> One of the main focuses of Linux for S/390 is to run applications on the > mainframe that would normally need additional servers to run. Case in point, > a site that is implementing a new version of an ERP package. They are > running it on two existing AIX servers. One of the servers is too under > powered for the new version and the other one would not be able to handle the > load of running both versions simultaneously. They need to buy two > additional AIX systems for the project. One of the older systems will go > unused and the other one 'should' be powerful enough to run the part of the > application that is not Linux for S/390 ready. The web server and the > database serving (DB2 UDB) will be done on Linux for S/390, saving the need > to buy two additional AIX servers.
And probably more. The 0A1 (13 MSUs) with z/OS.e and one or more IFLs is an interesting configuration. -- Phil Payne http://www.isham-research.com +44 7785 302 803 +49 173 6242039
