VM Resources and GlassHouse Systems Announce Today Availability of VM/LinMan 1.0.0 Software.Business/Technology Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2001 VM Resources and GlassHouse Systems announce availability of VM/LinMan 1.0.0, software that enables web management of hundreds of independent Linux systems inside a single IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) S/390 or zSeries mainframe running VM/ESA VM/ESA - Virtual Machine or its 64-bit successor, z/VM. IBM's News Flash: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/news/pressreleases/2001/ zvmv4_053001.html, describes how operating multiple Linux systems under VM allows consolidation of entire server farms onto one mainframe with enormous savings in energy, cabling, staffing and maintenance costs. VM/LinMan provides a simple web interface to unlock this cost saving potential. VM/ESA and z/VM are mature IBM operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. that are famous for unparalleled reliability and airtight air·tight adj. 1. Impermeable by air. 2. Having no weak points; sound: an airtight excuse. airtight Adjective 1. security. Linux is the newest of several operating systems that can run under VM/ESA or z/VM. VM/LinMan builds on the solid foundation of VM/ESA and z/VM to simplify the otherwise complex process of installing and managing Linux systems. Without VM/LinMan, the complex hours' long process of building a Linux system needs to be repeated for each Linux system that will be run under VM. With VM/LinMan, a new Linux system can be created in about ten minutes or less after making a few selections in a browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used window. Once Linux systems are created, VM/LinMan provides browser windows to manage, start, stop and dispatch commands to either single Linux systems or selected groups. "VM/LinMan uses a standard browser for all the work required for managing Linux under VM. Whether you are an experienced VM systems programmer (1) In the IT department of a large organization, a technical expert on some or all of the computer's system software (operating systems, networks, DBMSs, etc.). They are responsible for the efficient performance of the computer systems. or Linux specialist, our product lets you do your task without having to deal with myriad VM tasks like directory updates, CP commands, CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. commands, and 3270 sessions." David Kreuter, president of VM RESOURCES SOFTWARE LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability .
VM/LinMan is of special interest in a number of situations:
-- Production environments seeking cost savings by consolidation
of large numbers of lightly loaded servers into a single
manageable platform, especially those with spare mainframe
cycles.
-- Developers needing to test complex server and client networks
without the headaches of providing space, power, cabling and
hubs. With VM/LinMan, several groups of Linux systems can be
configured for different development levels without needing
any more hardware, floor space or cabling.
-- Educational providers offering courses in System, Database,
Network or Server (Web, Samba, NFS etc.) Administration,
Kernel coding and complex tools such as IDEs and object
modeling that require more resources than are normally
available in standard issue PCs.
Students can experiment with system internals and restore
damaged systems with a few clicks.
-- Disaster Recovery Facilities can be preloaded with customer
server farms without the expense and depreciation of
duplicating each customer's physical server configuration in
hardware and cabling.
About VM Resources For the last 10 years, VM Resources has been providing programming, support and training services to VM and VSE See DOS/VSE. VSE - Virtual Storage Extended installations. Please see www.vm-resources.ca for further information on VM/LinMan and other software products. About GlassHouse Systems GlassHouse Systems Inc. is a premier IBM business partner specializing in Linux/390, System/390 servers, and high-end and open systems storage. Please see www.glasshousesystems.com for further information. Trademarks VM/ESA, z/VM, S/390 and zSeries are trademarks of IBM. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds Linus Benedict Torvalds (born December 28 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. . |
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