Part 5: Running Applications
This part is intended to give an overview of the many options that Linux on the mainframe provides for setting up server environments. It is of particular interest to system architects.
First, we look at alternatives for obtaining Linux applications and the benefits of running those applications on the mainframe. We then describe what it means to port an application to Linux on the mainframe. Finally, we look at the advantages that the mainframe's internal communication methods provide to consolidated integrated server environments. We describe connectors, middleware components that allow you to closely integrate the traditional mainframe operating systems with virtual Linux servers in a heterogeneous environment. ...
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