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VM news and site changes
Keep apprised of news, announcement and events with this
handy reference to highlights and news links, organized
by month.
Updated: 20 Nov.2009
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A z/VM V6.1, V5.4, V5.3 Red Alert (Oct. 28, 2009)
View the z/VM
Red Alert for users of
OSA-Express3 devices with microcode level 7.31.0 and
beyond
who have a z/VM TCP/IP stack configuration that includes a VIPA interface.
PK98608 OSA-EXPRESS3 DEVICES FAIL DURING STARTUP WITH RESETTING EVENTS
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IBM Announcement: Hardware Withdrawal
November 17, 2009
Hardware withdrawal: IBM System z9 - Replacements available
US 909-120
Effective June 30, 2010, IBM® will withdraw from marketing the IBM System z9®
Business Class (z9™ BC) and System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC), all models,
features, and upgrades. This includes all upgrades from IBM eServer™ zSeries®
800 (z800), or IBM eServer zSeries 890 (z890), to z9 BC and IBM eServer zSeries
900 (z900), or IBM eServer zSeries 990 (z990) to z9 EC.
See full announcement letter
US 909-120 for details and replacement information.
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2010 Events and User Groups
Mark your calendar for
2010 z/VM and Linux Events.
When you know the dates of your VM and Linux user groups, workshops
and courses, let us know so that we can include them
in the events calendar.
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2010 IBM Technical Conferences
Mark your calendar for
2010 IBM System z Technical Conferences featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE
and Linux on System z
IBM System z Technical Conference
May 17- 21, 2010
Berlin - Hotel Berlin
IBM System z Expo
Oct. 4-8, 2010
Boston MA (Marriott Copely Place)
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Solutions on System z
System z solutions
combine the foundation of IBM hardware, software and
middleware with flexible financing and packaging options to help your
business meet and overcome the challenges of doing business in the on
demand world
and Linux on System z.
For example, see
IBM System z Solution Edition Series
and
IBM System z Solution Edition for Enterprise Linux
.
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Required z/VM Service to Support System z10
Please see
z/VM
required service to support
Crypto Express3 by z/VM V6.1, V5.4, and V5.3
and also prior to using 3590 and 3592 tapes with z/VM, including
install of z/VM from tape.
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A z/VM V6.1, V5.4, V5.3 Red Alert (Oct. 28, 2009)
View the z/VM
Red Alert for users of
OSA-Express3 devices with microcode level 7.31.0 and
beyond
who have a z/VM TCP/IP stack configuration that includes a VIPA interface.
PK98608 OSA-EXPRESS3 DEVICES FAIL DURING STARTUP WITH RESETTING EVENTS
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General Availability
z/VM V6.1 is generally availabile on October 23, 2009.
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IBM z/VM Announcements - October 2009
IBM z/VM V6.1 - Foundation for future virtualization growth
US - 209-401
Europe/LA: ZP09-0459
AP - AP09-0381
Canada: A09-1311
New and Updated materials for z/VM 6.1 Announcement
and General Availability
New and Updated materials for z/VM 5.4
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Several IBM Announcements - October 2009
October 20, 2009
System z10 security-rich offerings to protect your data
US - 109-678
IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager for Linux on System z , V4.2 helps
you monitor and manage the power and thermal usage of your IT environment
US - 209-400
Preview: IBM z/VSE Version 4 Release 3 - More capacity for future growth
US - 209-319
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One-day updates and User Groups
Consider spending a day with one of the regional user groups
for z/VM and Linux updates and to connect with colleagues.
Below are opportunities these valuable
one-day
events!
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Listen to IBM Webcast
Register for this webcast.
Responding to Today's Demands with a Dynamic Infrastructure
planned for Tuesday, October 20, 11:00am EST
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New Linux Paper and tar file
Sharing and maintaining RHEL 5.3 Linux under z/VM
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Thanks for Attending, Speaking, and/or Exhibiting
at IBM System z Expo
IBM System z Expo
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
Oct. 5-9, 2009
Orlando, Florida
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Service news
Newest service levels for
HCM for
support of WWPN Prediction Tool (WPT)
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One-day IBM Redbooks Workshops around the world
Enroll in this one day workshop in a city near you:
System z Virtualization (z/VM and Linux)
This 1-day technical seminar provides information about the exciting way System
z provides virtualization using z/VM and Linux.
Students in this session will learn how virtualization technology works as well
as how the IBM mainframe is an important part of the picture.
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One-day updates and User Groups
Consider spending a day with one of the regional user groups
for z/VM and Linux updates and to connect with colleagues.
Below are opportunities these valuable
one-day
events!
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New ITSO Redbook Draft
Practical Migration to Linux on System z
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IBM Announcements - July 21 2009
Faster data access with FICON Express8 for System z10
US 109-417
IBM Systems Director VMControl Image Manager for Linux on System z , V2.1
lets you create, manage, and deploy images across various operating
systems and virtual environments
US 209-095
New and/or updated z/VM materials for July 21 announcements
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IBM Announcement - July 7 2009
Preview:
IBM z/VM V6.1 - Foundation for future virtualization growth
New or updated
z/VM materials for this preview
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Enroll by 31 July for early-bird registration
The next IBM Technical Conference for System z is:
IBM System z Expo
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
Oct. 5-9, 2009
Orlando, Florida
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developerWorks for Linux on System z
Keep apprised of the updates for Linux on System z
via
developerWorks.
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Introducing IBM z Rewards Program
IBM z Rewards Program
,
a new program that simplifies migrating applications from HP, SUN and
other competitive servers to IBM System z10.
(June 2009)
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Contacting IBM about z/VM Publications
A new feedback form is available for conveying your comments
about z/VM publications,
z/VM Reader's Comment Form
You can find the form by clicking on the
"
Contact z/VM" entry in the blue left navigation on z/VM web
pages.
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One-day updates and User Groups
Consider spending a day with one of the regional user groups
for z/VM and Linux updates and to connect with colleagues.
Below are opportunities these valuable
one-day
events!
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Mark your 2009 Calendar ...
The next IBM Technical Conferences for System z are:
IBM System z Expo
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
Oct. 5-9, 2009
Orlando, Florida
IBM System z and Systems Storage Technical Symposium
May 18-21, 2009
Chennai, India
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Article: Securing A Virtual World
Read the article by
Alan Altmark
in the May-June 2009 edition
of Systems Magazine, Mainframe Edition:
Securing a Virtual World,
IBM's z/VM is a proven solution for today's IT environments
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Upcoming ITSO Redbook Residencies
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Service news
Newest service levels for
HCD for
support of WWPN Prediction Tool (WPT)
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z/VM 5.4 SDO Update
We've updated our z/VM 5.4
SDO information.
(Thanks to Willian Rampazzo)
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Catch the WAVV !
Enroll today to attend
WAVV World Alliance of VSE and VM and Linux for
a long weekend of technical education with product expo.
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Mark your 2009 Calendar ...
The next IBM Technical Conference for System z is:
IBM System z Technical Conference
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
May 4-8, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
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A z/VM V5.4 Red Alert
View the z/VM
Red Alert for TPF users (April 17)
VM64644 WAIT9050 CPOWNED PACKS IN TPF MODE
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IBM Announcement - April 28, 2009
IBM System z enhancements, continuing to manage risk
z/VM materials updated for this announcement
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One-day updates and User Groups
Consider spending a day with one of the regional user groups
for z/VM and Linux updates and to connect with colleagues.
Below are opportunities these valuable
one-day
events!
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The Strength of System z:
Customer Video
Satisfied users of IBM System z discuss the strength of the platform.
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View/Listen to the video
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Read the transcript
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New ITSO RedPapers
Implementing the Poughkeepsie Green Data Center
-- Showcasing a DynamicInfrastructure
Multiple z/OS Virtual Machines on z/VM
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Call for MONWRITE Data
To help improve our understanding of customer environments, IBM z/VM
Performance is
requesting specimens of MONWRITE data
from customer systems.
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RSU (Recommended Service Upgrade)
View the contents
z/VM 5.4 RSU
for March 2009.
See also the
chart of RSU schedules anticipated for 2009
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z/VM V5.2 Service Ends soon
Just a reminder that
central service for z/VM V5.2 ends April 30, 2009.
See the z/VM
Upgrade page on how to upgrade to a current release of z/VM.
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45th Anniversary of the IBM Mainframe
Some of you may be too young to remember, but can surely
appreciate this day in history,
April 7, 1964, when the IBM
System/360 mainframe
was announced.
Read Jim Elliott's
presentation entitled
IBM Mainframes - 45 Years of Evolution
Be sure to read about the newest IBM Mainframes,
IBM System z10 EC and z10 BC
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z/VM 5.4 SDO Update
We've updated our z/VM 5.4
SDO information.
(Thanks to Robert Schneider)
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Ordering z/VM via ShopzSeries
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New Paper about Virtualization
z/VM and Xen Virtualization
Performance
(January 2009)
by
Juergen Doelle (IBM) and
Eugene Ong (IBM)
The paper analyzes the performance of the Hypervisors z/VM on IBM System
z and Xen on IBM System x when the level of CPU and memory over
commitment was scaled.
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IBM System z: Myth vs Truth
New ads and video for System z with the theme
Myth vs Truth
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IBM System z Can do IT
Read about System z Advantages at
z Can Do IT
View these System z videos on You Tube:
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IBM Redbooks Draft
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2009 Events, Classes, Training, Conferences
The
VM and Linux events calendar
has been updated with
several user groups meetings, IBM training, z/VM and Linux workshops
from VM Resources, Ltd.
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SHARE User Group
Consider spending a day or two, or even the whole week with
SHARE User Group in Austin, TX.
Excerpt from SHARE web site:
SHARE in Austin will feature hundreds of hours of technical education to take
you further in your profession. You will find content that covers a variety of
enterprise IT topics, including the 2009 themes - "Total Enterprise
Virtualization" and "Service Orientation - The Foundation for IT
Modernization."
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VM Licensed Products (LP)
The
VM LP Migration Matrix has been updated.
(Thanks to Denny Refsnider)
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IBM Redbooks for Linux on System z and z/VM
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z/Journal
- The February/March 2009 edition of the
z/Journal
is available for your reading pleasure.
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z/Architecture
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Recent Announcements
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2009 Events, Classes, Training, Conferences
The
VM and Linux events calendar
has been updated with
several user groups meetings, IBM training, z/VM and Linux workshops
from VM Resources, Ltd.
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One-day updates
Consider spending a day with one of the regional user groups
for VM and Linux updates and to connect with colleagues.
Below are opportunities for one-day
events!
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z/VM V5.4: PTFs providing CMS based SSL support
The
list of PTFs for the enablement of the z/VM 540 SSL server are
available and can be ordered.
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Mark your 2009 Calendar ...
The next IBM Technical Conferences for System z are:
IBM System z Technical Conference
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
May 4-8, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
IBM System z Expo
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
Oct. 5-9, 2009
Orlando, Florida
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New Paper about Linux on System z
Concocting 500 Virtual Linux Servers in Three Days
by Mike MacIsaac (IBM)
describes one process to create 500 Linux systems on two LPARs
(January 2009)
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IBM Redbooks for Linux on System z and z/VM
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z/VM 5.4 SDO Update
We've updated our z/VM 5.4
SDO information.
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Hear about z10, z/VM, or Linux on System z
Consider spending a day with a regional user group
for VM and Linux updates and to connect with colleagues.
Below are opportunities for one-day
events!
- December 04, 2008
HILLGANG - The DC area Linux and z/VM users group
in Herndon, VA
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Live Virtual Classes (Webcasts) in December
Big Blue Goes Green: Update on Project Big Green
Speaker:
Mr. Bill Reeder, IBM System z Sales and Strategy; Americas Group
Day: Wednesday, Dec. 03, 2008
Two Times: 11:00 AM ET or 4:00 PM ET (US & CANADA)
View Abstract
Smart, Cool, Affordable - A VSE Perspective of the IBM System z10
Business Class
Speaker:
Mr. Mike Augustine, IBM - Offering Manager, System z
Day: Thursday, Dec. 04, 2008
Time: 11:00 AM Eastern U.S. (New York)
View Abstract
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Mark your 2009 Calendar ...
The next IBM Technical Conferences for System z are:
IBM System z Technical Conference
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
May 4-8, 2009
Brussels, Belgium
IBM System z Expo
... featuring z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and
Linux on System z
Oct. 5-9, 2009
Orlando, Florida
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Software withdrawal - December 2, 2008
Selected IBM System z products. Some replacements
available
US 908-280
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