[huskerlug] Re: IBM S/390 - whoot!
- From: "John P. DiMartino" <zelet@xxxxxxx>
- To: <huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 15:07:33 -0600
I worked at IBM as a techwriter and my responsibility was to talk to some
developers and some engineers about the benefits of Linux on the
mainframe... .there were so many it was hard to just write one article but I
managed and got an end product out to our current mainframe customers and
some new ones too. At the time, the Linux/IBM relationship was still new
and we didn't even know if Redhat/IBM was official until a couple of weeks
before publication. (and even then it wasn't public knowledge yet). It was
an exciting time and I saw the possibilities so long ago - but now I am
seeing the reality and everything stating to fit into place. GO LINUX!!!!
If I ever find a link to the article I will be sure to post it. Later
John P. DiMartino
(402) 720-8573
zelet@xxxxxxx
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an open
manhole cover and die."
-Mel Brooks
----- Original Message -----
From: "E. EBEL JR." <eebel@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 2:21 PM
Subject: [huskerlug] Re: IBM S/390 - whoot!
>
> What ever happened with this "whoot!" (enclosed)? - JR Ebel, Ex-HLUG
Secretary & Treasurer
> "J.R. Wessels" <jwessels@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's more than just a fast Linux box. This is a mainframe, using today's
> technology. It's main ability is to run multiple machines within it. I
think
> on a Linux Today article a few months ago they were able to have 47,000
(no
> typo, that's 3 zero's) virtual machines running. The possiblities for
> migrating servers within the university to it are unlimited. Also, running
a
> virtual server gives the admins the freedom to only worry about that vm,
and not
> about the others. The admins that maintain the actual S/390 don't have to
worry
> about the vm's either - just the overall picture (backups and such).
>
> With that much power giving a vm to competent (notice not every)
organizations
> and departments, faculty, and students is a possiblity. I'm not saying it
would
> be a good idea, in fact in many of those cases the results could be a
disaster,
> just that this type of power opens up several doors.
>
> Within an educational institution, this type of power could be dangerous,
or it
> could be one of the greater advantages this institution could leverage in
the
> area of technology.
>
> I intend to fully pursue this opportunity with HLUG, along with our other
> projects. We've only used up less than a semester - who knows what the
next
> semester may hold. We have come so far, and yet, there is so much more we
can
> do.
>
>
> ---
> J.R. Wessels
> NETV Linux Admin and Security Assistant
> HLUG Chair - http://www.unl.edu/hlug
> jwessels@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good, if it boots up it is
> perfect. --- Linus Torvalds
>
>
>
> On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Shane Geiger wrote:
>
> >
> > If, according to their page, 99% of the code you'd be using is Linux
code,
> > then this machine is just a fast Linux box. If they let you use only
part
> > of the server's capacity, then what's so cool about that?
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: huskerlug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:huskerlug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Cesar Delgado
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 12:07 PM
> > > To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [huskerlug] Re: IBM S/390 - whoot!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is
> > > VERY COOL! I visited the IBM page for the Scholars Program and they
say
> > > that only people who have been selected from the educational
institution
> > > can apply, =(. When you get the green-light for this will it mean that
> > > those of us in the HLUG will be one of these "selected people"?
> > >
> > > -Cesar
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: huskerlug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:huskerlug-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of J.R. Wessels
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 11:12 AM
> > > To: HLUG
> > > Subject: [huskerlug] IBM S/390 - whoot!
> > >
> > >
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> > > I was recently contacted by an IBM rep, Rick DeSchepper, who is
> > > responsible for all the higher education contacts in this region of
> > > the US. He gave me several links that are of interest to the group.
> > >
> > > http://www-4.ibm.com/software/info/university/scholarsprogram/
> > > http://www-1.ibm.com/linux/
> > > http://consultingtimes.com/Serverheist.html
> > >
> > > The first gives some of the details on a program that UNL may be in,
> > > I'll have to ask him for confirmation on that. There are several
> > > benefits in the program that may be extended to HLUG members since we
> > > are under the university umbrella. The second is a link to IBM's
> > > page for their Linux initiative in general. The third gives some
> > > info on their commercial server heist - which I still have yet to see.
> > >
> > > While this may sound "ok", it's the other information in the email
> > > that really got my attention. First, for the "COOL" announcement.
> > > We will probably have an IBM rep come to one of the meetings,
> > > probably the January 31st one, and fill us in on what they are doing
> > > with the university and how we can get involved.
> > >
> > > The second bit of info in the email I saved for last to tell you. It
> > > ranks up there in the range of the "WHOA! YOU PULLING MY LEG?!"
> > > rating. We may be able to get access to a S/390 server to help do
> > > some research into how the university could use such a machine, and
> > > leverage Linux at the same time. If you don't know, the S/390 is a
> > > HUGE mainframe - aka the Big Iron - the IBM CMOS S/390 9672-R36.
> > > Currently the machine he was refering to brings 345 mainframe MIPS to
> > > the Linux party and is largely unused.
> > >
> > > I'm sure many of you know about this mainframe, but I'm not able to
> > > divulge any more info till I'm given the ok. About a year ago when I
> > > knew about it initially, I was under orders from my supervisor not to
> > > give any info out on it. The reason I'm giving info out now, is I
> > > came across the information through a third source as the HLUG chair,
> > > not as a NET employee.
> > >
> > > If you want to give more info out, feel free to do so. My hands are
> > > tied until I can get an all clear.
> > >
> > > All in all though, I would consider this VERY good news.
> > >
> > > - --
> > > J.R. Wessels
> > >
> > > NETV Linux Admin and Security Assistant
> > > HLUG Chair - http://www.unl.edu/hlug
> > > jwessels@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > >
> > > Testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good, if it boots up it is
> > > perfect. --- Linus Torvalds
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