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Now there is something called Virtual Partition Manager that gives you a logical partition through software - no extra hardware needed. And Linux can run in it. Last we looked was in 2005 or 2006 right after it was announced and it was not available then - we've not checked lately.
HTH Vern At 10:27 AM 2/19/2007, you wrote:
I think that you're still caught up in the Terminology confusion. A guested LPAR is an LPAR in name only, its only physical resources are shared memory and a fractional processor. I believe this capability has been around since V5R1, but you must have at least an S-Star processor to take advantage of it. That means some 820's and all 810 and 5xx series boxes. It doesn't actually run in a subsystem, it's more like a virtual IXS. It uses the i5/OS for disk management and communicates through a virtual ethernet connection. It can also use either the physical iSeries CD-Rom or virtual optical. You need a 64-bit PowerPC version of Linux, ours is set up to dual boot either SuSE or Red Hat. The bottom line is that this requires no actual LPAR hardware configuration, it can be run on any off-the-rack box with the proper processor and OS levels. Regards, Scott Ingvaldson System i Administrator GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company -----Original Message----- date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:07:02 -0500 from: "Michael Rosinger" <mrosinger@xxxxxxxxx> subject: Re: Linux in a sub-system? <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:mailman.4903.1171637402.2713.midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Terminology confusion. Rob, Thanks for the explanation but I was quite clear in what I was asking. This person said that Linux could be run as a sub-system within a single existing i5OS system - no LPAR, no nothing. Being new to the iSeries world I thought that a bit hard to believe so I wanted to clarify it in this forum of knowledgeable people. -- Regards, Michael Rosinger Systems Programmer / DBA Computer Credit, Inc. -- ----------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This message and accompanying documents are covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521, and contains information intended for the specified individual(s) only. This information is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. -- This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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