Front cover -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Linux -- 1.1 The foundation for Linux -- 1.2 The GNU General Public License -- 1.3 Open source -- 1.4 Linux: The operating system -- 1.5 Where Linux fits in -- 1.5.1 Working with other operating systems -- 1.5.2 Infrastructure -- 1.6 Linux distributions -- 1.6.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux -- 1.6.2 SuSE Linux Enterprise Edition -- 1.6.3 UnitedLinux -- Chapter 2. IBM and Linux -- 2.1 IBM's commitment to Linux -- 2.1.1 The IBM Linux Technology Centers -- 2.2 Linux services and application solutions -- 2.2.1 IBM Services -- 2.2.2 IBM Global Services -- 2.2.3 IBM Support Line -- 2.2.4 Linux consultancy -- 2.3 IBM services and software -- 2.3.1 WebSphere -- 2.3.2 DB2 for Linux -- 2.3.3 Tivoli -- 2.3.4 Lotus -- 2.4 Platform services -- 2.4.1 zSeries services -- 2.4.2 iSeries services -- 2.4.3 pSeries services -- 2.4.4 xSeries services -- 2.4.5 Consolidated platform matrix -- Chapter 3. zSeries and Linux -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.1.1 Ways to run Linux on zSeries -- 3.1.2 S/390 and zSeries architecture -- 3.1.3 Further information -- 3.2 Background to z/VM -- 3.2.1 Virtual networking with z/VM -- 3.2.2 Systems management functions built-in to z/VM -- 3.3 Consolidation and scalability -- 3.3.1 Scalability -- 3.3.2 Consolidation -- 3.3.3 Some examples and further information -- 3.4 Linux application solutions -- Chapter 4. IBM TotalStorage and ESS -- 4.1 IBM TotalStorage -- 4.1.1 Value proposition -- 4.2 IBM TotalStorage Proven™ -- 4.3 Enterprise Storage Server -- 4.3.1 ESS overview -- 4.3.2 ESS features and benefits -- 4.3.3 ESS Specialist -- Chapter 5. FCP for zSeries with Linux -- 5.1 zSeries and FCP -- 5.1.1 zSeries specific storage attachments.

5.1.2 Distributed storage attachments -- 5.1.3 zSeries-specific versus distributed storage controllers -- 5.2 Connecting ESS to Linux on zSeries using FCP -- 5.2.1 Hardware and software requirements -- 5.2.2 An implementation overview -- Chapter 6. ESS Copy Services and Linux -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) -- 6.3 PPRC Extended Distance (PPRC-XD) -- 6.4 FlashCopy -- 6.5 ESS Copy Services Web User Interface -- 6.6 Copy Services command line interface -- 6.7 ESS Copy Services available with Linux on zSeries -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.