Hi all
Has anyone developed any "rules of thumb" for zLinux based on practical experiences?? As a newbie, I am interested in trying to establish just how many guests one can fit into a Series Z CPU or IFL be it z9 or z10. Wild statements about 1000s of virtual guests being fired up may excite the marketing types but setting out to architect a new environment can be daunting. I am very much aware that very much 'it depends' on the application and workload mix but until you get some real hands-on, it is difficult to get a business proposition together to invest in significant upgrades to existing hardware just to find out that the workload just doesn't 'fit'. For example, I know that Cognos for example is capable of running on zLinux - but when I look at it's workload profile on existing mid-range hardware if appears that it wouldn't be a very sociable guest. From practically idle to 100% busy for 1-2 hours or more says this guy doesn't like to share his toys and thus wouldn't be a very good candidate - or am I wrong?? The theory of resource sharing is pretty well understood - what I am looking for is real world experiences that hardened zLinux'ers are prepared to share with the entry level community. Can anyone help me here. Bern ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
