Linux on IBM Z mainframe
Bring security and resiliency to your business applications and hybrid cloud with the Linux operating system on an open, enterprise platform.
Why Linux on Z?
The enterprise Linux® operating system (OS) offers a solid foundation for your hybrid cloud IT infrastructure. See how workloads running on Linux on Z inherit the reliability, scalability and security of the IBM Z® platform and how workloads consolidated onto Linux on Z share resources to reduce costs.
Benefits
Run your Linux applications on IBM Z to inherit the capabilities of the platform.
Cyber resiliency
7 nines
Rely on a system designed for 99.99999% availability, workload isolation and faster recovery.
Security
19 billion
Run up to 19 billion fully encrypted transactions per day and manage data privacy by policy.
Scalability
2 million
Scale out to 2.4 million containers in a single IBM z15 system.
Linux server platforms
Enterprise server with Linux
Built to run Linux alongside other operating systems, IBM z15™ single- and multi-frame systems deliver security, privacy and resiliency as part of your hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Linux-optimized server platform
IBM LinuxONE III is designed with clients for open innovation that combines the best of Linux and open technology with the best of enterprise computing in one system.
Linux server virtualization
LPAR virtualization
Partition a physical server into logical partitions (LPARs) with protection certified to EAL5+.
IBM hypervisor
Host thousands of virtual machines on a single system with scalability, system management and performance.
Open hypervisor
Create and manage virtual machines using familiar tools with the open source KVM hypervisor.
Linux operating system software
Linux distributions
IBM Z enterprise servers can run a variety of Linux distributions — including Red Hat® Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, and Canonical Ubuntu Linux — with a common experience.
Hybrid cloud software
Containers and Kubernetes
With containerized software you can build and modernize applications once, and deploy them anywhere – aligned to the needs of your customers.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
Gain simplified IaaS management and integrate seamlessly into hybrid cloud environments via OpenStack compatible APIs.
Hybrid cloud management
Automate deployment, management and governance from a single control point, wherever your workloads run.
Application development and databases
Cloud-native apps
Containerize and modernize existing applications and develop new cloud-native applications.
Application integration
Efficiently connect your containerized applications and data wherever they live with integration capabilities.
Databases for cloud
Integrate IBM and open source databases to support cloud-native applications with an open and extensible data platform.
Cyber resiliency software
Clustering technologies for resiliency
Support multiple disk replication, high availability, and disaster recovery at any distance from a single point of control.
Storage software for resiliency
Manage data at scale and perform archive and analytics in place without bottlenecks.
Server relocation for availability
Live Guest Relocations allow for a Linux guest to be moved from one z/VM system to another within a Single System Image cluster.
Infrastructure services for IBM Z
Our technical consultants can help you design, build, and implement your hybrid cloud on enterprise Linux infrastructure solutions.
