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

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