Preface
This IBM® Redbooks® publication describes the basic installation processes of Linux for z Systems™ on an IBM zPDT® base. It is intended for readers who are not familiar with IBM z Systems or with the zPDT product. This book assume the reader is familiar with Linux on Intel-compatible platforms.
This book provides basic introductions to necessary z Systems and zPDT topics, and proceeds in a cookbook manner. This book is not intended for readers who are already familiar with these topics.
Authors
This book was produced in the International Technical Support Center (ITSO), Poughkeepsie. The author was Bill Ogden:
Bill Ogden is a retired Senior Technical Staff Member who continues to work part time with projects that he enjoys. These include working with new mainframe users and entry-level systems.
The following people contributed substantially to this project:
Keith VanBenschoten, IBM Poughkeepsie, is the technical leader who provided zPDT test systems, and the zPDT installation processes and tools.
Theodore Bohizic, IBM Poughkeepsie, an IBM Senior Technical Staff Member, is a key zPDT developer.
Marc van der Meer, IBM Netherlands, is a Senior IT specialist with IBM Systems Lab Services. Marc helped unravel specific details involved in installing various Linux for z Systems distributions.
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