On 6/13/07, David Kreuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
actually I find linux rock solid. 200 servers; production 1+ year; no linux software outages. Nuthin' wrong with that! David
David, No disagreement here. We have been running Linux for z-Series for over two years without a single incident. Compared to AIX and SUN I would say "hardly any difference" even when Linux is the new kid in the block. I was the one who championed Linux.around here but I have also been very clear that it is a newer OS compared to the other OS so it may show up when you least expect it. I guess I have beent trying to set up an expectation. I have also being with zOS/MVS since 1982. The difference is that zOS can handle more hic ups than Linux without an impact. I saw that over and over again early on in my career when we spent a lot of money in fault-tolerant systems just to see MVS be more reliable with higher availability. You alwys pay more when you go from 99.99% availability to 99.9999%. That is the level I am talking about. It is not always the best use of money unless your business demand it (think NASA). -- Yours truly, Yu ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
