I don't think you want to sell this as 'mainframe'. I think you want to sell this as 'Enterprise class, cost-saving, Linux virtualization box'... the server folk have already attached negative connotations to the 'mainframe' word in management's mind. Presenting the cost savings (especially if you run Oracle licenses on the farm) from consolidating onto one big box is something IBM is doing all over the place and they should be glad to help.
You probably have it, but here's a link to a box that is built to do z/VM with virtual Linux http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/linux/els.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
