z15 T02 / LinuxONE III LT2

On April 14th IBM announced the new z15 T02 the successor for the z14 ZR1. At the same time also the LinuxONE III LT2 the successor for the LinuxONE Rockhopper II was announced. Both machines are based on z15 technology. 

Useful links (please also check out my z15 blog post)

• z15 T02
  
  • announcement letter
  • data sheet
  • 360° tour through the glass model (must see!) 
• LinuxONE III LT2
  
  • announcement letter
  • data sheet
• IBM Z comparison table – really good comparison to previous versions (click on single frame to see the new boxes)
• IBM Mainframe Life Cycle History (updated with z15 T02)
• Large Systems Performance Reference for IBM Z 
• Linux toleration carries forward from z15 (documented on tested platforms). Newer levels provide more functionality 
• Distribution certifications:
  • Canoncial: 
    • z15 T02: 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS
    • LinuxONE III LT2: 18.04 LTS, 16.04 LTS
  • Red Hat:
    • z15 T02: (RHEL 7.7 and RHEL 8) 
    • LinuxONE III LT2: (RHEL 7.7 and RHEL 8) 
  •  SUSE:
    • z15 T02: tbd 
    • LinuxONE III LT2: tbd 
• Redbooks (all updated with T02 / LT02 content)
  • IBM z15 Technical Introduction, SG24-8850-00
  • IBM z15 Technical Guide, SG24-8851-00
• Key Features explained
  • Secure Boot
  • zlib acceleration
  • … (more coming as Linux support becomes available) 

(updated 6/15/2020)