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System z Virtualization (z/VM and Linux)

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Objectives

This 1-day technical seminar provides information about the exciting way System z provides virtualization using z/VM and Linux.
Students in this session will learn how virtualization technology works as well as how the IBM mainframe is an important part of the picture.

Description

The topics that will be covered are as follows:

1) How does Virtualization work on System z?
2) How does z/VM and Linux on System z exploit Virtualization?
- Guest systems with features and functions
- Networking (VSWITCH, OSA, and HiperSockets)
- Security
3) Simplification / consolidation
4) Operations / Problem Determination

Target Audience

The seminar is open to IBM Customers, Business Partners, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and IBMers. IT professionals, including technical project managers, architects, systems programmers/analysts, systems designers, and application developers who need to understand the key topics of virtualization and how z/VM and Linux exploit the Sytem z platform.

Profile

Course Code

WRZ015DK

Class Number
TZLR

Start Date
04 Dec 2009

Start Time
09:00 AM

End Time
05:00 PM

Duration and Location
One day in Lyngby, Denmark

Contact Name
Khaled Ibrahim