Managing Linux and Virtual Machines? 239
deijmaster asks: "For a couple of months we have been hearing (as a major consulting firm) IBM people pushing the possibility of installing a Z/Linux VM setup at one of our biggest clients (financial). To a Linux user such as myself this sounds great, at first. Now, I am a bit reluctant when it comes to managing this kind of infrastructure, with little or no local expertise at IBM. Has anyone gone through a Z/Linux VM corporate installation and lived through the management of such a solution?"
Re:Doesn't seem like such a big deal (Score:3, Funny)
You do realize that emulating any decrepit UNIX machine must be a rusult of running ancient code that has now been copied into SCO Unixware. You would then be using SCO IP (Idiotic Property). You will have to pay them 100 trillion dollars plus $699 for the Linux.
Re:Mainframes (Score:4, Funny)
Have you ever dealt with a MAINFRAME? Large MAINFRAMES are fucking expensive to run 24x7x365. They require a lot of Air Conditioning (many people spend over $1,000 a month on just AC, that's an expense that is never going away), electrical and a shitload of space.
And he diffrence is what? For most applications, clusters, for all their faults are faster and cheaper than mainframes.
Obligatory "slash" joke... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:You WILL need help (Score:3, Funny)
AC forgot to mention... Don't expect your Linux admins to understand (or even like) the VM person. ;)
For God's sake, someone say it! (Score:3, Funny)
-1: Slashdotism (Score:3, Funny)