Book description
This IBM® Redbooks® publication gives a broad explanation of the kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) for IBM z™ Systems and how it uses the architecture of IBM z Systems™. It focuses on the planning and design of the environment and provides installation and configuration definitions that are necessary to build and manage KVM for IBM z Systems. It also helps you plan, install, and configure IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for use with KVM for IBM z Systems in a cloud environment.
This book is useful to IT architects and system administrators who plan for and install KVM for IBM z Systems. The reader is expected to have a good understanding of IBM z Systems hardware, KVM, Linux on z Systems, and cloud concepts.
Table of contents
- Front cover
- Notices
- IBM Redbooks promotions
- Preface
- Chapter 1. KVM for IBM z Systems
- Chapter 2. Planning the environment
- Chapter 3. Installing and configuring the environment
- Chapter 4. Managing and monitoring the environment
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Chapter 5. Building a cloud environment
- 5.1 Overview of IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack V4.3
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5.2 Installing, deploying, and configuring KVM on a cloud based on IBM z Systems
- 5.2.1 Installing and update IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack V4.3
- 5.2.2 Deploying the IBM Cloud Manager topology
- 5.2.3 Creating a cloud environment
- 5.2.4 Environment templates
- 5.2.5 Creating a controller topology
- 5.2.6 Creating a compute node topology
- 5.2.7 Cloud environment verification
- 5.2.8 Accessing IBM Cloud Manager 4.3 with OpenStack
- Appendix A. Installing KVM for IBM z Systems with ECKD devices
- Appendix B. Installing IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack
- Appendix C. Basic setup and use of zHPM
- Back cover
Product information
- Title: Getting Started with KVM for IBM z Systems
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2015
- Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
- ISBN: 9780738441207
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