KVM 1.1.1 (new version) blog post
After the announcement in August, KVM for IBM z Systems is now generally available. This takes the open source approach for virtualization to the mainframe.
Here are a few links for further details:
- Announcement letter
- Supported in LPARs on zEC12, zBC12, z13 and newer machines (see announcement letter)
- Documention at the IBM Knowledgecenter and on Developerworks (pdf)
- Redbook “Getting Started with KVM for IBM z Systems”
- LSPR numbers for KVM
- SUSE blog entry for the GA
- SUSE support statement for the upcomin SLES 12.1 in another blog entry: “With the next service pack release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for
System z, full support for KVM for IBM z Systems will be provided.” - KVM for IBM z Systems presentation from LinuxCon
- Jens Freimann: Pushing the limits: 1000 guests per host and beyond and the presentation on YouTube
- Software support (expect this to grow over time)
- SAP application server
- IBM Software Product Compatibility Reports – select KVM for z as the hipervisor
If you encounter any problems, please open a PMR with IBM.
(updated 12/07/2015)