The strengths of S/390 are well known: rock-solid reliability, the ability to run multiple diverse workloads, and highly scalable technology make S/390 an ideal choice for hosting key e-business applications. Now Linux has joined the S/390 family of operating systems, bringing a wealth of open source applications, middleware, and trained developers to help you respond to your business challenges quicker than ever before.

This IBM Redbooks publication will help you install Linux for S/390 in different environments, and documents basic system administration tasks that help you manage your Linux for S/390 system. It also provides an introduction to a wide range of services such as Samba, NFS, and Apache. You will learn what each service is, what it is capable of, and how to install it.

The book covers Linux for S/390 Marist distribution (2.2.15).

Ch. 1 Technology and business

Ch. 2 Open source

Ch. 3 Why Linux

Ch. 4 Linux distributions

Ch. 5 Native S/390 installation and operation of Linux

Ch. 6 VM installation and operation of Linux for S/390

Ch. 7 Installing SuSE Linux on S/390

Ch. 8 Linux for S/390 bootup and shutdown

Ch. 9 Linux for S/390 administration

Ch. 10 Backup

Ch. 11 System maintenance and upgrade

Ch. 12 Changing your root device

Ch. 13 Hardware connectivity

Ch. 14 Linux TCP/IP connectivity

Ch. 15 Linux for S/390 connectivity to VM, OS/390, VSE

Ch. 16 Development tools

Ch. 17 File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Ch. 18 Domain Name Service (DNS)

Ch. 19 Network File System (NFS)

Ch. 20 Samba

Ch. 21 The Apache Web Server

Ch. 22 Firewall configuration

Ch. 23 Printing with Linux

Ch. 24 Linux security issues

Ch. 25 Sources of help and information

Ch. 26 Monitoring the system

App. A Intel architecture, S/390 architecture

App. B VM/ESA virtual machine

App. C Linux for S/390 I/O implementation

App. D The parameter file

App. E Troubleshooting and avoiding pitfalls