Hello, This is my initial post to this z/VM listserv, so please let me know if this should/could be addressed somewhere else. Here's the scoop.. we're doing the POC (proof-of-concept) with z/VM 5.3 and have successfully created a handful of z/Linux SuSE server, and from watching this list serv for a few weeks, looks like there's others doing the same. We're running on an lpar on a z/10 and have setup HiperSockets to z/OS lpar for z/OS DB2 connectivity to test WebSphere, etc. We've created WebSphere clusters to two z/Linux AppServer to use WAS clustering (http, plugin, etc.) for "HA" (i.e. no O/S HACMP-type clustering). This is all OK, just wanted to give a background of what we're POC'ing.
So here's the open-ended question(s). We've created a z/Linux guest and installed MQ v6 and have done simple QMGR testing. Again, this is good. So now everybody wants to know how I can make this MQ server and QMGR "Highly-Available". I can spell MQ and know a little about admininstering it, but assume very little. So I contend that the z/10 h/w is reliable, the DASD is raid, the vswitch can have failover OSA's, so as long as we alert and don't fill up filesystems, we have a decent chance to keep the QMGR available on the z/Linux server. Because of HACMP for AIX and Windows clustering, everybody wants to know about z/Linux "HA" at the O/S level. Again, I'm still just learning, but have zSeries, AIX, and now a little z/Linux experience, but I'd like to get other shop's opinions on the z/Linux "HA" concept at the O/S level... and more specifically to make an MQ qmgr highly available. How are z/VM and z/Linux shops making WebSphere MQ QMGR highly available on z/Linux servers? Thanks in advance, Tom Burkholder ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
