On 26.03.2018 16:45, Michael MacIsaac wrote: > Dan, > > Thanks, that's helpful too. > > So I try "systemd-detect-virt" on a zLinux and get only get "zvm", which is > a start but not too helpful. > > What I'm learning is that /proc/sysinfo (and thus STSI) is arguably a > treasure trove of information, because (along with vmcp) can determine the > hierarchy of hardware and hipervisors as such: > > └── systems > ├── CEC:0FF28 > │ ├── LPAR:VM23 > │ │ └── zVM:VM23 > │ │ ├── SSIcluster:none > │ │ ├── devices > │ │ ├── virtualMachine:LNXADM32 > > I'm hoping dmidecode will provide the equivalent on Lintel.
It won't. DMI data is offered by the immediate hypervisor BIOS layer. Generally you can't probe on Intel how many layers there are. But Intel virtualization generally doesn't nest either. It's possible but people don't do it. Also partitioning a machine is not a thing. Kind regards Philipp Kern ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
