Novell binds Linux and Mono for IBM mainframes

Article title: Novell binds Linux and Mono for an IBM mainframe. Linux is a technology channel of the IT lab in China. Includes basic categories such as desktop applications, Linux system management, kernel research, embedded systems, and open source.

IBM launched the Linux System z mainframe two weeks ago and bound the software partner Novell's product.

Currently, the Linux mainframe has become the fastest growing part of the IBM mainframe. Novell said that its SUSE linuxenterprenterpriseserver has occupied 85% of the IBM mainframe, which is about the same as RadHat's share of the x64 and AVG platforms.

Novell wants to maintain its position as the leading Linux provider in the mainframe market. Therefore, Novell not only wants the mainframe to install SLES11 to run Linux load, but also wants to support it. clone Mono in the NETruntime environment to migrate Windows load to the mainframe. Therefore, Novell's SUSELinux performanisew.lidation Suite (SLECS) includes Linux and Mono software, and provides a separate support package for both.

Bundled with Enterprise Linux Server, IBM divides its Systemz mainframe into business-level (BusinessClass) and Enterprise-level (EnterpriseClass), and integrates the IFL mainframe engine, specifically designed to run Linux running RadHat and Novell. Enterprise-level Linux mainframes have six engines and can be extended to 64. commercial-level Linux mainframes have two engines and can be extended to ten. Each Linux engine is configured with 16 GB memory and has a z/VMhypervisor to manage Linux instances.

The enterprise-level Linux mainframe starts from $212,000 and has two Linux engines with three years of support. IBM does not provide a price list for mainframe components, but it means that you can get a great discount if you buy them together.

Novell has four bundling methods: two for IBM enterprise-level Linux servers and two for commercial-level Linux servers, with both basic and preferred support. The SLECS basic license supports two IFL engines, and can be extended to four IFL; also includes two SLESMonoExtension runtime licenses.

The Novell bundle for enterprise-level servers includes the SLES license, which supports four Linux engines, two Mono extensions, two seat for Visual Studio Mono Tools, and two training discounts. Novell is billed at $79,999 for the three-year 113,053 basic support. if you need to upgrade to 24x7, the price is USD. The three-year 39,795 support cost for commercial mainframes is $56,322, and the priority cost for upgrading to 24x7 is $. These prices seem very high, but they are very cheap for expensive mainframes.