I would have to add, that from a licensing issue, ISX wouldn't look too attractive. Consider...
Linux is free. However, most important Linux applications are not free. They are normally charged based on a server license (per engine pricing). So, if you bring up Websphere under ISX under MVS, you would have to buy a copy for each S/390 engine on your system. Of course, if you are a small MVS shop (1 engine) no problem. You may also need DB2 UDB for each S/390 engine (even if you have DB2 for MVS licensed). It may be attractive if you have a processor that doesn't support IFL engines. But in any case, many MVS shops are very LPAR literate. They could bring up a LINUX LPAR for testing. (still have the licensing problems) >From my small MP3000 being installed now, I've mentally going though the Linux process for the next 2-3 years. We have a H30, single engine. We will have resources available for some Linux images under VM. I can see us expanding into an IFL engine. But, if I continue to run Linux under the S390 processor and not move all of it to the IFL engine, I need to double license all Linux products (1 S/390 engine, 1 IFL engine). Then again, the S/390 engine will have plenty of resources available and nothing to use it on. That is, until the IFL engine runs out of resources. Then we either license the Linux applications on the S/390 engine again, or get a new box that, perhaps, has more IFL resources available. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting David Boyes wrote: > Tried it, and was unimpressed. Support was poor, and performance wasn't > acceptable for any real use. It also has none of the automation and system > management tools needed to do anything useful with the guests. > > BTW, VIF is dead and gone. It's no longer marketed; z/VM 4 is as cheap, and > much more powerful. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Mike Wickman > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 1:47 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Any one using ISX from iissolutions? > > > > > > Just heard about a package called ISX that runs as a MVS started > > task that then allows other operating systems (like LINUX) to be > > ipl'ed and executed. Anybody on the list using this as a way to > > test LINUX or as an alternative to buying VM or VIF?
