Documentation for SUSE distributions

This page contains links to IBM documentation applicable to Linux on System z distributions available from SUSE.

This documentation is a complement to and in no way replaces documentation available from SUSE. The 'Distribution hints' page may also have useful information.

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The following manuals:

• Device Drivers, Features, and Commands
• Dump Tools
• Kernel Messages

are tailored to SLES11 SP2. The below mentioned 'Development stream' documentation is chosen to show the version that most closely resembles the functionality in SLES11 SP2:

Base documentation

• Device Drivers, Features, and Commands on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 - SC34-2595-02
  (PDF, 4.3MB) | February 2012
• Using the Dump Tools on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 - SC34-2598-01
  (PDF, 0.6MB) | February 2012

How to documents

• How to Improve Performance with PAV - SC33-8414-01
  (PDF, 0.1MB) | September 2010
• How to use FC-attached SCSI devices with Linux on System z - SC33-8413-90
  (PDF, .9MB) | February 2012
• How to use Execute-in-Place Technology with Linux on z/VM - SC34-2594-01
  (PDF, 0.5MB) | March 2010
  Download a tarball with sample scripts.
• How to Set up a Terminal Server Environment - SC34-2596-00
  (PDF, 0.3MB) | June 2009

Reference documentation

• Kernel Messages on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 - SC34-2600-01
  (PDF, 0.4MB) | February 2012
• libica Programmer's Reference - SC34-2602-01
  (PDF, 1.3MB) | August 2011

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The following manuals:

• Device Drivers, Features, and Commands
• Dump Tools
• Kernel Messages

are tailored to SLES11 SP1. The below mentioned 'Development stream' documentation is chosen to show the version that most closely resembles the functionality in SLES11 SP1.

Base documentation

• Device Drivers, Features, and Commands on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 - SC34-2595-01
  (PDF, 3.9MB) | June 2010
• Using the Dump Tools on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 - SC34-2598-00
  (PDF, 0.6MB) | June 2010

How to documents

• How to Improve Performance with PAV - SC33-8414-00
  (PDF, 0.1MB) | May 2008
• How to use FC-attached SCSI devices with Linux on System z (kernel 2.6.32) - SC33-8413-03
  (PDF, 1.0MB) | December 2009
• How to use Execute-in-Place Technology with Linux on z/VM - SC34-2594-01
  (PDF, 0.5MB) | March 2010
  Download a tarball with sample scripts.
• How to Set up a Terminal Server Environment - SC34-2596-00
  (PDF, 0.3MB) | June 2009

Reference documentation

• Kernel Messages on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 - SC34-2600-00
  (PDF, 0.4MB) | June 2010
• libica Programmer's Reference - SC34-2602-00
  (PDF, 0.3MB) | June 2009

Add-on features

• Integrating applications with Linux on zEnterprise - SC34-2608-00
  (PDF, 0.3MB) | December 2011

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The 'Device Drivers, Features, and Commands' manual is tailored to SLES11. The below mentioned 'Development stream' documentation is chosen to show the version that most closely resembles the functionality in SLES11.

Base documentation

• Device Drivers, Features, and Commands as available with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 - SC34-2595-00
  (PDF, 3.7MB) | March 2009
• Using the Dump Tools - SC33-8412-01
  (PDF, 0.3MB) | November 2008

How to documents

• How to Improve Performance with PAV - SC33-8414-00
  (PDF, 0.1MB) | May 2008
• How to use FC-attached SCSI devices with Linux on System z - SC33-8413-01
  (PDF, 1.0MB) | November 2008
• How to use Execute-in-Place Technology with Linux on z/VM - SC34-2594-00
  (PDF, .5MB) | November 2008
  Download a tarball with sample scripts.

Reference documentation

• Kernel Messages - SC34-2599-00
  (PDF, 0.3MB) | May 2009
  Note that on SLES11 the RPM with the message man pages is called kernel-default-man-<kernelversion>.s390x.rpm and can be installed from DVD1.

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• Documentation for Linux on System z functionality which was integrated into SLES10 releases can be found in the 'October 2005 Stream' documentation.
• For How-to documentation on Web 2.0 refer to Web 2.0 with SLES10 SP2.

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• Documentation for Linux on System z functionality which was integrated into SLES9 releases can be found in the 'April 2004 Stream' documentation.

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