SLES 7 for S/390 and zSeries

The Ultimate Synergy of Operating System and Operating Power

The strengths of S/390 and zSeries are well known - rock-solid reliability, the ability to handle multiple workloads, and the highly scalable technology. These characteristics make S/390 and zSeries the ideal choice for hosting e-business applications. Based on its successful predecessor SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390, SuSE has introduced SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries (31-bit mode).

"The combination of the IBM mainframe with Linux makes it easy to install new servers for Internet service customers on the fly. Before, it took us 5 hours to set up a new server. Now, it is a matter of less than five minutes" Henrik Wulff Riedl, CFO Telia (Internet Service Provider)

Server consolidation is a key benefit of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server for S/390 and zSeries. Server farms can be consolidated to several Linux servers on one S/390 or zSeries. Reducing the number of different servers greatly simplifies system management. Now you can run an unlimited number of Linux systems - hundreds of Linux images enable a server landscape on one single physical machine.

SuSE Linux for S/390 and zSeries offers improved responsiveness - one of the basic and best qualities of SuSE Linux as a server platform. The benefits include more efficient inter-server communication, reduced costs, and less workload for setting up for new Linux servers.

New in Version 7

Compared to its predecessor, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries boasts a number of improvements; for example, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 is the first server operating system to fully support the powerful HiperSockets, an unmatched feature of the IBM eServer zSeries, thus substantially accelerating the speed of the data transfer between virtual servers in the mainframe.

SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries now also supports the journaling file system ReiserFS. ReiserFS is especially efficient for data entities containing large numbers of small files.

Expertise and Linux Know-how for the Most Reliable Architecture

The integrated system maintenance, which is provided directly by SuSE, makes sure your SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries is always in an up-to-date and tested state. Within the scope of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server Maintenance, SuSE delivers tested patches, fixes, and updates directly to the company. Accompanied by the know-how of the SuSE Support Desk, this ensures that the utilized operating system basis is perpetually secure, powerful, and certified.

Some of the features of SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries:

• Easy porting of applications to the mainframe, plain ASCII, no EBCDIC conversion
• Easy installation, automatic hardware detection
• Logical Volume Manager LVM
• Journaling File System
• Open SSL
• More than 1000 business and server applications

The administration and installation tool YaST enables:

• Easy installation, automatic hardware detection
• LVM configuration (also during installation)
• Server and user administration
• Multilingual use

Additional features:

• Large File Support
• Systems management
• Monitoring
• Highspeed networking (HiperSockets, QDIO)
• Enhanced RAW I/O support
• Central configuration file
• Rich Development Environment C, C++, Perl, Fortran
• Ready for SuSE Linux Patch CDs within the scope of SuSE Maintenance Services

Software features:

• Kernel 2.4.7
• LVM (Logical Volume Manager)
• Journaling file system (ReiserFS)
• LFS support (Large File System)
• glibc 2.2.2
• XFree86 4.0.3
• Open SSL
• Kerberos 5
• Samba 2.2 (server + client)
• Apache 1.3.19 (web server)
• sendmail, postfix
• LDAP
• gcc 2.95.3
• PAM user authentication

Last modified  05/17/2003