Introduction

An introduction to z/VM 6.2 concepts and an overview of the tests described in this paper.

z/VM 6.2
Version 6.2 of the IBM® z/VM operating system introduced two concepts that provide the functional foundation for the tests presented in this paper.
Relocation concepts
A z/VM SSI cluster provides a virtual server mobility function called live guest relocation (LGR).
Objectives
The project objectives with respect to the impact of live guest relocation and resource requirements.
Summary
The performance behavior of the live guest relocation of virtual machines was evaluated.

Parent topic: z/VM 6.2 Live Guest Relocation with Linux Middleware