z/VM V5.1 Resources
Updated: 01 Oct. 2007
This page includes reference information specific to z/VM V5.1 and made available in the time period following its announcement. For daily to weekly VM site updates, visit VM News/Site Changes to keep apprised of z/VM-related news as it happens.
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z/VM V5.1 and z/VM V5.1 Common Criteria Certification feature were withdrawn from marketing.
The Common Criteria Certification feature (z/VM V5.1) and the optional, priced features for z/VM V5.1 including RACF for z/VM and Performance Toolkit for VM FL510 have been discontinued from service effective September 30, 2007. For the newest z/VM release, see z/VM V5.3
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Announcements and News
- Search World Wide announcement letters
- Feb. 06, 2007: IBM z/VM V5.3 Improving scalability, security, and virtualization technology
- Apr. 27, 2006: New function in z/VM V5.2 supports System z9
- Dec. 16, 2005: IBM z/VM V5.2 Generally Available
Oct. 7, 2004: IBM z/VM V5.1 New enhancements added
(US 204-235)- April 7, 2004: IBM z/VM V5.1 extends zSeries on demand capabilities with Linux-related enhancements and introduces a new pricing model (US 204-057, CAN A04-0421, EMEA &LA ZPO40183, AP04-1071)
Ordering and Availablility
- z/VM V5.1 General Availability: Sept. 24, 2004
- z/VM V5.1 Withdrawal from Marketing: June 15, 2007 (see Feb. 06, 2007 announcement forz/VM V5.3)
- SDO (System Delivery Offering) 10-2005. The z/VM SDO is the only method that can be used to order z/VM V5.1.
- Upgrade to z/VM 5.1 or later
- z/VM Performance Report
- Licensed Products Migration Matrix for z/VM V5.1 04-2005
- Vendor (Non-IBM Solution Developer) Product matrix for z/VM V5.1
Service and Support
- z/VM V5.1 planned End of Service date: Central service is planned until September 30, 2007
- How changes to U.S. daylight savings time affect z/VM
- Dates and APAR Information for Recent Enhancements for z/VM in support of Oct. 2004 and Jan. 2005 announcements. Service levels for HCM and HCD on z/VM.
Reference information
- z/VM V5.1 Architecture Level Set 04-2007
- z/VM V5.1 FAQ 01-2005
- z/VM Reference Guide 04-2006
- Customer references and stories
White papers, Red Papers, technical papers, and articles
- What's new in Performance Toolkit for VM in z/VM V5.1
- What's New for Systems Management in z/VM V4.4: Enhancements designed to make z/VM more autonomic The Mainstream, Issue 8-2004
- 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 V5.1 General Information (GC24-6095-02) 01-2005
- z/VM V5.1 Product library
- z/VM V5.1 Program Directories
- z/VM V5.1 CP and CMS Data Areas and Control Blocks
- z/VM V5.1 Monitor Records
- Redbook: Performance Toolkit for VM
- Redbooks for z/VM and Linux on System z