Hello. Here's what I would do: 1) Order and install z/VM 5.3, if you don't already have z/VM running at your site. 2) Pick a Linux for system Z distribution that meets your application support needs. generally speaking, this will be either SuSE from Novell (http://www.novell.com/partners/ibm/mainframe/) or Red Hat (http://www.redhat.com/rhel/server/mainframe/). Both offer trial versions of their distributions for you to install and test. 3) Read the IBM publication "z/VM V5R3.0 Getting Started with Linux on System z9 and zSeries:, available online here: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/Shelves/hcsh2a90 4) become familiar with the Linux on System Z web site at http://www.linuxvm.org/. It has a wealth of practical, hands on Linux advice, how-tos, and technical documentation, all directly related to running Linux on a mainframe; courtesy of Mark Post. 5) If you encounter problems, remember this list. we're a prettuy friendly bunch of folks here, and don't mind offering a helping hand to others....;-)
Good luck. RHK HK wrote:
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