Set up Linux on IBM System z for Production

Set up Linux on System z for Production

 

 

Considerations to move from test and development into production

Capacity planning and performance

Sample checklists

This IBM Redbooks publication shows the power of IBM System z virtualization and flexibility in sharing resources in a flexible production environment. In this book, we outline the planning and setup of Linux on System z to move from a development or test environment into production. As an example, we use one logical partition (LPAR) with shared CPUs with memory for a production environment and another LPAR that shares some CPUs, but also has a dedicated one for production. Running in IBM z/VM mode allows for virtualization of servers and based on z/VM shares, can prioritize and control ...