Updated: 12 Nov. 2008

This page contains Mike MacIsaac's publications and presentations related to z/VM and Linux on System z.

Virtualization Cookbooks

• z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES 10 SP2 , IBM Redbook SG24-7493-00, 10/08 - describes z/VM 5.4 and Novell/SuSE SLES 10 SP2
  
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• z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook for RHEL 5.2 , IBM Redbook SG24-7492-00, 10/08 - describes z/VM 5.4 and Red Hat RHEL 5.2
  
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• z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES10 , 3/07 - describes z/VM 5.2 and Novell/SuSE SLES 10
  
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• z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook for RHEL5 , 3/07 - describes z/VM 5.2 and Red Hat RHEL 5
  
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• z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook Version 2 , 8/06 - describes z/VM 5.2 and SuSE SLES 9 SP3, includes chapter 11 on cloning IBM middleware
  
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• z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES9 , IBM Redbook SG24-6695-01, 4/06 - describes z/VM 5.2 and SuSE SLES 9
  
• Associated tar file directory - directory also contains the original "cookbook" SG24-6695-00

REXX EXECs and XEDIT macros

Copies of REXX EXECs and XEDIT macros from the latest two Virtualization cookbooks are also listed here for easy download. See chapter 4 for detailed description of usage.

• REXX EXECs:
  CPFORMAT - format a series of volumes
  LABEL540 - relabel 5 system volumes
• XEDIT macros:
  LABEL540 - change labels in a 5.4 SYSTEM CONFIG, USER DIRECT
  CHPW540 - change passwords in a 5.4 USER DIRECT file

Papers

• Sharing and maintaining RHEL 5.3 Linux under z/VM, 9/09 - describes how to create a read-write and a read-only cloning and maintenance system under z/VM 5.4 and RHEL 5.3
  
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• Sharing and maintaining SLES 10 SP2 Linux under z/VM, 7/09 - describes how to create a read-write and a read-only cloning and maintenance system under z/VM 5.4 and SLES 10 SP2
  
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• Concocting 500 Virtual Linux Servers in Three Days, 1/09 - describes one process to create 500 Linux systems on two LPARs
• Associated REXX EXECs:
CLONLNXS CLON1LNX COPYMDSK MKLNXIDS MKPARMS MK1LNXID PROFILE
• Associated XEDIT macros:
CHANGEIP CHUSERID
• Associated Linux script:
boot.findself
• Sharing and maintaining Linux under z/VM, IBM Redpaper REDP-4322, 2/08 - describes z/VM 5.3 and SLES 10
  
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Presentations

Presentations from user group meetings and technical conferences.

• MVMUA meeting, 7/09, z/VM and Linux Systems Management
• System z Expo, 10/08 Sharing and Maintaining Linux under z/VM
• System z Expo, 10/08 Systems Management of  Linux under z/VM and LPAR

Link to:
- More developer pages.
- Resources for Linux on z/VM.