Updated: 06 Feb. 2007

This page includes reference information specific to z/VM V4.4 and made available in the time period following its announcement until central service ends September 30, 2006. Old, non-functioning links have been removed.

• Feb. 06, 2007: z/VM V5.3 announced  New !
• Dec. 6, 2005: z/VM V4.4 and optional features to be withdrawn from marketing March 31, 2006
• Oct. 7, 2003: Infrastructure Simplification
• Aug. 22, 2003: IBM introduces the Mainframe Charter
• Aug. 15, 2003: z/VM V4.4 General Availability
• Aug. 12, 2003:
  IBM SW On/Off Capacity on Demand for zSeries...
  US 203-202, CAN A03-1028, EMEA ZA030227, AP SO AA03-3094"
• July 29, 2003: IBM Compiler & Library for REXX on zSeries R4
  US 203-190, EMEA ZA030216, CAN A03-0976, AP SO AP03-1175
• May 13, 2003:
  z/VM V4.4 Improves Virtualization for Linux on zSeries
  US 203-128, CA A03-0621, EMEA/LA ZP030271, AP SO AP031117
• May 13, 2003:
  IBM C/C++ for z/VM Speeds Time to Market...
  US 203-129, CA A03-0644, EMEA/LA ZP030318, AP SO AP031120
• May 13, 2003: IBM Announces the newest zSeries, z990

Additional Hardware requirements

• Integrated 3270 Console Support when running z/VM V4.4 on pre-z990 servers (July 2, 2003)
• Check for appropriate service levels if you plan to put z990 Adapter Interrupt technology into production. (Jan. 26, 2004)

Ordering and Availablility

• z/VM V4.4 General Availability: August 15, 2003
• z/VM SDO (System Delivery Offering) was the only method that can be used to order z/VM V4.4.
  SDO included February 2006 service
  
• Upgrade to a current release of z/VM
• z/VM V4.4 Announced End of Service date:
  
  • Initially central service for z/VM V4.4 was announced to be discontinued on July 31,2005, in Software Announcement US 203-128.
  • On Aug. 12, 2003, z/VM V4 Software Support Lifecycle Extensions extend the End of Service Date for z/VM V4.4 to 08/31/06 and then extended it to 09/30/2006

Reference information

• z/VM Reference Guide
• z/VM V4.4 FAQ (Frequently asked questions)
• Licensed Products Migration Matrix for z/VM V4.4
• Vendor (Non-IBM Solution Developer) Product matrix for z/VM V4.4
• z/VM Performance Report
   Updated in 2004 to include sections on "Queued I/O Assist" and "TCP/IP Device Layer MP Support".

Specification Sheets

• z/VM V4.4 Spec Sheet
• z/VM hosting Linux on IBM eServer zSeries

Papers and Papers

• The Value of z/VM: Security and Integrity
• Large Scale Web Serving Consolidation with zSeries servers running Linux and z/VM
• Samba Fileserving on IBM zSeries servers with z/VM
• z/VM Accounting and Monitoring for Linux guest machines

Online product documentation and publications

• z/VM V4.4 General Information (GC24-5991-05)
• z/VM V4.4 Product library
• z/VM V4.4 Program Directories
• z/VM V4.4 CP and CMS Data Areas and Control Blocks
• z/VM V4.4 Monitor Records