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Linux® on the Mainframe
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Linux® on the Mainframe

by John Eilert, Maria Eisenhaendler, Dorothea Matthaeus, Ingolf Salm
June 2003
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
464 pages
10h 33m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 9. Setting Up Linux on the Mainframe

In this chapter, we discuss considerations when setting up Linux on the mainframe. These considerations cover obtaining a distribution, installing it, and customizing it. The customization section discusses options for creating Linux images for different purposes in an efficient way using z/VM. Customization also covers I/O considerations when setting up the environment.

In general, installing the Linux operating system on the mainframe is no different from other platforms. Setting up the hardware for Linux on the mainframe is different because of virtualization technology. Setting up virtual hardware can be easier (and potentially less costly) than setting up real hardware.

Installing Linux itself ...

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