Ralph never said if he was running LINUX on an IFL, if not he needs to be. Loren Charnley, Jr. Tech Support Administrator Family Dollar Stores, Inc. Phone: (704) 847-6961 Ext. 2000
> -----Original Message----- > From: Post, Mark K [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: > > I would add to this: very fast context switching between tasks. > > As Barton Robinson has said a number of times: > z/VM is very good at managing large numbers of small things. > > This implies a lot of context switching, which the mainframe design > handles > quite well. > > > Mark Post > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wolfe, Gordon W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 3:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: > > > We've been over this several times in this list. > > The beauty of Linux on z/VM is not how much computing power the mainframe > has. actually, mainframes don't have a lot of computing power. However, > if you run an application that does a LOT of I/O, say a webserver that > serves out a LOT of files or accesses a database, then the mainframe comes > into its glory. The mainframe is all about I/O processing. ----------------------------------------- ************************************************************ NOTE: This e-mail message contains PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information and is intended only for the use of the specific individual or individuals to which it is addressed. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of this e-mail or the information contained herein or attached hereto is strictly prohibited. If you receive this e-mail in error, notify the person named above by reply e-mail and please delete it. Thank you.
