IBM VM family
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The IBM VM family is a line of IBM mainframe virtualization operating systems designed to run multiple virtual machines and operating environments concurrently on a single physical system.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VM/ESA | 2 |
| IBM virtualization technology | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM mainframe software
ⓘ
operating system family ⓘ virtualization platform ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IBM VM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEarlierSystem |
CP-40
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CP-67 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | IBM mainframe computers ⓘ |
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| introducedWithProduct | VM/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFeature |
ability to run multiple operating systems simultaneously
ⓘ
full virtualization of mainframe hardware ⓘ guest operating system isolation ⓘ logical partitioning of system resources ⓘ support for multiple concurrent virtual machines ⓘ time-sharing of mainframe resources ⓘ virtual disk support ⓘ virtual networking support ⓘ |
| notableComponent |
Control Program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Conversational Monitor System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
ability to run hundreds or thousands of virtual machines
ⓘ
long-term backward compatibility for guest systems ⓘ |
| notableImplementation |
CP-40
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CP-67 NERFINISHED ⓘ VM/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ VM/ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ VM/SP NERFINISHED ⓘ VM/XA NERFINISHED ⓘ z/VM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystemType |
hypervisor
ⓘ
virtual machine monitor ⓘ |
| primaryUseCase |
development and test environments on mainframes
ⓘ
hosting Linux virtual servers on IBM Z ⓘ server consolidation on mainframes ⓘ |
| supportsGuestOperatingSystem |
IBM MVS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IBM OS/390 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM VM/CMS NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM z/OS NERFINISHED ⓘ Linux on IBM Z NERFINISHED ⓘ VSE/ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ z/VSE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsHardwarePlatform |
IBM System z
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IBM System/370 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM System/390 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM z Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM z Systems mainframes NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM zEnterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM zSeries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsVirtualizationModel |
full virtualization
ⓘ
time-sharing ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
VM/ESA