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IBM System z customers can enjoy the
benefits
of running Linux in virtual machines on IBM System z.
z/VM supports one of the world's leading Open Source operating systems,
Linux, on the mainframe.
Within the VM environment, Linux images benefit from the
ability to share hardware and software resources and use internal
high-speed communications.
While benefiting from the reliability, availability and serviceability
of IBM System z servers, z/VM V5.3 offers an ideal platform for
consolidating select UNIX™, Windows™,
and Linux workloads on a single
physical server which allows you to run hundreds to thousands
of Linux images. z/VM V5 uses an engine-based Value Unit pricing
which is
designed to provide a decreasing price curve as hardware
capacities and workload grow, which may help improve price/performance.
With
35-plus years of guest support enhancements,
z/VM offers customers a
functionally-rich environment for running Linux on IBM System z.
(Read the Linux for S/390
case study.)
Linux on IBM System z with z/VM
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an updated two-page flyer that describes System z, z/VM and the
benefits of virtualization for infrastructure simplification.
(Feb. 2008)
Linux on z/VM for Net-New and New Workloads
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a two-page flyer about Mainframe New Realities about
Linux Delivery that Weds the Best of Both Worlds
(Oct. 2007)
Instead of building their own Linux system
(see
IBM developerWorks)
, most people obtain a pre-built commercial
distribution of Linux.
See also the
IBM tested Linux environments for System z.
z/VM: Getting Started with Linux on System z
 05-2007
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