Actually, Linux on System z has a hibernate function (stop and write memory to disk.) What it doesn't have is the laptop "suspend" function - freeze everything and stop, but don't write to disk.
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Scott Rohling <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think the disk snapshot from a freeze would be any better in terms > of data integrity. You're still snapshotting a disk with things like open > files - and the guest is in an unknown state processing wise. > > If there was a facility to restore disks and then resume processing where > the guest left off - it might work.. But you need something to dump and > restore memory/pages/etc as well. Sort of like 'hibernate' on a laptop. > > Scott Rohling > -- Bruce Hayden z/VM and Linux on System z ATS IBM, Endicott, NY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
