Remotely controlling virtual hardware - snipl

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snipl is a command line tool for remotely controlling virtual mainframe hardware.

This information applies to simple network IPL (snipl) version 2.3.0. A snipl package is provided with SUSE Linux™ Enterprise Server 12 SP4.

You can use snipl to activate and deactivate virtual mainframe hardware with Linux instances. You can set up a Linux instance on a mainframe system or on a different hardware platform for running snipl.

snipl helps you to automate tasks that are typically performed by human operators, for example, through the graphical interfaces of the HMC or SE. Automation is required, for example, for failover setups within Linux clusters.

snipl can run in one of two modes, LPAR mode or z/VM® mode.

Attention: snipl is intended for use by experienced system programmers and administrators. Incautious use of snipl can result in unplanned downtime and loss of data.