The z/VM hypervisor is designed to help clients extend the business value of mainframe technology across the enter- prise by integrating applications and data while providing exceptional levels of availability, security, and operational ease. z/VM virtualization technology is designed to provide the capability for clients to run hundreds to thousands of Linux servers in a single mainframe, together with other System z operating systems such as z/OS, or as a large- scale
August 5, 2008, IBM announced z/VM 5.4. Enhancements in z/VM 5.4 include:
•Increased fl exibility with support for new
•Dynamic addition of memory to an active z/VM LPAR by exploiting System z dynamic
•Enhanced physical connectivity by exploiting all OSA- Express3 ports
•Capability to install Linux on System z from the HMC without requiring an external network connection
•Enhancements for scalability and constraint relief
•Operation of the SSL server in a CMS environment
•Systems management enhancements for Linux and other virtual images
For the most current information on z/VM, refer to the z/VM Web site at http://www.vm.ibm.com.
z/VSE
z/VSE 4.1, the latest advance in the ongoing evolution of VSE, is designed to help address needs of VSE clients with growing core VSE workloads and/or those who wish to exploit Linux on System z for new,
z/VSE 4.1 is designed to support:
•z/Architecture mode only
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•System z encryption technology including CPACF, con- fi gurable Crypto Express2, and TS1120 encrypting tape
•Midrange Workload License Charge (MWLC) pricing, including
IBM has previewed z/VSE 4.2. When available, z/VSE 4.2 is designed to help address the needs of VSE clients with growing core VSE workloads. z/VSE V4.2 is designed to support:
•More than 255 VSE tasks to help clients grow their CICS workloads and to ease migration from CS/VSE to CICS Transaction Server for VSE/ESA™
•Up to 32 GB of processor storage
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•Encryption Facility for z/VSE as an optional priced feature
•IBM System Storage TS3400 Tape Library (via the TS1120 Controller)
•IBM System Storage TS7740 Virtualization Engine Release 1.3
z/VSE V4.2 plans to continue the focus on hybrid solutions exploiting z/VSE and Linux on System z,
z/TPF
z/TPF is a
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