Re: [edlug] VM : more details

[michael calwell <michael.calwell@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

Philip Nelson wrote:

> The other "mainframe" operating system is (was) MVS, renamed to OS/390 and now 
> known as z/OS.   I work with this every day and still think there is no text 
> editor in the world to match the ISPF editor found on this platform !!!
>
>  
I know of at least one venerable Edinburgh financial toying with the 
idea of multiple Linux instances on an S/390 LPAR. In fact, their 
techies may have  done it somewhat unofficially. (The JES2 queues didn't 
run last night Sir! Why not?...Ahem).

The advantages would be enormous - a script to create a new server, 
rather than the fannying about with Compaq Proliants, network speeds of 
gazillions Mbps, etc etc.

> I'm principally a DBA working with DB2 (all flavours).  There are four 
> "flavours" of DB2 : DB2 for z/OS (sometimes called "DB2 Classic"), DB2 for VM 
> (previously known as SQL/DS), DB2 for iSeries (the former AS/400 and S/36 
> minis) and DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows.   DB2 on Linux is supported on a 
> whole range of hardware architectures (zSeries, IA-32, IA-64, AMD64, iSeries, 
> pSeries at least).
>
>  
What happened to UDB? Was it one of those IBM renaming palavers? Oh, and 
you forgot OS/2!

> If anyone is interested in a good description of VM and how it works with 
> Linux then I'd suggest the book "Linux on the Mainframe" -
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0131014153/qid=1079126201/sr=1-2/
> ref=sr_1_0_2/026-6702578-9086019#product-details
>
> HTH
>
> Phil Nelson
>
>
> On Friday 12 March 2004 11:12, Catriona & Anand wrote:
>  
>
> > On Friday 12 March 2004 10:20, Gordon Guthrie, BTP, BT, SE wrote:
> > -----------------8<-------------------------------
> >
> >    
> >
> > > So back in the day when I was a mainframe programme my target
> > > architecture was VM/MVS. However the support machines were a big
> > > Honeywell Multics and the confusingly named VMS on the Vax platform...
> > >
> > > Gordon
> > >      
> > -----------------8<--------------------------------
> > "When you were a mainframe programme"? Does that mean you have now been
> > ported to Linux on a PC. Up to now I had thought that all list subscribers
> > were human. Equal rights for AIs!
> >
> > Anand
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