> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Alan Altmark > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 11:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: really INSANE question - network IPL? > > > On Tuesday, 09/11/2007 at 12:28 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > How about inside the box? What about LTSP running on the > mainframe and > > have other Linux 4 VM users boot via pxe and hypersockets > from the LTSP. > > That sounds like something fun to try. > > With a layer 2 VSWITCH, there's nothing to stop a guest from > performing a > network-style boot from any internal or external server, PXE > or otherwise. > > Of course, you have to have an IPLable PXE/other client > stored on the host > since on a PC that's typically built into the BIOS "boot from NIC" > support. > > Alan Altmark
Right. How about putting that in HSA? All the other microcode support is there. And HSA is monstrously large anyway. How much more space would a PXE boot loader require? I'm only semi-kidding, I know that IBM won't consider this unless there is a real customer requirement, with justifications. Which there likely isn't since it could be done almost as easily via an HMC DVD IPL. Makes me wish that I had the time and talent to work on it. Oh, and a z/Linux system as well (other than the one that I cannot get to work properly under Hercules/390). -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
