Specifications

Chapter 9. Linux for System z

Linux for System z is not an IBM product and is not distributed by IBM. Several Linux products

and distributions can be considered under the generic name of “Linux for System z.” There is

no equivalent of an AD-CD available for Linux for System z.

Both Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 6.4) for System z and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

(SLES 11 with SP 2) for System z have been tested and used with the current release of

zPDT.

A variety of installation procedures may be used for both products; we do not attempt to cover

the various techniques in this series of zPDT documentation. We do note that the zPDT

ipl_dvd command may be relevant if your Linux for System z distribution is on a DVD and the

DVD is configured for direct installation.