No, I still think that's way overkill. The VM aspect of it is irrelevant to me. I just don't want to see that much junk stuffed into an OS that doesn't need it. Sysplex code is "heavy" to radically understate the case.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: James Melin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: z/Linux and Parallel Sysplex [was Linux390 + VM + Tape 3490] Okay let me ammend that.... Paralell Sysplex commuinication in a NON-VM environment. Otherwise, having tape drives does me hardly any good unless I wanna play outside the 3494 |---------+----------------------------> | | "Post, Mark K" | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | m> | | | Sent by: Linux on| | | 390 Port | | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| | | IST.EDU> | | | | | | | | | 06/13/2003 01:44 | | | PM | | | Please respond to| | | Linux on 390 Port| | | | |---------+----------------------------> >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------| | | | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | cc: | | Subject: Re: z/Linux and Parallel Sysplex [was Linux390 + VM + Tape 3490] | >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------| Amen to the overkill comment. I'm an MVS guy, and even _I_ don't want to go there. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Romney White [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 1:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: z/Linux and Parallel Sysplex [was Linux390 + VM + Tape 3490] All it takes is for Linux to issue the appropriate Assign and Unassign channel commands to the shared tape. Sysplex would be serious overkill. Romney On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:46:28 -0500 James Melin said: >I am forking this particular item because mostly, my deep dark subconscious >floated a question up to my rational mind, and I have decided to ask it >here... > >What would it take to allow/have/make z/Linux cooperate in a parallel >sysplex environment, so that tape devices in use by os/390, could also be >used by Linux without having to vary devices off-line to z/OS to use on >z/Linux and vice versa. > >I know this is a nontrivial undertaking, I'm just wondering if it would be >useful to provide parallel sysplex participation for tape devices in a >mixed bag environment.
