Welcome to System z Platform Test, also known as Integration Test. Our organization consists of various teams, including:
- z/OS Platform Evaluation Test (zPET)
- Linux Virtual Servers Platform Evaluation Test
- Consolidated Service Test (CST)
- Other z/OS test strategies and testing environments
New! Recently we released a new edition of our test report which describes our experiences testing on z/OS V1R13. This new edition, titled z/OS V1R13.0 System z Platform Test Report for z/OS and Linux Virtual Servers, is located in our Test Report Library.
z/OS Platform Evaluation Test (zPET)
We are a team of z/OS testers and system programmers who run a Parallel Sysplex on which we perform the final verification of a z/OS release before it becomes generally available to customers. As we do our testing, we gather our experiences, hints, tips, and recommendations and we publish them as the System z Platform Test Report for z/OS and Linux Virtual Servers, formerly known as the z/OS Parallel Sysplex Test Report. You can find our test reports in our Test Report Library.
We publish a new test report with each new release of z/OS and provide a refreshed edition in between z/OS releases.
We also publish a Parallel Sysplex recovery book, z/OS System z Parallel Sysplex Recovery (GA22-7286-01). This book describes our experiences performing recovery actions in our Parallel Sysplex environment. It is located in our Test Report Library.
We also bring you late-breaking news in the form of our latest tips and experiences. You can also use the links listed on the left to learn more about our mission and our team, or to view or download some of our sample configuration files.
Linux Virtual Servers Platform Evaluation Test
We also have a Linux Virtual Server team whose primary responsibility is to emulate leading-edge customer environments, workloads, and activities. This includes running Linux native on System z and as a z/VM guest in a heterogeneous Linux server environment. More information on Linux for System z can be found in our Test Report Library.
Consolidated Service Test (CST)
After general availability (GA), testing of z/OS continues through Consolidated Service Test (CST), where z/OS service along with key subsystems and tools service continues to be tested together. CST recommends service on a quarterly and monthly basis with published results. For more information, see the CST Web site.
Other z/OS test strategies and testing environments
Integration test is just one phase of the testing that IBM performs on the z/OS operating system. For information about the complete IBM test strategy for z/OS, see the IBM Systems Journal article, Testing z/OS: The premier operating system for IBM's System z server (link resides outside of ibm.com).
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