SUSE Linux Enterprise on IBM System z
IBM Large System Update 2009 Helsinki
Olli Tuominen
Michael Andersson
Teknologia-asiantuntija
Konsultti
olli.tuominen@novell.com
michael.andersson@novell.com
Agenda
Introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise
Technology news
Tools to help life in Linux world
SUSE supports your Business critical workloads
2
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
®
Best Choice for Business
Highly reliable, scalable and secure enterprise-class
operating system
Built to power mission-critical workloads in physical
and virtual environments
Affordable, interoperable and manageable open
source foundation
Only enterprise Linux recommended by Microsoft
and SAP
Perfect Guest for virtual computing on many
hypervisors
Backed by award-winning Novell Technical Services
4
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Benefits of
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
®
Save money
•
•
•
Reduce total cost of server ownership
Consolidate workloads onto mainframe
Attractive support subscription pricing
Simplify management
•
•
•
Leading software management stack
Powerful subscription management tools
Built-in support diagnostic tools
Minimize risk
•
•
•
5
Reliable, scalable and secure server operating system
Open source operating system – source code available
More and faster new technology development on Linux
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server –
Mainframe success
®
• Starting in 1999, SUSE GmbH started their cooperation with IBM and
the Marist College to move the available Linux code into an Enterprise
ready Linux distribution - Since then SUSE took over the responsibility
for Linux on System z.
• Available since 2000: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z is
available to customers since 2000, either through IBM or directly through
SUSE.
• 100% market share in 2004: Entering this new market SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server was the only available enterprise-class Linux, which
was maintained and supported and which delivered the Reliability,
Availability and Scalability (RAS) as expected by IBM´s Mainframe
customers.
• 80+% market share in 2009: Although other enterprise-like Linux
offerings entered the market, Novell with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
clearly leads the Linux Mainframe market with a share of more than 80%.
6
© Novell Inc. All rights reserved
Technology news
The Build Service Advantage
Open Source
Projects
Package
Selection and
Integration
Build Service
Quality
Testing
EnterpriseClass
Softw are
x86
Feature Test
AMD64/Intel64
Manual
Regression
Itanium
POWER
Automated
Regression
SUSE Linux
Enterprise
®
Novell
System Test
®
System z
Contribution
Reduces production problems
Consolidates IT skills across disparate systems
Delivers critical updates in hours – not days or weeks
8
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
External Quality
Testing
IBM Testing
Load/Smoke tests
Regression tests
Acceptance tests
SUSE Linux Enterprise
®
Enterprise Base
SUSE Linux Enterprise platfrom
SLES SLED SLE SDK Extensions
JeOS &
Appliances
Binary Code Base
Common (open source) Code Base
9
•
Foundation for SUSE Linux Enterprise products
•
Fully supported core system: L3 support commitment
•
Architectures:
Intel/AMD 32-bit, AMD64/Intel 64, Itanium,
POWER, System z
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise
Maintenance & Support Process
Support
Maintenance
Level 3 support incident
(level 1/2 support identifies customer problem as level 3)
Stage 4:
General availability
Customer implements
new patch level
(via Maintenance Web)
Stage 4
Stage 3:
SUSE Linux Enterprise certified patch becomes
part of the product
(Delivery of new
patch level to customer)
Stage 3
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 1:
Temporary fix (PTF)
(Level 3 support makes PTF
available to customer,
enabling continued productive
system utilization)
Stage 2:
SUSE Linux Enterprise engineering
develops product-compliant
patch from the PTF
(SUSE Linux Enterprise engineering handles certification of
the patch, quality assurance)
10
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Service Pack 3 Features Summary
SUSE Enterprise Server 10 for System z
FICON – Hyper PAV Support
2 OSA Ports per CHPID Support
Selective Logging of ECKD DASD devices
Large image dump on DASD (use multi-volume)
DS8000: Large volume support and Disk Encryption
Crypto Hardware Enablement Device Driver Support toleration
Long Random Numbers Generation
Use IUCV-communication through a socket interface
HiperSocket support for Ipv6
... and many more ... (please consult release notes for details)
11
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for System z
®
New Features in Version 11
Dynamic add/remove of CPU and memory: resources of
a Linux guest under z/VM can be adjusted while running. A
pool of CPUs are dynamically given to a Linux guest and
used as needed
Vertical CPU management: helps get the most
performance out of System z10 servers by being aware of
the server's NUMA characteristics
Linux CPU Node Affinity: improves performance by
scheduling processes to the optimal node where the CPU is
associated, exploiting the new System z10 CPU node
topology
Enhanced HiperSocket support: Additional support for
IPV4 and support for IPV6
12
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
= SLES unique feature
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for System z
®
New Features in Version 11 (cont´d)
Higher performance analysis in the disk subsystem:
gives performance analysts the same type of view into
SCSI over Fibre Channel Protocol that they have with
mainframe Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD)
Large page support: enables better performance with
large memory footprints like in Java or database
workloads by exploiting new System z10 large memory
pages (1MB)
Cross architecture debugging: System z core dumps
can be analyzed on x86 systems, negating the need for
a duplicate System z server
13
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
= SLES unique feature
Tools to help life in Linux world
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
®
Starter System for System z
Historically, one of the biggest hurdles to implementing Linux on
the mainframe has been gaining network access to the installation
media from the mainframe (Installation routine cannot access built-in
DVD reader, Firewall rule changes needed)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z is a
pre-built installation server — facilitates installation of SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server for System z on a z/VM system
Eliminates the network access hurdle to try out Linux on the
mainframe — gaining network access to the installation media
from the mainframe
Allows customers with little or no Linux or z/VM experience to
initiate evaluations of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
http://www.novell.com/partners/ibm/mainframe/starterpack.html
15
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
®
Subscription Management Tool
Subscription and patch management made easy
•
•
A local package proxy tightly integrated with Novell
Customer Center
Included at no cost with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
and fully supported
Benefits
•
•
•
•
•
Secure centralized deployment within the firewall
In cooperation with NCC, automatically assigns
registration codes
Reduces bandwidth use
Accurately and automatically tracks entitlements
Uses your existing customer interface
Key Features
•
•
•
•
16
Staging of patches
Central deployment
Support of “sneakernet” configurations
Works with new integrated supportability infrastructure
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
®
ZENworks Linux Management
Full Linux life cycle management
•
Manage your device configuration and application settings through
the use of policies
Benefits
•
•
•
•
Secure centralized deployment within the firewall
Reduces bandwidth use
Manage your device software packages, including dependency
resolution, patch support, and previous version rollback
Uses easy web-based interface or console access
Key Features
•
•
•
17
Staging of patches
Gather extensive software and hardware inventory and export
custom reports
Support also Red Hat updates
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
®
Novell Privileged User Manager
Deliver superuser privilege management for all UNIX/Linux
environments
•
Allows you to control what commands users are authorized to run,
at what time and from what location.
Benefits
•
•
•
Reduces management overhead
Lower your cost related to user management
Stay compliance and ease audit reporting
Key Features
•
•
18
Visually audit user activity through color-coded risk analysis
Wide platform support; from Unix to Linux and Mainframe
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise HA Extension
®
Includes in SLES for System z subscription
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
High Availability Stack
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
High Availability Extension 11
Yast2-HB
Heartbeat
Yast2-Cluster
Heartbeat
OCFS2 / EVMS2
DRBD 0.7
OCFS2
general FS
DRDB 8
New Development
High Availability
Management-GUI
OCFS2
general FS
High Availability
GUI Management
High Availability
CLI
openAIS
pacemaker
HA
CLI
openAIS
pacemaker
Yast2-Multipath
Yast2-DRBD
Yast2-Multipath
Yast2-DRBD
Part of SLES10
19
cLVM2
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
New for SLES11
Major new code for SLES11
SUSE supports your Business critical workloads
Applications for System z
IBM Software for Linux
Rational
•
•
•
•
•
WebSphere
Modeling, design and
development tools
Architecture
management
•
•
Change and release
management
Process and portfolio
management
Application and
transaction
infrastructure
Application
transformation
•
Business integration
•
Commerce
•
Mobile and speech
middleware
Quality management
•
Portals
•
Express Middleware
Information
Management
•
Database servers
•
Database tools
•
Data warehousing
•
Enterprise content
management
•
Information
integration
•
Master data
management
•
Express middleware
Lotus
Tivoli
•
Application design
and development
•
Business application
management
•
E-mail, calendaring
and collaboration
•
Security management
•
•
Instant messaging
and Web
conferencing
Server, network and
device management
•
Service management
•
Service provider
solutions
•
Storage management
•
Express middleware
•
Mobile and wireless
•
Social software
•
Team collaboration
•
Express middleware
Linux – on x86, x86-64, POWER (System i, System p), System z
• Reliable and efficient
platform for enterprise
software development
• Cross-platform Eclipse
tools on and for Linux
• Robust and flexible
Web infrastructure
• Horizontal scalability
and low cost Linux
database clusters
• Scalable and low TCO
SOA platform and tools • Balanced data warehousing on Linux
on Linux
• Secure and reliable
email on Linux
• Systems management
on and for Linux
• Open client solutions
built on Eclipse RCP
• Linux integrated into
enterprise systems
management
Over 500 Linux offerings – see the matrix at http://www.ibm.com/linux/matrix
21
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Workload Consolidation and TCO
Consolidation Candidates
Best Fit Applications
•
Best fit applications are those that
leverage the classic strengths
of System z servers:
•
High availability
•
High I/O bandwidth capabilities
•
Data exchange using shared memory or
fast interconnects such as HiperSockets
Good Fit Applications
•
22
Good fit applications are applications,
which are optimized for SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server for System z,
but also run well on other architectures,
such as x86 and POWER*.
Examples of BEST fit applications:
WebSphere MQSeries
Oracle
SAP
IBI Web Focus
DB2 Connect CICS Transaction
Gateway
IMS Connect for Java
WebLogic
Lotus Domino
Examples of GOOD fit
applications:
DB2
Informix
WebSphere Application Server
•
TCO
Apache Web Server
•
Application availability on Linux
Samba
•
Strategy within the organization
FTP, NFS, file and print, etc.
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Workload Consolidation and TCO
TCO Ratios: Customer Examples
• Consolidation benefits go beyond hardware costs
• Results vary based on workload and implementation
23
Customer
Distributed Servers
IFLs
Ratio
Nationwide
450+ (x86)
21
21:1
First National Bank of
Omaha
40 (Sparc)
5
8:1
Government of Quebec
27 (x86) +22*
3
16:1
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
®
Major ISV Support
ERP, Production Planning, Logistics
– ABAS Software AG
– SAP
– IFS
Database
– Oracle 9i &10g
– Software AG Tamino (XML Database)
Application and E-business Integration
–
–
–
–
Tibco
Iona
BEA WebLogic
Aeonware (B2B/B2C)
System Management
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
BMC Patrol
BMC Mail Server Knowledge Agent
BMC Web Server Knowledge Agent
Computer Associates
Legato Networker for Linux
LinuxCare (Levanta)
Veritas Software Corp.
Windows Migration (ASP, .NET)
– Stryon Software
Print Server
Stock Tracking
– RTS Realtime Systems
Core Banking Application
– Sanchez, M2M, S2, ...
Mail and Calendaring Server
– Sendmail (Mail
– Bynari (Mail & Calendaring)
– Nexus Neon
Development and Testing Tools
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Logics Software
Rational Software (now IBM)
Rogue Wave Software
Dignus
ACTS (testing)
Acucorp Inc. (Cobol solutions)
MicroFocus
Firewall
– zGuard
– StoneSoft (Stonegate)
Grid Computing
– Platform
– Data Synapse
– Globus Toolkit
– Macro4
For more information, see http://www.novell.com/partner/isv/isvcatalog
and perform Advanced Search on System z architecture
24
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Certified Linux ISV Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise 9+10
25
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Fully Supported by IBM
Novell and IBM Partnership Highlights
®
SUSE Linux Enterprise runs on all IBM hardware platforms
®
•
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server was the first OS to run on all IBM
hardware platforms simultaneously (x, p, z)
Long-time partnership: IBM and Novell (previously SUSE LINUX)
have worked closely together since late 1990s; co-developed Linux
for Power and System z
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z is now available in 6th
generation, starting in 2000
IBM & Novell co-developed IBM Retail Environment for SUSE Linux
Enterprise (IRES)
Dedicated alliance teams at Novell and IBM; Novell has been a
Strategic IBM Alliance Partner since December 2005
IBM support-line on SUSE Linux Enterprise
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is on IBM's Passport Advantage
(PPA) Program
26
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Summary
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for
System z Websites
®
Marketing Website: Linux for System z
Consolidate and virtualize servers, while leveraging
efficiencies of Linux, for greater availability and lower TCO
http://www.novell.com/mainframe
Starter System for System z
Simplify Deployment of Linux on the mainframe with
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
http://www.novell.com/partners/ibm/mainframe/starterpack.html
Download SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
Simplify Deployment of Linux on the mainframe with
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z
http://www.novell.com/products/server/eval.html
Z
28
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Unpublished Work of Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
This work is an unpublished work and contains confidential, proprietary, and trade secret information of Novell, Inc.
Access to this work is restricted to Novell employees who have a need to know to perform tasks within the scope
of their assignments. No part of this work may be practiced, performed, copied, distributed, revised, modified,
translated, abridged, condensed, expanded, collected, or adapted without the prior written consent of Novell, Inc.
Any use or exploitation of this work without authorization could subject the perpetrator to criminal and civil liability.
General Disclaimer
This document is not to be construed as a promise by any participating company to develop, deliver, or market a
product. It is not a commitment to deliver any material, code, or functionality, and should not be relied upon in
making purchasing decisions. Novell, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents
of this document, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. The development, release, and timing of features or functionality described for Novell products
remains at the sole discretion of Novell. Further, Novell, Inc. reserves the right to revise this document and to
make changes to its content, at any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or
changes. All Novell marks referenced in this presentation are trademarks or registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.
in the United States and other countries. All third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Roadmap
SLE HA 11
SLE 11 SDK
SLES 11
2011
2010
2009
SLES11
SLES11SP1
GreenIT
Unix Linux “Parity”
Manageability
Virtualization
Storage and HA
Security
Applicance ready
Cloud ready
Manage remotely
Mission Critical
SLES 11
SP1
SLES 11
EOL
Q2 2015
H1
Q1
SLES 10
SP3
SLES 10
EOL
Q4
OpenSUSE 11.1
OpenSUSE 11.2
Q1
31
Q2 2013
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Q4
Target project
Committed project
Planned end of life
Five Years Ahead of Competition
System z Historic Milestones
1999
SUSE LINUX and IBM started engineering cooperation; since then IBM engineers and
SUSE / Novell engineers cooperate very tightly on the basis of an excellent relationship.
2000
First SUSE Linux Enterprise Server launched for IBM Mainframes
2001
SUSE LINUX and IBM base their cooperation on a formal agreement for the delivery of
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM’s hardware architectures and worldwide support.
2002
SAP certified SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z; first customer deployments
followed in the same year.
2003
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server achieved Common Criteria certification for all supported IBM
architectures (upto EAL4+ level)
2004
From 2000 until 2004, IBM‘s Linux Impact Teams and SUSE LINUX experts joined forces in
a combined project office, to counsel our customers with the maximum expertise for their
Linux on Mainframe business
2005
Novell and IBM entered into a formal global strategic alliance
2006
Novell launches the 5th generation (code 10) of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM
system z, now including a Starter System that makes POCs and evaluations much easier
2007
With massive investments into ISV enablement, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server becomes the
Linux application leader, with the broadest software support of any Linux distribution. In
addition, IBM and Novell work together to bring new workloads to the mainframe, such as
.NET based applications running on Novell‘s Mono runtime environment.
2008
Today
32
With a 80 percent marketshare, Novell continues as the #1 Enterprise Linux for IBM
Mainframes
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
How to Find Certified Applications
• Visit our catalog:
www.novell.com/partner/isv/isvcatalog
33
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Nationwide Insurance
Global Financial Services Provider
Workloads
• Web
Hosting Environment
• Several other applications
• Server
Business
Issues
Novell®
Solution
capability underutilized with 78 percent of its distributed
servers were using 10 percent computing capacity
• Spending extra resources and time maintaining costly servers
• Reduce data center footprint and energy consumption while
increasing computing power
• SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server for System z
• IBM System z with z/VM
• Nationwide
Results
34
can better manage its data center power consumption,
and improved utilization to 70 percent
• Projected savings of $15 million in the next three years
• 50 percent drop in hardware and operating system support costs
• 80 percent reduction in floor space and power usage
© Novell, Inc. All rights reserved.