z/VM large memory - Linux on System z

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z/VM large memory
This report analyzes the results observed with Linux guests running a
database server under online transaction processing (OLTP) workload in a
z/VM environment using a relatively large amount of main memory (80 GB)
and then also overcommitting that memory.
To test the z/VM memory management behavior, the memory was overcommitted
up to a factor of two and the impact of the following z/VM memory
management features were tested:
VM Resource Manager Cooperative Memory Management (VMRMCMM), initially
available with z/VM 5.2 (also known as CMM Version 1)
Collaborative Memory Management Assist (CMMA), initially available with
z/VM 5.3 (also known as CMM Version 2)
These features were expected to improve the overall system performance in
cases where the overall z/VM system is constrained for real storage.



Dorothea Matthaue
Linux on System z Information Development
IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH

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