Attachment requirements for z Systems hosts running the Linux operating system

Provides an overview of the requirements for attaching the system to a z Systems® host that is running the Linux® operating system.

The following list provides the requirements for attaching the system to your z Systems hosts that are running the Linux operating system:
  • Check the LUN limitations for your host system.
  • Ensure that you have the documentation for your host system and that you have access to the Installing section in this product information.

    All system publications are available from the following website:

    www.ibm.com/support.
  • Ensure that you installed the correct operating systems and are running a supported Linux kernel.

Linux distributions for IBM z Systems® hosts

Ensure that each z Systems host uses a supported Linux distribution.

Table 1 provides information about the supported distributions.
Table 1. Linux distributions for z Systems hosts
Host server Linux distribution
z Systems server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
System z15 server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
System z16 server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
LinuxONE III server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
LinuxONE Emperor 4 server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
z Systems server Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
System z15 server Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
System z16 server Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
LinuxONE III server Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
LinuxONE Emperor 4 server Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
z Systems server Ubuntu Linux Server
System z15 server Ubuntu Linux Server
System z16 server Ubuntu Linux Server
LinuxONE III server Ubuntu Linux Server
LinuxONE Emperor 4 server Ubuntu Linux Server

The following IBM® website provides current interoperability information about supported software levels, including distribution levels:

www.ibm.com/support.

Host bus adapters for IBM z Systems hosts running the Linux operating system

Ensure that your z Systems hosts that are running the Linux operating system use the correct Linux host bus adapters (HBAs) and host software.

The following website provides current interoperability information about supported HBA and platform levels: www.ibm.com/support.

Drivers and firmware for IBM z Systems hosts

Be sure that you use the correct host bus adapter device driver and firmware levels for your z Systems hosts that are running the Linux operating system.

The following IBM website provides current interoperability information about supported device driver and firmware levels: www.ibm.com/support.