IBM Z Redbooks

02 July 2025, Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the features and functions of the latest IBM Z® platform member, which is built with the IBM Telum® II processor: the IBM z17™ (machine type 9175). It includes details about the IBM z17 processor design, I/O innovations, security features, and supported operating systems. The IBM Z platform is known for its security, resiliency, performance, and ...

27 June 2025, Draft Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication presents an overview of the IBM GDPS® offerings and the roles they play in delivering a business IT resilience solution. The book begins with general concepts of business IT resilience and disaster recovery (DR), along with issues that are related to high application availability, data integrity, and performance. These topics are considered within the framework of ...

16 June 2025, Draft Redbooks

The IBM Z time synchronization solution uses two technologies to ensure precise, consistent, and resilient timekeeping across IBM Z systems; Server Time Protocol (STP) and External Time Sources (ETS). STP is a server-wide facility that is implemented in the Licensed Internal Code (LIC) of the IBM Z® platform. It provides improved time synchronization in a sysplex or non-sysplex configuration. ETS ...

09 June 2025, Draft Redbooks

IBM z17 Configuration Setup - This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you install, configure, and maintain IBM z17 (machine types 9175) systems. IBM z17 offers new functions that require a comprehensive understanding of the available configuration options. This book presents configuration setup scenarios and describes implementation examples in detail. This publication is intended for systems ...

04 June 2025, Draft Redbooks

With cyberattacks on the rise, cyber resiliency is becoming more important than ever. Cyber resiliency provides the required capability to prevent significant impact in the event of an attack. A cybersecurity strategy might minimize the risk of attacks getting through to systems, applications, and data, but a cyber resiliency strategy is needed to recover quickly. Preparing for, responding to, ...

29 May 2025, Redbooks

The IBM Z® platform has been globally acknowledged for its security, resilience, performance, flexibility, and scalability. It forms the backbone of mission-critical workloads and is a key component in hybrid cloud environments and AI projects. With each new release, IBM® consistently enhances this solid foundation while expanding its benefits to empower businesses where it counts most. This IBM ...

22 May 2025, Draft Redpaper

Ever wonder how AI could turbocharge your enterprise without compromising on security or flexibility? Explore the realm of AI for Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE and jump start your AI projects by exploring the potential of using LinuxONE as a robust platform for developing and deploying AI applications. This IBM Redbooks publication is a practical guide that will provide real examples and use cases ...

12 May 2025, Redbooks

This IBM Redbooks® publication describes the connectivity options that are available for use within and beyond the data center for the IBM Z® family of mainframes, which includes the following systems: IBM z17™ ME1 IBM z16™ A01 IBM z16 A02 IBM z16 AGZ IBM z15® T01 IBM z15 T02 This book highlights the hardware and software components, functions, typical uses, coexistence, ...

06 May 2025, Redbooks

To guard against future cyberattacks efficiently, you should have a simple process to predict the impact of changes that are made to your security definitions. Security impact forecasting can provide a streamlined workflow in which historical data is captured automatically, and an intuitive interface enables you to set up security adaptations in a way that they can be quickly analyzed for effect ...

11 April 2025, Redpaper

This IBM® Redpaper publication can help you quickly understand the features, functions, and connectivity options that are available with the IBM z17, IBM z16™, and IBM z15®. The intention of this publication is to compare the standard and optional features for various IBM Z® configurations.