...@ssa.gov -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 4:16 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z196 and z/Manager (URM) Thanks Alan. I have been doing a lot of reading on this already I was looking for some real world experiences to back up what I am reading. Thank You, Terry Martin Lockheed Martin CMS - CITIC 3300 Lord Baltimore Drive, Suite 200, 21244 Engineering Computing Mainframe Support Cell - 443 632-4191 -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 12:42 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z196 and z/Manager (URM) On Monday, 04/04/2011 at 08:53 EDT, "Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)" <terry.mar...@cms.hhs.gov> wrote: > We are planning for a z196 Enterprise Processor. I was wondering specifically > about z/Manager. I know this is being touted as the Hub of this new Enterprise > Processor. I also know that a lot of work on behalf of z/VM and z/Linux was > done in this area. I understand that z/Manager contains ensembles that allow > for z/VM and z/Linux workload management. It is suppose to have the look and > feel like WLM for z/OS. This is something I have hoping for. Hopefully there > is meat with the potatoes! > > What have been some of the experiences with z/Manager to date. Is it truly a > Workload Manager in the way of WLM on z/OS? What have been the experiences with > working with the HMC to control z/Manager? Is the HMC accessible via the > network, VPN etc?..? If you go into the ResourceLink Library and follow the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager link, you will find - Introduction to Ensembles - HMC Operations Guide for Ensembles - Ensemble planning & configuration - Ensemble performance management 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 mobile; 607.321.7556 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott
