IBM z/VM: Difference between revisions
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IBM z/VM is | IBM z/VM is an interactive, multiple-access operating system. | ||
The hypervisor can run hundreds to thousands of Linux servers on a single mainframe, together with classic operating systems, such as z/OS and z/VSE. | |||
==Components== | ==Components== | ||
;Control Program (CP):hypervisor and real-machine resource manager | ;Control Program (CP):hypervisor and real-machine resource manager | ||
;[[Conversational Monitor System]] (CMS):application and interactive user environment and file systems | ;[[Conversational Monitor System]] (CMS):application and interactive user environment and file systems | ||
; | ;Dump Viewing Facility:analyzes and manages system software problems | ||
; | ;APPC/VM VTAM Support (AVS):connectivity in an IBM SNA network | ||
;Group Control System (GCS):virtual machine supervisor that provides multitasking services and supports a native SNA network | |||
;Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD) and Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) for z/VM:I/O configuration management environment | |||
;Language Environment for z/VM:runtime environment for application programs written in C/C++, COBOL, or PL/I | |||
;REXX/VM:REXX programming language interpreter | ;REXX/VM:REXX programming language interpreter | ||
;TCP/IP for z/VM:support for the TCP/IP networking | ;TCP/IP for z/VM:support for the TCP/IP networking environment | ||
;Transparent Services Access Facility (TSAF):communication services | ;Transparent Services Access Facility (TSAF):communication services | ||
;Virtual Machine Serviceability Enhancements Staged/Extended (VMSES/E):tools suite for installing and servicing | ;Virtual Machine Serviceability Enhancements Staged/Extended (VMSES/E):tools suite for installing and servicing | ||
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==Optional Facilities and Features== | ==Optional Facilities and Features== | ||
*Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem for VM (DFSMS/VM) | *Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem for VM (DFSMS/VM) | ||
*Directory Maintenance Facility | *Directory Maintenance Facility for z/VM (DirMaint) | ||
*Open Systems Adapter/Support Facility | *Open Systems Adapter/Support Facility | ||
*Performance Toolkit | *Performance Toolkit for VM | ||
*RACF Security Server | *RACF Security Server | ||
*Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem Networking (RSCS) | *Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem Networking (RSCS) | ||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
* | ''For versions 1 and 2 see [[VM/ESA]]'' | ||
* | *3.1.0 (Feb 2001) | ||
* | *4.1.0 (Jul 2001) | ||
* | *4.2.0 (Oct 2001) | ||
* | *4.3.0 (May 2002) | ||
* | *4.4.0 (Aug 2003) | ||
*5.1.0 (Sep 2004) | |||
*5.2.0 (Dec 2005) | |||
*5.3.0 (Jun 2007) | |||
*5.4.0 (Sep 2008) | |||
*6.1.0 (Oct 2009) | |||
*6.2.0 (Dec 2010) | |||
*6.3.0 (Jul 2013) | |||
*6.4.0 (Nov 2016) | |||
*7.1.0 (Sep 2018) | |||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:57, 20 June 2020
IBM z/VM is an interactive, multiple-access operating system.
The hypervisor can run hundreds to thousands of Linux servers on a single mainframe, together with classic operating systems, such as z/OS and z/VSE.
Components
- Control Program (CP)
- hypervisor and real-machine resource manager
- Conversational Monitor System (CMS)
- application and interactive user environment and file systems
- Dump Viewing Facility
- analyzes and manages system software problems
- APPC/VM VTAM Support (AVS)
- connectivity in an IBM SNA network
- Group Control System (GCS)
- virtual machine supervisor that provides multitasking services and supports a native SNA network
- Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD) and Hardware Configuration Manager (HCM) for z/VM
- I/O configuration management environment
- Language Environment for z/VM
- runtime environment for application programs written in C/C++, COBOL, or PL/I
- REXX/VM
- REXX programming language interpreter
- TCP/IP for z/VM
- support for the TCP/IP networking environment
- Transparent Services Access Facility (TSAF)
- communication services
- Virtual Machine Serviceability Enhancements Staged/Extended (VMSES/E)
- tools suite for installing and servicing
Optional Facilities and Features
- Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem for VM (DFSMS/VM)
- Directory Maintenance Facility for z/VM (DirMaint)
- Open Systems Adapter/Support Facility
- Performance Toolkit for VM
- RACF Security Server
- Remote Spooling Communications Subsystem Networking (RSCS)
Versions
For versions 1 and 2 see VM/ESA
- 3.1.0 (Feb 2001)
- 4.1.0 (Jul 2001)
- 4.2.0 (Oct 2001)
- 4.3.0 (May 2002)
- 4.4.0 (Aug 2003)
- 5.1.0 (Sep 2004)
- 5.2.0 (Dec 2005)
- 5.3.0 (Jun 2007)
- 5.4.0 (Sep 2008)
- 6.1.0 (Oct 2009)
- 6.2.0 (Dec 2010)
- 6.3.0 (Jul 2013)
- 6.4.0 (Nov 2016)
- 7.1.0 (Sep 2018)