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Linux® on the Mainframe
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Linux® on the Mainframe

by John Eilert, Maria Eisenhaendler, Dorothea Matthaeus, Ingolf Salm
June 2003
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
464 pages
10h 33m
English
Pearson
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9.6. Summary

In most cases, setting up Linux images on the mainframe hardware means setting up virtual hardware. In many cases, setting up virtual hardware is easier, more flexible, and cheaper than working with real hardware; for example, network setup can be easier because there is no need to install physical machines and cables. You can add and remove resources to meet your needs without having to commit new, extra hardware resources. Additionally, virtual over-configuration makes the environment flexible.

Redundancy can be configured into the LPAR and z/VM guests to allow for recovery from most hardware single points of failure. Hot-standby configurations are economically attractive.

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