Db2 10 For Linux On System Z Using Z Vm V6 2 Single System Image Clusters And Live Guest Relocation

Author : Lydia Parziale,Dan Davenport,Eduardo Kienetz,Tito Ogando,Manoj Srinivasan Pattabhiraman,Srivatsan Venkatesan,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-03
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738437422

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DB2 10 for Linux on System z Using z/VM v6.2, Single System Image Clusters and Live Guest Relocation by Lydia Parziale,Dan Davenport,Eduardo Kienetz,Tito Ogando,Manoj Srinivasan Pattabhiraman,Srivatsan Venkatesan,IBM Redbooks Pdf

IBM® z/VM® 6.2 introduced significant changes to z/VM with a multi-system clustering technology that allows up to four z/VM instances in a single system image (SSI) cluster. This technology is important because it offers you an attractive alternative to vertical growth by adding new z/VM systems. In the past, this capability required duplicate efforts to install, maintain, and manage each system. With SSI, these duplicate efforts are reduced or eliminated. Support for live guest relocation (LGR) allows you to move Linux virtual servers without disrupting your business or incurring loss of service, thus reducing planned outages. The z/VM systems are aware of each other and take advantage of their combined resources. LGR enables you to relocate guests from a system requiring maintenance to a system that will remain active during maintenance. A major advantage for DB2 v10 customers is that using z/VM 6.2 does not require any changes to existing DB2 structures. This remarkable benefit is due to the fact that DB2 v10 is installed as part of the LInux guest on z/VM and is fully integrated into LGR. This allows you to smoothly move DB2 v10 when you move Linux virtual servers, without interrupting either DB2 v10 or z/VM operations and services. This IBM Redbooks® publication will help you understand how DB2 10 on Linux for System z® behaves while running on a z/VM that is being relocated using z/VM's 6.2 Live Guest Relocation feature. In this book, we explore memory management, the DB2 Self-tuning memory manager feature, time synchronization, networking, and storage and performance considerations with regards to relocation. We also offer some best practices found during a live guest relocation for DB2 v10.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Dan Davenport,Eduardo Kienetz,Tito Ogando,Manoj Pattabhiraman,Srivatsan Venkatesan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1151052185

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DB2 10 for Linux on System Z Using Z/VM V6.2, Single System Image Clusters and Live Guest Relocation by Lydia Parziale,Dan Davenport,Eduardo Kienetz,Tito Ogando,Manoj Pattabhiraman,Srivatsan Venkatesan Pdf

IBM® z/VM® 6.2 introduced significant changes to z/VM with a multi-system clustering technology that allows up to four z/VM instances in a single system image (SSI) cluster. This technology is important because it offers you an attractive alternative to vertical growth by adding new z/VM systems. In the past, this capability required duplicate efforts to install, maintain, and manage each system. With SSI, these duplicate efforts are reduced or eliminated. Support for live guest relocation (LGR) allows you to move Linux virtual servers without disrupting your business or incurring loss of service, thus reducing planned outages. The z/VM systems are aware of each other and take advantage of their combined resources. LGR enables you to relocate guests from a system requiring maintenance to a system that will remain active during maintenance. A major advantage for DB2 v10 customers is that using z/VM 6.2 does not require any changes to existing DB2 structures. This remarkable benefit is due to the fact that DB2 v10 is installed as part of the LInux guest on z/VM and is fully integrated into LGR. This allows you to smoothly move DB2 v10 when you move Linux virtual servers, without interrupting either DB2 v10 or z/VM operations and services. This IBM Redbooks® publication will help you understand how DB2 10 on Linux for System z® behaves while running on a z/VM that is being relocated using z/VM's 6.2 Live Guest Relocation feature. In this book, we explore memory management, the DB2 Self-tuning memory manager feature, time synchronization, networking, and storage and performance considerations with regards to relocation. We also offer some best practices found during a live guest relocation for DB2 v10.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Susy Heisser,Rob Hunt,Jo Johnston,Volker Masen,Srivatsan Venkatesan,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738437040

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Using z/VM v 6.2 Single System Image (SSI) and Live Guest Relocation (LGR) by Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Susy Heisser,Rob Hunt,Jo Johnston,Volker Masen,Srivatsan Venkatesan,IBM Redbooks Pdf

In this IBM® Redbooks® publication, we expand upon the concepts and experiences described in "An introduction to z/VM Single System Image (SSI) and Live Guest Relocation (LGR)", SG24-8006. An overview of that book is provided in Chapter 1, "Overview of SSI and LGR" on page 1. In writing this book, we re-used the same lab environment used in the first book, but expanded it to include IBM DB2® v10 on Linux on System z®, two IBM WebSphere® Application Server environments, and added a WebSphere application, used for performance benchmarking, which provided a workload that allowed us to observe the performance of the WebSphere Application Server during relocation of the z/VM® 6.2 member that was hosting the application server. Additionally, this book examines the use of small computer system interface (SCSI) disks in the z/VM v6.2 environment and the results of using single system images (SSI) and live guest relocation (LGR) in this type of environment. In the previous book, a detailed explanation of relocation domains was provided. In this book, we expand that discussion and provide use cases of relocation domains in different situations. Finally, because the ability to back up and restore your data is of paramount importance, we have provided a discussion about how to use one tool, the IBM Backup and Restore Manager for z/VM, which can be used in the new z/VM6.2 environment. We provide a brief overview of the tool and describe the changes in the installation process as a result of using single system image clusters. We also demonstrate how to set up the configuration file, and how to back up and restore both a user and an identity. This publication is intended for IT architects who will be responsible for designing the system and IT specialists who will have to build the system.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Michel Beaulieu,Felipe Mendes,Guilherme Nogueira,Lena Roesch,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738459301

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Practical Migration from x86 to LinuxONE by Lydia Parziale,Michel Beaulieu,Felipe Mendes,Guilherme Nogueira,Lena Roesch,IBM Redbooks Pdf

LinuxONE is a portfolio of hardware, software, and solutions for an enterprise-grade Linux environment. It has been designed to run more transactions faster and with more security and reliability specifically for the open community. It fully embraces open source-based technology. Two servers are available for LinuxONE: The IBM® LinuxONE III LT1 and IBM LinuxONE III LT2. We describe these servers in "IBM LinuxONE servers" on page 5. Aside from still running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Servers, LinuxONE runs Ubuntu, which is popular on x86 hardware. Ubuntu, which runs the cloud, smartphones, a computer that can remote control a planetary rover for NASA, many market-leading companies, and the Internet of Things, is now available on IBM LinuxONE servers. Together, these two technology communities deliver the perfect environment for cloud and DevOps. Ubuntu 16.04 on LinuxONE offers developers, enterprises, and Cloud Service Providers a scalable and secure platform for next generation applications that include OpenStack, KVM, Docker, and JuJu. The following are reasons why you would want to optimize your servers through virtualization using LinuxONE: Too many distributed physical servers with low utilization A lengthy provisioning process that delays the implementation of new applications Limitations in data center power and floor space High total cost of ownership (TCO) Difficulty allocating processing power for a dynamic environment This IBM Redbooks® publication provides a technical planning reference for IT organizations that are considering a migration from their x86 distributed servers to LinuxONE. This book walks you through some of the important considerations and planning issues that you might encounter during a migration project. Within the context of a pre-existing UNIX based or x86 environment, it presents an end-to-end view of the technical challenges and methods necessary to complete a successful migration to LinuxONE.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Saulo Silva,David Borges De Sousa,Livio Sousa,Junius Mills,Qi Ye,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738438870

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Set up Linux on IBM System z for Production by Lydia Parziale,Saulo Silva,David Borges De Sousa,Livio Sousa,Junius Mills,Qi Ye,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication shows the power of IBM System z® virtualization and flexibility in sharing resources in a flexible production environment. In this book, we outline the planning and setup of Linux on System z to move from a development or test environment into production. As an example, we use one logical partition (LPAR) with shared CPUs with memory for a production environment and another LPAR that shares some CPUs, but also has a dedicated one for production. Running in IBM z/VM® mode allows for virtualization of servers and based on z/VM shares, can prioritize and control their resources. The size of the LPAR or z/VM resources depends on the workload and the applications that run that workload. We examine a typical web server environment, Java applications, and describe it by using a database management system, such as IBM DB2®. Network decisions are examined with regards to VSWITCH, shared Open Systems Adapter (OSA), IBM HiperSocketsTM and the HiperPAV, or FCP/SCSI attachment used with a storage area network (SAN) Volume Controller along with performance and throughput expectations. The intended audience for this IBM Redbooks publication is IT architects who are responsible for planning production environments and IT specialists who are responsible for implementation of production environments.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Anthony Bongiorno,Howard Charter,Jo Johnston,Volker Masen,Clovis Pereira,Sreehari Somasundaran,Srivatsan Venkatesan,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738436623

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An Introduction to z/VM Single System Image (SSI) and Live Guest Relocation (LGR) by Lydia Parziale,Anthony Bongiorno,Howard Charter,Jo Johnston,Volker Masen,Clovis Pereira,Sreehari Somasundaran,Srivatsan Venkatesan,IBM Redbooks Pdf

IBM® z/VM® 6.2 introduces significant changes to z/VM in the form of multi-system clustering technology allowing up to four z/VM instances in a single system image (SSI) cluster. This technology is important, because it offers clients an attractive alternative to vertical growth by adding new z/VM systems. In the past, this capability required duplicate efforts to install, maintain, and manage each system. With SSI, these duplicate efforts are reduced or eliminated. Support for live guest relocation (LGR) allows you to move Linux virtual servers without disruption to the business, helping you to avoid planned outages. The z/VM systems are aware of each other and can take advantage of their combined resources. LGR enables clients to avoid loss of service due to planned outages by relocating guests from a system requiring maintenance to a system that remains active during the maintenance period. Together, the SSI and LGR technologies offer substantial client value, and they are a major departure from past z/VM practices. This IBM Redbooks® publication gives you a broad understanding of the new SSI architecture and an overview of LGR. We show an LGR example that shows a typical SAP user environment. In our example, the SAP Application Server Central Instance resides on a Linux on System z® guest and an IBM DB2® 10 database server runs on z/OS®. This book is written for IT architects, who design the systems, and IT specialists, who build the systems.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Vic Cross,Klaus Egeler,Klaus Mueller,Willian Rampazzo,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-10-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738442020

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Securing Your Cloud: IBM z/VM Security for IBM z Systems and LinuxONE by Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Vic Cross,Klaus Egeler,Klaus Mueller,Willian Rampazzo,IBM Redbooks Pdf

As workloads are being offloaded to IBM® z SystemsTM based cloud environments, it is important to ensure that these workloads and environments are secure. This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the necessary steps to secure your environment for all of the components that are involved in a z Systems cloud infrastructure that uses IBM z/VM® and Linux on z Systems. The audience for this book is IT architects and those planning to use z Systems for their cloud environments.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Guillaume Lasmayous,Manoj S Pattabhiraman,Karen Reed,Jing Xin Zhang,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738440064

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End-to-End High Availability Solution for System z from a Linux Perspective by Lydia Parziale,Guillaume Lasmayous,Manoj S Pattabhiraman,Karen Reed,Jing Xin Zhang,IBM Redbooks Pdf

As Linux on System z becomes more prevalent and mainstream in the industry, the need for it to deliver higher levels of availability is increasing. This IBM Redbooks publication starts with an explanation of high availability (HA) fundamentals such as HA concepts and terminology. It continues with a discussion of why a business needs to consider an HA solution and then explains how to determine your business single points of failure. We outline the components of a high availability solution and describe these components. Then we provide some architectural scenarios and demonstrate how to plan and decide an implementation of an end-to-end HA solution, from Linux on System z database scenarios to z/OS, and include storage, network, z/VM, Linux, and middleware. This implementation includes the IBM Tivoli System Automation for Multiplatforms (TSA MP), which monitors and automates applications distributed across Linux, AIX®, and z/OS® operating systems, as well as a GDPS based solution. It includes the planning for an end-to-end scenario, considering Linux on System z, z/VM, and z/OS operating environments, and the middleware used. The TSA MP implements HA for infrastructure, network, operating systems, and applications across multiple platforms and is compared to a Linux HA implementation based on open source Linux-HA, which is Linux only.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Klaus Egeler,Karen Medhat Fahmy,Felipe Cardeneti Mendes,Maciej Olejniczak,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738457949

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Securing Your Cloud: IBM Security for LinuxONE by Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Klaus Egeler,Karen Medhat Fahmy,Felipe Cardeneti Mendes,Maciej Olejniczak,IBM Redbooks Pdf

As workloads are being offloaded to IBM® LinuxONE based cloud environments, it is important to ensure that these workloads and environments are secure. This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the necessary steps to secure your environment from the hardware level through all of the components that are involved in a LinuxONE cloud infrastructure that use Linux and IBM z/VM®. The audience for this book is IT architects, IT Specialists, and those users who plan to use LinuxONE for their cloud environments.

Author : Lydia Parziale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Computer systems
ISBN : 0738436321

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Linux on IBM System Z by Lydia Parziale Pdf

Author : Frank Kyne,Andy Clifton,Justin Deane,Fernando Ferreira,Richard Gunjal,Chuck Laurent,John Papp,Judy Ruby-Brown,Maida Snapper,Michael Stephen,Dave Viguers,Marna Walle,Yvonne Zemotel,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-22
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738440217

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Improving z/OS Application Availability by Managing Planned Outages by Frank Kyne,Andy Clifton,Justin Deane,Fernando Ferreira,Richard Gunjal,Chuck Laurent,John Papp,Judy Ruby-Brown,Maida Snapper,Michael Stephen,Dave Viguers,Marna Walle,Yvonne Zemotel,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is intended to make System Programmers, Operators, and Availability Managers aware of the enhancements to recent releases of IBM z/OS® and its major subsystems in the area of planned outage avoidance. It is a follow-on to, rather than a replacement for, z/OS Planned Outage Avoidance Checklist, SG24-7328. Its primary objective is to bring together in one place information that is already available, but widely dispersed. It also presents a different perspective on planned outage avoidance. Most businesses care about application availability rather than the availability of a specific system. Also, a planned outage is not necessarily a bad thing, if it does not affect application availability. In fact, running for too long without an IPL or subsystem restart might have a negative impact on application availability because it impacts your ability to apply preventive service. Therefore, this book places more focus on decoupling the ability to make changes and updates to your system from IPLing or restarting your systems.

Author : Susan Adamovich,Sam Amsavelu,Armelle Chevé,Helene Grosch,Moshe Reder,David J Simpson,Narjisse Zaki,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738442617

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Oracle on IBM Z by Susan Adamovich,Sam Amsavelu,Armelle Chevé,Helene Grosch,Moshe Reder,David J Simpson,Narjisse Zaki,IBM Redbooks Pdf

Oracle Database 12c Release 1 running on Linux is available for deployment on the IBM ZTM family of servers. The enterprise-grade Linux on IBM Z solution is designed to add value to Oracle Database solutions, including the new functions that are introduced in Oracle Database 12c. In this IBM Redbooks® publication, we explore the IBM and Oracle Alliance and describe how Oracle Database benefits from the IBM Z platform. We then explain how to set up Linux guests to install Oracle Database 12c. We also describe how to use the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Agent to manage Oracle Database 12c Release 1. We also describe a successful consolidation project from sizing to migration, performance management topics, and high availability. Finally, we end with a chapter about surrounding Oracle with Open Source software. The audience for this publication includes database consultants, installers, administrators, and system programmers. This publication is not meant to replace Oracle documentation, but to supplement it with our experiences while installing and using Oracle products.

Author : Bill White,Octavian Lascu,Erik Bakker,Parwez Hamid,Fernando Nogal,Frank Packheiser,Vicente Ranieri Jr.,Karl-Erik Stenfors,Esra Ufacik,Chen Zhu,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738436111

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IBM zEnterprise 114 Technical Guide by Bill White,Octavian Lascu,Erik Bakker,Parwez Hamid,Fernando Nogal,Frank Packheiser,Vicente Ranieri Jr.,Karl-Erik Stenfors,Esra Ufacik,Chen Zhu,IBM Redbooks Pdf

The popularity of the Internet and the affordability of IT hardware and software have resulted in an explosion of applications, architectures, and platforms. Workloads have changed. Many applications, including mission-critical ones, are deployed on a variety of platforms, and the System z® design has adapted to this change. It takes into account a wide range of factors, including compatibility and investment protection, to match the IT requirements of an enterprise. This IBM® Redbooks® publication discusses the IBM zEnterprise System, an IBM scalable mainframe server. IBM is taking a revolutionary approach by integrating separate platforms under the well-proven System z hardware management capabilities, while extending System z qualities of service to those platforms. The zEnterprise System consists of the IBM zEnterprise 114 central processor complex, the IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager, and the IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter® Extension. The z114 is designed with improved scalability, performance, security, resiliency, availability, and virtualization. The z114 provides up to 18% improvement in uniprocessor speed and up to a 12% increase in total system capacity for z/OS®, z/VM®, and Linux on System z over the z10TM Business Class (BC). The zBX infrastructure works with the z114 to enhance System z virtualization and management through an integrated hardware platform that spans mainframe, POWER7TM, and System x technologies. The federated capacity from multiple architectures of the zEnterprise System is managed as a single pool of resources, integrating system and workload management across the environment through the Unified Resource Manager. This book provides an overview of the zEnterprise System and its functions, features, and associated software support. Greater detail is offered in areas relevant to technical planning. This book is intended for systems engineers, consultants, planners, and anyone wanting to understand the zEnterprise System functions and plan for their usage. It is not intended as an introduction to mainframes. Readers are expected to be generally familiar with existing IBM System z technology and terminology.

Author : Sam Amsavelu,Neeraj Arora,Nikhil Kumar Bayawat,Victoria Coates,Gary Evans,Yuki Ishimori,Pankaj Kapoor,Fumiaki Nakamura,Alex Osadchyy,Varun Narula,Zeus Ng,Vaishnavi Prabakaran,Anand Subramanian,Jin Yang,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738459745

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Data Serving with FUJITSU Enterprise Postgres on IBM LinuxONE by Sam Amsavelu,Neeraj Arora,Nikhil Kumar Bayawat,Victoria Coates,Gary Evans,Yuki Ishimori,Pankaj Kapoor,Fumiaki Nakamura,Alex Osadchyy,Varun Narula,Zeus Ng,Vaishnavi Prabakaran,Anand Subramanian,Jin Yang,IBM Redbooks Pdf

Enterprises require support and agility to work with big data repositories and relational databases. FUJITSU Enterprise Postgres is one of the leading relational database management systems (RDBMSs), and it is designed to work with large data sets. As more companies transform their infrastructures with hybrid cloud services, they require environments that protect the safety of their data and business rules. At IBM®, we believe that your data is yours and yours alone. The insights and advantages that come from your data are yours to use in the pursuit of your business objectives. IBM is dedicated to this mission, and the IBM LinuxONE platform is designed around this core statement. IBM LinuxONE is a secure and scalable data serving and computing platform that is made for today's critical workloads. IBM LinuxONE is an all-Linux enterprise platform for open innovation that combines the best of Linux and open technology with the best of enterprise computing in one system. Combining FUJITSU Enterprise Postgres, which is a robust Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that provides strong query performance and high availability (HA), with IBM LinuxONE can transform your application and data portfolio by providing innovative data privacy, security, and cyber resiliency capabilities, which are all delivered with minimal downtime. This IBM Redbooks® publication describes data serving with FUJITSU Enterprise Postgres 12 that is deployed on IBM LinuxONE, which provides the scalability, business-critical availability, and security that your enterprise requires. This publication is useful to IT architects, system administrators, and others who are interested in understanding the significance of using FUJITSU Enterprise Postgres on IBM LinuxONE. This publication is written for those who are familiar with IBM LinuxONE and have some experience in the use of PostgreSQL.

Author : Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Vic Cross,Paul Novak,Mauro Cesar de Souza,IBM Redbooks
Publisher : IBM Redbooks
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780738459721

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The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM Z Volume 1: IBM z/VM 7.2 by Lydia Parziale,Edi Lopes Alves,Vic Cross,Paul Novak,Mauro Cesar de Souza,IBM Redbooks Pdf

This IBM® Redbooks® publication is volume one of five in a series of books entitled The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM Z. The series includes the following volumes: The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems® Volume 1: IBM z/VM® 7.2, SG24-8147 The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM Z Volume 2: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Servers, SG24-8303 The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems Volume 3: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SG24-8890 The Virtualization Cookbook for IBM z Systems Volume 4: Ubuntu Server 16.04, SG24-8354 Virtualization Cookbook for IBM Z Volume 5: KVM, SG24-8463 It is recommended that you start with Volume 1 of this series because the IBM z/VM hypervisor is the foundation (or base "layer") for installing Linux on IBM Z®. This book series assumes that you are generally familiar with IBM Z technology and terminology. It does not assume an in-depth understanding of z/VM or Linux. It is written for individuals who want to start quickly with z/VM and Linux, and get virtual servers up and running in a short time (days, not weeks or months). Volume 1 starts with a solution orientation, discusses planning and security, and then, describes z/VM installation methods, configuration, hardening, automation, servicing, networking, optional features, and more. It adopts a "cookbook-style" format that provides a concise, repeatable set of procedures for installing, configuring, administering, and maintaining z/VM. This volume also includes a chapter on monitoring z/VM and the Linux virtual servers that are hosted. Volumes 2, 3, and 4 assume that you completed all of the steps that are described in Volume 1. From that common foundation, these volumes describe how to create your own Linux virtual servers on IBM Z hardware under IBM z/VM. The cookbook format continues with installing and customizing Linux. Volume 5 provides an explanation of the kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) on IBM Z and how it can use the z/Architecture®. It focuses on the planning of the environment and provides installation and configuration definitions that are necessary to build, manage, and monitor a KVM on Z environment. This publication applies to the supported Linux on Z distributions (Red Hat, SUSE, and Ubuntu).