Use z/VM Center to provision Linux systems on virtual hardware
that is based on real IBM IBM System z9 and zSeries hardware and the z/VM hypervisor.
Use the Virtual Server Deployment task to manage individual z/VM virtual servers and operating system instances and to set up templates and Linux guest systems to be used by Server Complexes.
Use Server Complexes to manage multiple Linux guest systems with similar configurations and to clone Linux guest systems that have been set up by Virtual Server Deployment.
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Supported IBM Director objects | Level-0, Level-1, and Level-2 managed systems The z/VM Manageability Access Point must be a Level-2 managed system. |
Supported operating systems |
For detailed operating-system support information, see the IBM Director information center on the Web at publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_main.html. |
Availability | z/VM Center is available as an optional feature of IBM Director included in:
z/VM Center is available as a Web-based extension of IBM Director as delivered with:
You can download the extension from the IBM Support Web site atwww.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/ibm_director/ To be able to use z/VM Center, you must purchase and install a license key. For more details see the z/VM Center setup information in the IBM Director information center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/vsd0_t_prepare.html. |
Required hardware or hardware limitations | IBM System z9 or ![]() |
Required software |
For the latest information see the IBM Director 5.10 information center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2/topic/diricinfo/fqm0_main.html. |
Required protocols | None |
Required device drivers | None |
Mass Configuration support | No |
Scheduler support | No |
Files associated with this task | z/VM Center includes a file, zVMPersonalizationversion.rpm, that you must install in a Linux to create a master Linux. A master Linux is the starting point for cloning Linux instances. version represents a file version specification. |
Events generated by this task | None |