xDR prerequisites

Before you can install the xDR feature license, you must install the System Automation for Multiplatforms base product.

xDR is only supported on Linux® on System z®.

The following Linux distributions are supported for xDR:
  • xDR for Linux on System z running under z/VM® requires one of the following operating systems:
    • SUSE SLES 12 (64-bit)
    • SUSE SLES 15 (64-bit)
    • Red Hat RHEL 7 (64 bit)
    • Red Hat RHEL 8 (64 bit)
  • xDR for Linux on System z running native in LPAR by using ECKD™ disks requires one of the following operating systems:
    • SUSE SLES 12
    • SUSE SLES 15
Note:
  1. If you want to use the xDR function, particular versions of z/VM®, Linux on System z, GDPS®, and System Automation for Multiplatforms must be installed. For detailed information about the available function and the required versions, refer to the GDPS manuals. System Automation for Multiplatforms supports xDR for Linux on System z only.
  2. The xDR naming conventions require that the names of clusters and nodes must not exceed 32 characters. Cluster and node names are not allowed to contain periods (.) or dashes (-) and they must not be identical. For xDR, cluster names are not case-sensitive. To use xDR, System Automation for Multiplatforms must be customized as described in the GDPS manuals.
  3. English is the only language that is supported by xDR and GDPS.