Intro
Trademarks
Agenda
Linux on S/390 & zSeries Overview/Positioning
What is Linux?
What is Linux for S/390?
Why Linux for S/390?
S/390 Application Sourcing Strategy
Options for Executing Linux on S/390 & zSeries
Options for executing Linux
IBM Integrated Facility for Linux
Virtual Image Facility for Linux
z/VM
Understanding Linux Performance
Processor Design
Base Processor Design
Processor Performance
Linux Impact on Processor Performance
Performance Futures
Impact of Linux on S/390 Positioning
How customers are using Linux for S/390
System initialization & bring up
Capacity Management at the box level
Linux under VM/Virtual Image Facility
Communication options
Close-out
Capacity Planning
But isn't Linux 2.2 SMP scalability limited to a 4 way??
Free Z
Summary
Product Vendors ..... or ..... Open Source
Thanks for Listening!!
Some important web sites
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