Linux on S/390
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Linux on S/390 is an IBM mainframe port of the Linux operating system designed to run on System/390 hardware, enabling enterprise-grade, scalable, and reliable Linux workloads on legacy mainframe systems.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Linux on IBM Z | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Linux distribution port
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mainframe operating system port ⓘ |
| architecture |
31-bit ESA/390
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IBM S/390 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Linux kernel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
IBM mainframe software
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Linux ports ⓘ enterprise operating systems ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GNU userland
NERFINISHED
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standard Linux distributions adapted for S/390 ⓘ |
| developer |
IBM
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Linux community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
LPAR support
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hardware-assisted virtualization ⓘ high availability ⓘ mainframe I/O subsystem integration ⓘ reliability ⓘ scalability ⓘ support for ECKD DASD ⓘ support for FCP-attached storage ⓘ support for HiperSockets ⓘ support for OSA network adapters ⓘ support for SCSI over FCP ⓘ support for channel-attached devices ⓘ support for cryptographic coprocessors ⓘ support for hardware random number generation ⓘ support for mainframe security features ⓘ virtual machine support ⓘ workload isolation ⓘ |
| introducedBy | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing Linux to IBM mainframes
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enabling open systems workloads on S/390 ⓘ leveraging mainframe virtualization for Linux ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | Linux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsOn |
IBM S/390 mainframe
NERFINISHED
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IBM System/390 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM mainframe ⓘ |
| successor |
Linux on IBM Z
NERFINISHED
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Linux on zSeries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
POSIX APIs
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TCP/IP networking ⓘ batch processing ⓘ enterprise workloads ⓘ server consolidation ⓘ transaction processing ⓘ virtualization ⓘ |
| useCase |
hosting open source software on mainframes
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modernizing mainframe applications ⓘ running Linux workloads on legacy mainframes ⓘ server consolidation on mainframe hardware ⓘ |
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Linux on IBM Z
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Linux on IBM Z