About this documentation
Welcome to the IBM® Cloud Pak System W4600 documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use Cloud Pak System. Cloud Pak System is an integrated, highly-scalable system that is based on IBM X-Architecture, providing an application-centric computing model in a cloud environment. This information applies to Version 2.3.4 and subsequent V2.3.4.x fix pack releases. This information also applies to both IBM Cloud Pak System Software for x86 and IBM Cloud® Pak System Software Suite for x86 Version 2.3.4 and subsequent V2.3.4.x fix pack releases.
Cloud Pak System Software is a mandatory prerequisite for Cloud Pak System. The Cloud Pak System Software product provides firmware version level support for Cloud Pak System. Cloud Pak System Software is a system to help you manage resources in a cloud-computing environment. It uses workload patterns to create consistent, validated, and repeatable virtual applications within the cloud environment. It installs and configures the required middleware and manages the application run time using policies that you define. It can be placed in a data center to dispense applications and topologies into a pool or cloud of virtualized hardware, and to manage these resources.