IBM Launchpad for LinuxONE

Start with validated deployments and benefit from continuous enhancements

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Overview

Accelerate workload deployment

Launchpad for LinuxONE helps organizations move from infrastructure readiness to productive workloads faster through guided workflows, automation and validated deployment patterns.

By streamlining deployment activities and reducing manual effort, Launchpad for LinuxONE helps accelerate time-to-value while improving consistency across deployments.

Features

LinuxONE launchpad showing Linux distribution options for workload deployment.

Curated workload catalog

Deploy LinuxONE workloads through step-by-step experiences that guide administrators through networking, storage, compute and system preparation tasks. Recommended defaults and built-in guidance simplify setup while allowing customization when needed.

Resource discovery and provisioning

Automatically identify available infrastructure resources and streamline provisioning activities through a centralized deployment experience. Launchpad for LinuxONE helps administrators prepare environments without navigating multiple management interfaces.

 LinuxONE launchpad interface showing discovered system resources, available capacity and connectivity status.
  LinuxONE administration interface showing configuration fields and navigation options for managing a Linux environment.

Linux-focused administration experiences

Deploy workloads using tested configuration patterns that help improve consistency and reduce deployment risk. Built-in deployment guidance incorporates best practices for LinuxONE environments.

Guided deployment workflows

Use familiar Linux concepts, terminology and workflows to deploy and manage workloads. Launchpad for LinuxONE is designed for Linux administrators, helping administrators deploy workloads using familiar Linux-centric workflows and operational practices.

 LinuxONE launchpad interface showing a guided deployment workflow with configuration steps and deployment options.
LinuxONE management interface showing discovered resources, system details and resource status.

LinuxONE management integration

Work alongside existing LinuxONE management capabilities through integration with Dynamic Partition Manager (DPM). Configuration changes are reflected in underlying platform management tools, supporting both simplified workflows and advanced operational control.

Benefits

Accelerate time-to-value

Move workloads from planning to production faster.

Increase deployment velocity

Reduce deployment effort through automation and guided workflows.

Improve operational efficiency

Streamline deployment activities and reduce manual effort.

Standardize deployments

Use validated deployment patterns and repeatable workflows.

Take the next step

Get started with IBM Launchpad for LinuxONE using product resources, documentation and community guidance.

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