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z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES 10 SP2



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Abstract

This book describes how to roll your own SLES 10 SP2 Linux virtual servers on IBM System z hardware under z/VM. It adopts a cookbook format that provides
a concise, repeatable set of procedures for installing and configuring z/VM in an LPAR and then installing and customizing Linux.
To follow along with this book, you will need an IBM System z logical partition (LPAR) with associated resources, z/VM 5.3 media, and a Linux distribution

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to z/VM and Linux
2. Planning
3. configuring desktop machine
4 Installing and configuring z/VM
5. Servicing z/VM
6. Configuring an NFS server for SLES 10 SP2
7. Installing SLES 10 SP2 on the controller
8. Installing SLES 10 SP2 on the golden image
9. Cloning SLES 10 SP2
10. Cloining open source virtual servers
11. Miscellaneous recipes
12. Monitoring z/VM and Linux
Appendix A. References
Appendix B. z/vM Source code
Appendix C. Linux source code

Special Notices

These pages are Web versions of IBM Redbooks- and Redpapers-in-progress. They are published here for those who need the information now and may contain spelling, layout and grammatical errors.
This material has not been submitted to any formal IBM test and is published AS IS. It has not been the subject of rigorous review. Your feedback is welcomed to improve the usefulness of the material to others.

IBM assumes no responsibility for its accuracy or completeness. The use of this information or the implementation of any of these techniques is a customer responsibility and depends upon the customer's ability to evaluate and integrate them into the customer's operational environment.



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08 August 2008

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Author(s)

Michael MacIsaac
Marian Gasparovic
Lester Peckover
Carlos Ordonez
Jin Xiong

IBM Form Number
SG24-7493-00

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