IBM ZVM - FOR LINUX V6 RELEASE 1, Getting Started

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Chapter 2. Planning for Linux virtual servers
This topic covers system requirements and recommendations you need to follow
before you install z/VM.
Figure 3 is an example of a mainframe configured for z/VM, Linux guests, and
other operating systems.
One logical partition (LPAR) is devoted to Linux production under z/VM. Another
LPAR is devoted to Linux application development and test under z/VM; you
might also run a replica of your production guests for testing purposes within this
LPAR. Finally, another LPAR runs another operating system, such as z/OS.
The number of Linux guests you need to run depends on many factors. This topic
discusses:
v
Capacity requirements
v
Memory and CPU requirements
v
DASD space you need
v Network planning
v
User management planning
v Obtaining your Linux distribution
Mainframe
LPAR running
z/OS
LPAR running
z/VM
LPAR running
z/VM
Linux virtual
machines for
development,
test, and
production
replication
Linux virtual
machines for
production
Figure 3. Example mainframe configuration
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