This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes how to create Linux® virtual servers in IBM z/VM® on IBM System z® hardware. This book adopts a cookbook format that provides a concise, repeatable set of procedures for installing and configuring z/VM in a logical partition (LPAR) and then installing and customizing Linux. You need an IBM System z LPAR with the associated resources, z/VM V6.1 media, and a Linux distribution.

This book assumes that you have a general familiarity with System z technology and terminology. It does not assume an in-depth understanding of z/VM and Linux. It is written for those clients who want to get a quick start with z/VM and Linux on the mainframe.

Chapter 1. Introduction to z/VM and Linux

Chapter 2. Planning

Chapter 3. Configuring a desktop machine

Chapter 4. Installing and configuring z/VM

Chapter 5. Servicing z/VM

Chapter 6. Configuring an NFS/FTP server

Chapter 7. Installing RHEL 6 on the cloner

Chapter 8. Installing and configuring the golden image

Chapter 9. Configuring RHEL 6 for cloning

Chapter 10. Installing Linux with kickstart

Chapter 11. Cloning open source virtual servers

Chapter 12. Servicing Linux with Red Hat Network

Chapter 13. Miscellaneous tasks

Chapter 14. Monitoring and tuning z/VM and Linux

Appendix A. References

Appendix B. Source code

Appendix C. Additional material