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
>



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Bruce Hayden
z/VM and Linux on System z ATS
IBM, Endicott, NY

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