Re: mainframe = superserver

I don't know about a couple of hundred or 1000+ but ...

System i5 models can run multiple operating systems and applications
simultaneously. They support applications running in IBM i5/OS®, Microsoft®
Windows®1, Linux®, IBM AIX 5LT, JavaT, WebSphere® and Lotus® Domino®
environments-all at the same time and all on one highly reliable system.

That's a quote from http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/os/

Starting at an IBM System x web page (http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/) I
also found this ..

IBM Virtualization Manager is an extension to IBM Director that allows you
to discover, visualize, and manage both physical and virtual systems from a
single console. Virtualization Manager simplifies management of both VMware
and Microsoft® Virtual Server environments. A technology preview for Xen
management is included. Virtualization Manager also integrates with and
complements VMware VirtualCenter, linking together management for physical
and virtual resources.

That's from
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/management/director/extensions/vm.html

I know nothing about the IBM System i5 and System x machines, but if I
understand what you are looking for it seems to me that IBM has a possible
solution - maybe more than one.

Good Luck, Bob



<jackadama@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1181095538.446779.108920@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

I realize that this has probably been asked before, but google didn't
give me an answer. Before I asked my question let me state that I
know that windows server 2003 and longhorn won't run on an IBM
mainframe. There is the endian issue and the ascii vs ebcidic
issues. Is there a medium to large IBM box that can run a couple
hundred of virtual windows 2003 servers? And said box can scale up to
approximately 1000+ virtual windows servers? Given that all current
servers are dell and hp servers with 2 intel core 2 duo processors and
a total of 150TB of storage?

I am doing research for the possible replacement of 200+ windows
server in our datacenter. We need to add servers, but there is
literally no more power. My thinking is if IBM can get windows
servers to run on their something like their mainframes it would save
electricity and space. Everyone would win.

Thanks,
Jack



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