Software support doesn't seem to be an issue for them. We use lots of open source packages that don't come with any support. Nginx isn't supported either, but it works fine on Z and we've been using it for about 18 months without a hitch.
There might be better combinations than Redis/memcache that work better on Z, but it would be nice not to have to start over. What we get with redis/memcache is a fast store that has client API's in java, C/C ++, python and PHP. So far, these have worked fine, but now the pressure is on to get them on to supported hardware. The main thing we use it for, is caching VSAM data that we otherwise get by calls to WEBCICS on VSE or to a linux DB2 or MySQL database. Mvh./Best Regards Roger Evans, Autodata Norge A/S http://www.autodata.no +47 93 25 92 36 On Tue, 2012-10-30 at 08:07 -0600, Mark Post wrote: > >>> On 10/30/2012 at 05:01 AM, Roger Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > > We are in the process of moving an apache webserver with windows to > > nginx on zLinux. > > > > We use Redis and Memcached already on intel castoff machines. > > Management is uncomfortable with this situation and wants us to get > > everything on 24/7 supported hardware. My plan was to buy a 1-u intel > > server with lots of memory and put both there. But our Z enthusiast > > says we can put Redis and memcache on Z-Linux (under VM) without any > > loss of functionality or performance (because we have extra capacity and > > "paging on Z doesn't cost anything"). > > > > Has anybody out there tried to use zLinux for these kinds of in-memory > > database and caching applications? > > The first thing I would note is that I doubt Redis is supported by either Red > Hat or SUSE. If your management is concerned about the entire software > selection being supported, then that could kill your co-worker's plan right > there, if the requirement is to keep the same software components. > > Picking the right tool for the right job is more complex than most people > care to think about. While it's true that _something_ could be put together > to provide the same general service using fully supported hardware and > software, that's not necessarily sufficient information. Before I would pass > judgment on whether Linux on System z is an appropriate platform, I would > have to know more about the actual application, its workload characteristics, > whether there's any access to other systems for data, and what the expected > performance levels are, etc. > > > Mark Post > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
