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z/VM Technical Resources

Updated: 26 Feb. 2008

By release
z/VM V5.3 and later
z/VM V5.2 (ends service April 30, 2009)
Upgrading and Migrating to z/VM
z/VM V5.1 (ended service September 30, 2007)
z/VM V4.4 (ended service Sept. 30, 2006)
z/VM V3.1 (ended service Dec. 31, 2005)

VM Community
Fora and Listserv discussions with the VM and Linux community
IBM z/VM Developer Pages
VM Downloads

Order and upgrade
How to buy
Upgrade to a supported release
FAQ - Frequently asked questions
Withdrawal from Marketing (WFM) announced dates
VM Licensed Programs (LP) Migration Matrix

Networking, Security, Performance, System Management
z/VM virtual networking
z/VM security and integrity
VM performance resources (z/VM report, tips, FAQ, etc.)
z/VM storage management
z/VM system management
VM printing resources (tips, links, etc)

Service and Support
Product documentation and literature
VM service page for RSU, program directories, and more
Quick access to IBM Server support
Technical Support FLASH
VM Support for Parallel Access Volumes (PAVs)
z/VM Reference Guide PDF
End of Service (EOS) announced dates

Guest Operating Systems

Server, Device, and Guest Support Tables (see GI Appendix)
   z/VM V5.3 General Information (GC24-6095-07) PDF Updated 02-2008
   z/VM V5.2 General Information (GC24-6095-04) PDF
   z/VM V5.1 General Information (GC24-6095-02) PDF
   z/VM V4.4 General Information (GC24-5991-05) PDF
   z/VM V3.1 General Information (GC24-5944-01) PDF

VM and Linux
VM and z/OS - including Parallel Sysplex
VM and VSE

Application development
CMS Pipelines
z/Architecture CMS sample program (with z/VM V5.3)

IBM mainframe
IBM System z
servers built to protect and grow with your on demand enterprise
( more)
Linux on System z
penguins
Who uses Linux on System z? Which applications are popular? Have you heard about the Community Development System for Linux ?
Attend events to hear about z/VM, Linux on System z, and more