Requirements for zCX for OpenShift

Hardware requirements

zCX for OpenShift requires an IBM z14 or higher server.

z/OS requirements

zCX for OpenShift requires z/OS 2.4 or higher.

Virtualization layer

The virtualization layer required for zCX for OpenShift is shipped in the z/OS BCP base and the following service: OA62310/UJ90037 (HBB7C0), UJ90038 (HBB7D0). The virtualization layer has the 3-character prefix GLZ.

z/OSMF

The z/OS Management Facility (z/OSMF) interface is used to provision, deprovision, and manage zCX for OpenShift appliance instances. Therefore, z/OSMF must be active in a system on the sysplex where you are deploying a zCX for OpenShift cluster.

For more information, see z/OS Management Facility workflows for zCX for OpenShift.