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Update Log
This document is refreshed as additional z/VM performance information becomes available. These updates are listed below:
Date |
Action |
14 Sep 2023 | Warning-Track Interruption Facility |
12 Sep 2023 | Support for Guests Greater Than One Terabyte |
16 Sep 2022 | z/VM 7.3 |
26 May 2022 | z/VM 7.2 |
06 Aug 2021 | z/VM 7.2 |
03 Mar 2021 | z/VM 7.2 |
26 Feb 2021 | z/VM 7.2 |
26 Feb 2021 | z/VM 7.2 |
26 Feb 2021 | z/VM 7.2 |
19 Nov 2020 | z/VM 7.2 |
15 Sep 2020 | z/VM 7.2 |
07 Jan 2020 | z/VM 7.1 |
01 Aug 2019 | z/VM 7.1 |
23 May 2019 | z/VM 7.1 |
14 Feb 2019 | z/VM 7.1 |
03 Dec 2018 | z/VM 6.4 |
21 Sep 2018 | z/VM 6.4 |
15 Dec 2017 | Added section "Encrypted Paging" |
09 Jun 2017 | Added section "Dump Channel Program Changes" |
20 Apr 2017 | Refreshed section "TLS/SSL Server Changes" |
04 Apr 2017 | Added section "Concurrent I/O Support for XIV" |
11 Nov 2016 | z/VM 6.4 |
27 Mar 2015 | z/VM for z13 |
12 Jun 2014 | Added section "CPU Pooling" |
09 Aug 2013 | z/VM 6.3 |
11 May 2012 | Added section "High Performance FICON" |
02 Dec 2011 | z/VM 6.2 |
16 Dec 2008 | Added section "CMS-Based SSL Server" |
19 Sep 2008 | z/VM 5.4 |
19 Feb 2008 | Added section "Memory Management: VMRM-CMM and CMMA" |
08 Nov 2007 | Added section "Virtual Switch Link Aggregation" |
01 Nov 2007 | Added section "Diagnose X'9C' Support" |
29 Jun 2007 | z/VM 5.3 |
07 Aug 2006 | Added section "z/VM PAV Exploitation" |
01 Feb 2006 | Added section "QDIO Enhanced Buffer State Management" |
12 Jan 2006 | Added section "Layer 3 and Layer 2 Comparisons" |
16 Dec 2005 | z/VM 5.2 |
05 Jan 2005 | Added section "Virtual Switch Layer 2 Support" |
24 Sep 2004 | z/VM 5.1 |
23 Feb 2004 | "Queued I/O Assist" and "TCP/IP Device Layer MP Support" sections added |
15 Aug 2003 | z/VM 4.4 |
18 Jun 2002 | "Enhanced Timer Management" and "VM Guest LAN: QDIO Simulation" sections added |
31 May 2002 | z/VM 4.3 |
03 May 2002 | Added section "Guest Support for FICON CTCA" |
27 Mar 2002 | z/VM 4.2 |
22 Jun 2001 | z/VM 4.1 |
16 Mar 2001 | Added section "Linux Guest IUCV Driver" |
22 Feb 2001 | z/VM 3.1 (base document) |