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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (SLES 15) released

June 3, 2019 June 24, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Linux Distributions, SUSE / Leave a Comment

On June 25th 2018 SUSE announced the new version of their flagship operating system for Linux on Z and LinuxONE. It’s now the 8th major version from SUSE available on the mainframe! All packages and modules have been upgraded to … Read the rest

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Hardware Security – Best Practices and where to find the right information

May 27, 2019 May 26, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Hardware, Linux Distributions, Red Hat, Security, SUSE, Ubuntu / Leave a Comment

With the publication of the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities last year the new class of hardware security threads has been discovered. Everyone needs to protect against them. For Linux and System Z the most important best practice is to stay … Read the rest

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z14 ZR1 / LinuxONE Rockhopper II

May 27, 2019 May 23, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Hardware / Leave a Comment

IBM has announced the new z14 ZR1 / LinuxONE Rockhopper II on April 10, 2018. The key new feature for me of this box is the form factor. Instead of the decades old 24″ rack a standard 19″ rack is … Read the rest

Data at rest encryption with protected key

May 20, 2019 October 8, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Hardware, Hint and Tips, Linux, Security / Leave a Comment
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You might have heard IBM talking about “pervasive encryption”. In this post we take a look at what’s behind this. With every encryption scheme there is the problem of access to the keys. … Read the rest

Blog moved …. extensions coming

May 13, 2019 May 18, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Other / Leave a Comment

This blog has been moved from Blogger to it’s own WordPress site. There is still work underway for design and better usability – so stay tuned. Also I plan to start a regular cadence of Blog posts once a week … Read the rest

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 (SLES12 SP4) released

December 12, 2018 September 16, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Linux Distributions, SUSE / Leave a Comment

On December 12th 2018,  SUSE announced SLES12 SP4 the follow up service pack after SLES 12 SP3.   This release comes SLES 12 SP2 with a major kernel upgrade. This has pros and cons. One of the pros are … Read the rest

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS available for Linux on Z and LinuxONE

July 18, 2018 May 13, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Ubuntu / Leave a Comment

On April 27th 2018 Canonical announced the second version of Ubuntu LTS for Linux on Z and LinuxONE.

Link collection and other useful information:

  • Canonical System Z specific blog
  • Ubuntu 18.04 release notes
  • Ubuntu 18.04 installation guide
  • Ubuntu Server Certifications
… Read the rest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 released

July 16, 2018 May 13, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Red Hat / Leave a Comment
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On April 10th, 2018 Red Hat announced the next regular update to their flag ship operating system.

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kernel level for 7.5 is kernel-3.10.0-862.el7. The kernel level for 7.5-alt is kernel-4.14.0-49.el7a.
And this is actually the largest change. There is … Read the rest

SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Service Pack 3 (SLES 12 SP3) released

July 15, 2018 May 13, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / SUSE / Leave a Comment
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On September 7th 2017 eleven months after the last service pack  SUSE has released the latest updated to their flag ship server distribution.

The kernel level for 12.3 is kernel-4.4.73-5.1. So the major kernel level stayed the same, which allowed … Read the rest

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4 released

July 14, 2018 May 13, 2019 / By Eberhard Pasch / Red Hat / Leave a Comment

On August 1st, 2017 Red Hat announced the next regular update to their flag ship operating system.

The
kernel level for 7.4 is kernel-3.10.0-693.el7.

Here is my usual summary of links to more information:

  • Complete RHEL 7 documentation
  • RHEL 7.4
… Read the rest

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