On Thursday, 02/26/2004 at 09:05 EST, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In any case, I know Alan and Chris Casey read this list. Let's let > them perk on it a bit and see what pours forth.
I'm not sure there's a whole lot more I can say. There are two types of customers: Those that want to spend the money to write their own system management tools, and those who would rather buy them. I think that, in the Big Picture, the latter outnumber the former. If we had a viable web/Java environment in CMS, then we might well have chosen a different solution. But, as things stand right now, RPC is the closest thing we have to an Open system interface. (Heck, if we had a viable web/java environment in CMS, we probably wouldn't be having this discussion! We'd have SOAP, XML, and all the other buzzwords that enable multiplatform integration!) I know that this attitude can be very frustrating to traditional VMers who've had the luxury of not having to worry about how VM system management integrates into enterprise server management. That party seems to be over (sort of like SCIDS at SHARE after the free beverages stop). SMAPI is one element of the solution to this much larger problem; a means to an end. It addresses the very issue raised here this week: How can I manage a VM system from Linux? So, we provide a way to do that. That gives you fully functional application development environment, which is vital if enterprise integration to be achieved. And don't worry, I don't expect the debate over CMS vs. Linux to fade any time soon. :-) Keep those cards and letters coming! Alan Altmark Sr. Software Engineer IBM z/VM Development
