This IBM IBM Redbooks publication describes how to setup your own Linux virtual servers on IBM zSeries and System z9 under z/VM . It adopts a cookbook format that provides a clearly documented set of procedures for installing and configuring z/VM in an LPAR and then installing and customizing Linux. You need a zSeries logical partition (LPAR) with associated resources, z/VM 5.2 media, and a Linux distribution. This book is based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (SLES9) for zSeries and we address both 31-bit and 64-bit distributions.

In addition, there are a few associated REXX EXECs and Linux scripts to help speed up the process. These tools are not IBM products nor formally supported. However, they are informally supported. They are available on the Web.

In this book, we assume that you have a general familiarity with zSeries technology and terminology. We do not assume an in-depth understanding of z/VM and Linux. This book is written for those 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 server

Chapter 7. Installing and configuring Linux

Chapter 8. Configuring NFS on controller

Chapter 9. Configure Linux for cloning

Chapter 10. Four virtual servers

Chapter 11. Miscellaneous recipes

Chapter 12. Monitoring z/VM and Linux

Chapter 13. Backup and restore

Appendix A. References and source code