Chapter 13. Availability Management

Availability management starts with configuring the various hardware and software components with their individual reliability characteristics into a system that meets the availability requirements of the end user. It covers all the tasks associated with the delivery of service to the end users.

You might expect that Linux on the mainframe enables you to provide a higher available service at reduced cost when compared to alternative server farm configurations. In this chapter, we will cover some of the areas where we believe you will find key leverage points for this value potential.

We will regard a server as available if the end user can perform the desired functions. This definition of availability spans ...

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