IBM z14 ZR1 Technical Guide

IBM Dynamic Partition Manager

This appendix describes IBM Dynamic Partition Manager (DPM) on IBM Z and how the DPM environment can be set up and managed.

This appendix includes the following topics:

•E.1, “Introduction” on page 452

•E.2, “Why use DPM?” on page 452

•E.3, “DPM overview” on page 453

•E.4, “Setting up the DPM environment” on page 454

 

E.1 Introduction

DPM is a resource management and operational environment that provides a simplified approach to creating and managing virtualized IBM Z servers. DPM reduces the barriers to the adoption ...