SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server and IBM zEnterprise SystemGet server virtualization for less than US$1 a day with IBM zEnterprise System. SUSE® Linux Enterprise is the perfect end-to-end solution to run your critical business on IBM zEnterprise System. IBM zEnterprise System includes the zEnterprise servers (z196, z114, zEC12, zBC12), IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager, and IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX).

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SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerforSystemzisthemarketshareleaderforLinuxonIBMSystemzandhaslongbeentheplatformofchoiceformission-criticalcomputing.IBMzEnterpriseserversoffer60percentmoreperformanceata35percentlowerpricethanalternativesolutions,anddeliv-ersavirtualLinuxserverforunderUS$1day†.SUSELinuxEnterpriseServer(x86-64),themostreliable,interoperableandmanageablefoundationforphysicalandvirtualmission-criticalworkloads,nowjoinsitsvirtualworkloadcapabilitieswithIBMzBX.

The Core—IBM zEnterprise Servers IBMservers(includingIBMzEnterprise196/z196,IBMzEnterprise114/z114,IBMzEnterpriseEC12/zEC12,IBMzEnterpriseBC12/zBC12)aredesignedwithperfor-mancecapabilitiesandcapacityforgrowth

andlarge-scaleconsolidation.WithIBMzEnterpriseservers,youcanimprovesecur-ity,resiliencyandavailabilitywhileloweringbothriskandcost.Asenvironmentalcon-cernsheightenthefocusonenergycon-sumption,zEnterpriseserversoffernewefficienciesthatdramaticallyreduceen-ergyusageandfloorspacewhenconsoli-datingworkloadsfromdistributedservers.Fororganizationslookingtobuildgreendatacenters,optionalwatercoolingandhigh-voltageDCpowerallowaboldstepintothefutureofcoolercomputingwithoutchangingthefootprint.Asandexample,IBMzEC12ispoweredby120oftheworld’smostpowerfulmicroprocessorsrunningat5.5GHzandiscapableofexecutingmorethan78,000millionsofinstructionspersecond(MIPS).Thisextremescale,upto50percentmoretotalcapacitythanitspredecessor,theIBMz196,makesthezEC12perfecttogroweitherhorizon-tallyorverticallywithinoneserver.ThezEC12isexcellentfordoinglargescaleconsoli-dation,providingsecuredataservingand

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Server Partner FlyerSUSE Linux Enterprise Server and IBM zEnterprise System

deliveringmissioncriticaltransactionpro-cessingcapabilities.Pluswithover100configurablecores,findingthebestmixofcorestofityourprocessingrequirementsisnotaproblem..Inshort,ithelpsdelivergreaterefficienciesandexpandtheuseofthemainframeforabroadersetofappli-cations,whilehelpingtolowerthetotalcostofownership.

The IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX) and Virtualization with SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerAspartofthezEnterpriseSystem,zBXistheinfrastructuremanagedbythezEnter-priseUnifiedResourceManager(zMan-ager).ItextendstriedandtrueSystemzqualitiesofserviceandmanagementca-pabilitiestoworkloadsrunningonselectgeneralpurposePOWER7bladesrunningAIX,IBMx86BladesrunningLinuxand/orWindows,andworkloadacceleratorsinthezEnterpriseSystem.ThezBXisconnectedtothezEnterpriseserverthroughasecure,high-performance,privatenetwork.Inad-dition,zBXcanhosthigh-performanceprocessorsforspecificworkloads,suchastheIBMSmartAnalyticsOptimizer.

Together,thezEnterpriseandthezBXin-frastructureprovide:

A new infrastructure for supporting workloads on select IBM POWER, IBM System x86 blades, and workload optimizers

A pre-built system that can be easily integrated with your z196 / z114 / zEC12 / zBC12

An integrated management for the zEnterprise System that can simplify operations and management across multiple application environments

Virtual server provisioning and management for Linux guests running z/VM

SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerintegratesthelatestvirtualizationtechnologies,whichcanbeusedtoprovision,deprovision,install,monitorandmanagemultiplevirtualma-chines(VMs)onasinglephysicalsystem.ItcomeswithfullcommercialsupportforKernel-basedVirtualMachine(KVM),anopensourcefullvirtualizationsolutionforLinuxonx86hardware,andalsoshipswiththelatestversionoftheXenhypervi-sor.SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerdeliverssupportforallleadingopensourceand

proprietaryhypervisortechnologies,giv-ingyoumaximumflexibility.Whateveryourhypervisorchoice,SUSELinuxEnter-priseServeristheoptimalhostforyourvirtualizedITinfrastructure,orthe“perfectguest”operatingsystem.

ThezBXisdesignedwithintegratedIBMcertifiedstandardcomponents,testedandpackagedtogetherbyIBM.TheIBMx86bladesinstalledinthezBXfullysup-portSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer.

Toimproveavailability,hardwareredun-dancyisbuiltintothezBXatvariouslevels—thepowerinfrastructure,rackmountednetworkswitches,powerandswitchunitsintheBladeCenterchassis,andredundantcablingforsupportanddataconnectionstothezEnterpriseserver.

Figure 1. High level architecture— SUSE Linux Enterprise Server running on IBM zEnterprise System

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“We’repleasedtopartnerwithSUSEtosupportSUSELinuxEnterpriseServersoourcustomerscanconfidentlyrunLinuxworkloadsonselectIBMx86basedserversinthenewzBXwithSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerforphysicalorvirtualworkloads,”saidDanFrye,vicepresident,OpenSystemsDevelopment,IBM.Further,Mr.Fryesaid,“IBMiscommittedtohelpingclientsdesign,deliverandimplementinnovativeLinuxandAIXsolutionsthatmeettheiruniquebusinessneeds.WithzBX,SUSELinuxEn-terpriseServercustomerscanbenefitfromthecertifiedcomponentsofzBX.Custo-merscandeployandintegrateseamlesslyallcomponentsofthezEnterpriseSystemwithLinuxandgettheassurancethattheirentirehybridenvironmentiswellmain-tainedandsupportedfromIBM.”

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM zEnterprise SystemCombiningSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerwithIBMzEnterpriseserverandzEnter-priseBladeCenterExtensionletsyourunyourmission-criticalworkloadsinaperfectend-to-endLinuxsolutionenvironmentthatisdesignedforinteroperabilityandheterogeneous,mixedITenvironments.Byunifyingentiresectionsofyourdatacen-ter,youincreaseutilization,andsavebothtimeandmoney.SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerisahighlyreliable,scalableandse-cureserveroperatingsystem.Itisdesignedtopowertoday’sandtomorrow’sdatacen-terapplications,webservicesandnetworks.SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerisoptimizedforallITinfrastructures—physical,virtualandcloud—andoffersnumerousadvance-ments.SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerand

SUSEdeliveradditionalvaluewithexpe-rienceandtoolsthatsetusapartfromthecompetition—toolsthatareavailableacrossarchitectures.

IBMzEnterpriseSystemrunningSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerisdatacentersimplifi-cationatitsbest:

zManager on zEnterprise offers benefits such as single management scheme and single virtualization/provisioning/workload management scheme even if there is no zBX installed.

With the zEnterprise server and the zBX you can reduce risk and enhance connection security with the isolated, integrated network.

SUSELinuxEnterpriseServerforSystemzonIBMzEnterpriseallowscustomerstoruntheirmostimportantapplicationsontheworld’sleadingmainframearchitec-ture.ThestrengthsofIBMSystemz—highreliability,immensescalability,strongse-curityandtheabilitytoconsolidatedi-verseworkloadscost-effectively—arefullyleveragedbySUSELinuxEnterpriseSer-ver.SUSEandIBMcollaborateextensivelytoensurethatSUSELinuxEnterpriseSer-verisfullysupportedonSystemz.Thetwocompaniesalsoworktoincorporatenewmainframetechnologyrequestedbyjointcustomers,andtomakeover1,900certifiedapplicationsavailableforSUSELinuxEn-terpriseServeronthemainframe.Byde-ployingSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerforSystemzasaconsolidationplatformfordistributedx86-andUNIX-basedworkloads,customersreducecostswhile

increasingreliability,scalabilityandspeedofdeployment.

RelyonSUSELinuxEnterpriseServertorunyourIBMzEnterpriseSystemtogainacompetitiveadvantage.Mr.FryeofIBMstates,“IBMandSUSEhavepartneredforover10yearsonthemainframetobringcontinuedinnovationtotheLinuxonSys-temzplatform.ThezEnterpriseserversfurtherstrengthenthebenefitsofLinuxandz/VMvirtualizationsoftwarewiththeirservercapabilitiesintheareasofconsoli-dation,security,reliabilityanddisasterre-covery.IBMengineersatIBMBöblingenDevelopmentCenterandtheircounter-partsattheSUSEengineeringdepart-mentinNurembergcollaboratedtogethertoensurethatSUSELinuxEnterpriseSer-verforSystemzexploitstheenhancedhardwarecapabilitiesinzEnterpriseserv-ers.Linuxandz/VMonzEnterprisewill

“With zBX, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server customers can benefit from the certified components of zBX. Customers can deploy and integrate seamlessly all components of the zEnterprise System with Linux and get the assurance that their entire hybrid environment is well maintained and supported from IBM.”

DAN FRYE

Vice President, Open Systems DevelopmentIBM

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continuetodeliveruniquebusinessvalueintheareasofvirtualization,operationalflexibility,scalability,workloadmanage-ment,efficiency,businesscontinuance,reliabilityandsecurity.ThesevalueswillcontinuetoexistontheSystemzarchi-tectureonly.”

Ourmulti-IFLsubscriptionpricingmodelforSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerforSys-temzhelpsyoutomanagethetotalcostofacquisitionandthetotalcostofown-ershipwhenconsolidatingworkloadstoLinuxonSystemz.Thispricingmodelpro-videsvolumediscountsforsubscriptionsofSUSELinuxEnterpriseServerforSys-temztomultipleIFLs.Learnmoreat:www. suse.com/partners/alliance-partners/ibm/mainframe/multiifl.html

The Perfect Fit TheSUSEgoalistoprovidecustomerswiththemostinteroperableandubiq-uitousoperatingsystemfoundationfortheirmission-criticalcomputing,deliverapplicationleadership,andmakeSUSELinuxEnterpriseServertheperfectfitforthegroundbreakingtechnologyofIBMzEnterpriseSystem,whichembracesheterogeneousarchitecturestoaunifiedsystem.YouwillseethatSUSELinuxEnter-priseServeristheidealplatformtorunonanycomponentoftheIBMzEnterpriseSys-tem.Formoreinformation,visit:

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