IBM Linux

White papers:

• x86 Linux application consolidation on Power Systems platforms using IBM virtualization technologies
• Server Consolidation Using Advanced POWER Virtualization and Linux
• Consolidation Test of LAMP Applications on an IBM BladeCenter JS22 Express Server
• Linux on IBM eServer pSeries SAN
• Linux Network Installation Service for multiple platforms provided by an AIX 5L Version 5.3 NIM Server

Redbooks:

• Getting started with PowerVM Lx86
• Linux Performance and Tuning Guidelines
• Linux and IBM Redbooks Portal

Tools:

• IBM System Planning Tool - The SPT helps you plan and configure a Power 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.

Support and services:

• IBM Support Line for Linux - IBM provides support for the Linux operating system through a Support Line contract for Linux. With a contract you get telephone or electronic access to our highly-trained technical support specialists, who can serve as your one source for remote software support services.
• Red Hat support - Red Hat offers standard and premium support for their Linux distributions on the System i family.
• Novell support - Novell offers standard and premium support for their SUSE LINUX distributions on the System i family.
• IBM Systems and Technology Group Lab Services - The CTC has experts that can assist you with your Linux development or implementation projects.

Distributions available:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for POWER
• SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server (SLES) for POWER

Community

IBM Business Partners

Developers

Education

Independent software vendors - One of the fastest developing new ecosystems in the modern IT industry, the number of tested, native applications available for the Linux on POWER platform now exceeds the 2,500 mark.

MareNostrum - The world's 5th most powerful supercomputer is all Linux on POWER.

Chiphopper™ - IBM eServer Application Advantage® for Linux (Chiphopper) offering enables existing x86 processor-based Linux applications to run across an extensive—and growing—client install base with a single port.

OpenPower™ Project - Gain access to community administered OpenPower servers that are remotely hosted through the University of Augsburg or Peking University to test, compile and port applications.

Linux on POWER case studies