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Linux on the IBM i platform

  
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IBM System Planning Tool
The SPT helps you plan and configure a System i solution to run Linux in logical partitions.

IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux on POWER
The IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux on POWER provides a set of tools and utilities that help you install the Linux operating system on IBM servers with POWER architecture.

IBM Workload Estimator
The Workload Estimator provides assistance on determining the size of Linux partitions needed to support file serving, Web serving, network infrastructure, WebSphere and DB2 UDB workloads.

Solution Sizing Guides
IBM has worked with selected software vendors to produce Solution Sizing Guides for their applications. These guides help you determine the size of a Linux partition needed to support a given workload.

LODRUN CD for Linux
LODRUN is a tool customers and partners can leverage to create Linux images that can be easily replicated by other IBM i platform. Leveraging System i virtualization technologies, users can create a Linux image they want to duplicate, put the image on a CD or DVD, and then restore the Linux environment on another IBM i platform. For more information contact rchlinux@us.ibm.com.

Performance Management for System i
PM provides performance, capacity, and growth information for System i solutions across partitions and multiple operating environments.



 
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