Gibney, Dave wrote:
I may have some interest in zLinux around here. The usual caveat of
"ABSOLUTLY NO MONEY" to spend on POC is in place. I've some room on the
z9BC-LO3. Just four z/OS lpars and using less than 50% capacity in
normal times.
I understand that it's all easier with z/VM, but I, see above under
absolutely. I just wondered: What if I fire-up a couple LPARs and
download/install the zVM trial into one.
Then, I can play with zLinux configurations for awhile until I get
what we need working (assuming less than the trial time). Once I have
experience and a viable configuration, I install it into the other LPAR
and let zVM trial expire. I can clone somewhere up to a total of 16
LPARs, prove it works and then justify the IFL and zVM for a proven
application workload.
Good idea? Or am I making it more complicated than I need to?
Dave Gibney
Information Technology Services
Washington State University
The z/VM Evaluation Edition is only available for the z10. If you want
to evaluate/trial z/VM on a z9 you have use the old school method...
call your trusty IBM rep.
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