z/VM V5.2 resources
Updated: 06 July 2009
This page includes reference information specific to z/VM V5.2 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z/VM V5.2 and its priced, optional features of DirMaint, RACF, and the Performance Toolkit for VM were withdrawn from marketing on June 15, 2007 Central support for z/VM V5.2 ended April 30, 2009. See "z/VM upgrade" to migrate to a new level of z/VM.
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Announcements and News
- World Wide announcement letters
- Oct. 21, 2008: IBM System z10 BC and new models of z10 EC
- Aug. 05, 2008:IBM z/VM V5.4 - Extending virtualization technology leadership for System z Feb. 26, 2008: IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Feb. 06, 2007: IBM z/VM V5.3 - Improving scalability, security, and virtualization technology Apr. 27, 2006: New z/VM V5.2 function added in support of System z9 (US - 206-084 EMEA & LA - ZP06-0205 CAN A06-0607 AP - AP06-0084 )
- Aug. 15, 2006: V1.2.0 of Backup and Restore Manager for z/VM Announced
- Feb. 21, 2006: V1.2.0 of Tape Manager and Operations Manager for z/VM
- Nov. 01, 2005: Revised transferability terms and conditions for IBM z/VM V5.2 US -- CANADA -- EMEA and LA -- AP
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July 26, 2005: IBM z/VM V5.2 enhances scalability for virtualization on System z9 and zSeries, including Linux guests
(US 205-168,
CAN A05-0971,
EMEA ZP05-0353,
LA ZP05-0353)
Read the z/VM V5.2 announcement article
IBM Announces the newest mainframe, IBM System z9 - August 23, 2005: Archive Manager for z/VM and Operations Manager for z/VM
Ordering and Availablility
- z/VM V5.2 Generally Available as of Dec. 16, 2005
- z/VM V5.2 withdrawn from marketing: June 15, 2007
- SDO (System Delivery Offering) 04-2007. The z/VM SDO was the only method that could be used to order z/VM V5.2.
- Upgrade to z/VM 5.3 or later
- z/VM Performance Report
- Licensed Products Migration Matrix for z/VM V5.2 08-2006
- Vendor (ISV) Product matrix for z/VM V5.2 12-2005
Service and Support
- How changes to U.S. daylight savings time affect z/VM (11-2006)
- Required z/VM service to run on z10 EC (05-2008)
- Required Service for z/VM 5.2.0 (04-2006)
- May 26, 2006: PTF for APAR VM63952
- June 30, 2006: PTF for APAR VM63856
- z/VM V5.2 planned End of Service date: Central service is planned until April 30, 2009
Reference information
- z/VM V5.2 Architecture Level Set 02-2008
- z/VM Reference Guide 02-2008
- z/VM V5.2 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) 04-2006
- Customer references and stories
Data Sheets
- z/VM V5.2 Data Sheet 04-2006
- Linux on IBM System z with z/VM 02-2008
z/VM V5.2 online product documentation and publications
- z/VM V5.2 General Information (GC24-6095-04) 04-2006
- z/VM V5.2 Product library 05-2006
- z/VM V5.2 Program Directories
- z/VM V5.2 CP and CMS Data Areas and Control Blocks
- z/VM V5.2 Monitor Records
- Redbooks for z/VM and Linux on zSeries