Linux On Mainframe
The enterprise Linux® operating system offers a solid foundation for your hybrid cloud IT infrastructure. See how workloads running on Linux on Z inherit the reliability, scalability and security of the IBM Z® platform and how workloads consolidated onto Linux on Z share resources to reduce costs.
IBM introduced the Integrated Linux Facility (IFL) in 2000. With IFL, the machine is capable of running a Linux-only workload on a zSeries Mainframe. IFLs are available for all IBM mainframes, including the G5 series. An IFL is not required to run Linux; Linux runs on general-purpose processors (CPs) as well. IFLs cost less.
z/VM supports one of the world’s leading open-source operating systems, Linux, on the mainframe. Within the VM environment, Linux images benefit from the ability to share hardware and software resources and use internal high-speed communications. While benefiting from the reliability, availability, and serviceability of IBM System z servers, z/VM offers an ideal platform for consolidating Unix and Linux workloads on a single physical server which allows you to run hundreds to thousands of Linux images. Maintec can provide you with a fully outsources Linux running as an IFL (Integrated Facility for Linux on a dedicated IBM mainframe processor or multiple instances of Linux running under z/VM.