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Chapter 1. Introduction to z/VM and Linux
Virtualization is a hot topic in the IT industry. The IBM mainframe, z/VM and its predecessors
have been performing virtualization for four decades. Today, it is the most functionally rich
virtualization platform available. When Linux came to the IBM mainframe in 2000, it was a
natural fit to run under z/VM. You can run many tens of Linux images on the same System z
logical partition (LPAR). Some customers are running hundreds in production mode.
With a z/VM and Linux infrastructure, you can reduce the time between deciding on the
acquisition of new servers and then implementing them because new servers can be
deployed in a matter of minutes. This powerful build and clone capability can enable you to
launch new products and services without the exhaustive planning, purchasing, installing and
configuring of new hardware and software that can be associated with conventional discrete
hardware servers. Development groups who need test environments built and rebuilt rapidly
to enable them to efficiently deliver their projects, while handling change management in the
process, can also benefit from this unique advantage.
Listed here are some of the most significant strengths offered by the IBM mainframe and
z/VM:
򐂰 Their virtualization capabilities are more mature and robust than any other hardware and
hypervisor combination.
򐂰 z/VM provides a rich, functional, and sophisticated level of system management which can
greatly benefit running large numbers of Linux servers.
򐂰 z/VM’s virtual switch (VSWITCH) makes networking Linux much simpler.
򐂰 Full volume backup of systems allows for complete disaster recovery when another data
center is available.
򐂰 z/VM is one of the easiest operating systems to customize at the base installation level,
with only a relatively small number of configuration files. After it is set up, z/VM will run for
months with little maintenance and administration required.
Much function has been added to z/VM since Version 5.2, as described in the following
section.
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