Partition types and supported operating systems and hypervisors
Administrators can choose one of the following partition types for a new partition. Through the partition type, DPM can optimize the partition configuration for a specific hypervisor or operating system.
- Linux®
- In this type of partition, you can install and run various For recommended Linux on IBM Z® and LinuxONE distribution levels, see the IBM® tested platforms at: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/linux-ibm-z-tested-platforms. These distributions include supported versions of Red Hat® Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and Ubuntu Server (KVM or LPAR DPM). Depending on its intended use, the Linux distribution can function as a single operating system image, or as a hypervisor that hosts multiple guests (for example, Ubuntu KVM).
- z/VM®
- In this type of partition, you can install and run z/VM 7.1 or later. z/VM is supported as a virtualization hypervisor on which you can run multiple Linux images.
- Secure Service Container
- This type of partition is a Secure Service Container, in which you can run only specific software appliances that the Secure Service Container supports.
Figure 1 shows a sample configuration of Linux servers and possible workloads.
- Partitions A, B, and C each support a single Linux server that provides specific functions or applications within the environment: firewall protection, domain name server (DNS), and data warehouse.
- Partition D is configured to run a z/VM hypervisor that hosts multiple Linux web servers.
- Partition E is configured to run a Linux hypervisor (for example, Ubuntu KVM) and multiple Linux images running various applications.
- Partition F is configured as a Secure Service Container that hosts a software appliance.
For details about the specific versions of operating systems and hypervisors that DPM supports, see Requirements for the hypervisor or operating system.