Installation Checklist

Before installing KVM you need to ensure that you meet all the requirements.

Hardware

The following servers are supported:

• IBM z13™
• IBM z13s
• IBM zEC12
• IBM zBC12
• LinuxONE™ Rockhopper
• LinuxONE Emperor

Network Hardware

The following networking features are supported:

• IBM OSA-Express5S
• IBM OSA-Express4S
• IBM OSA-Express3S (zEC12/zBC12 only) -- OSA-Express3S in KVM for IBM z does not support using VLANs or flat networks together with Open vSwitch. For IBM OSA-Express5S and IBM OSA-Express4S, you must have the appropriate microcode level. You can find this by referring to the hardware Preventive Service Planning (PSP) buckets at IBM Resource Link® (www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/).

A Resource Link user ID and password are required. After logging in, the PSP buckets are shown as follows:

• For the IBM z13, the PSP bucket is 2964DEVICE.
• For the IBM z13s, the PSP bucket is 2965DEVICE.
• For the IBM zEC12, the PSP bucket is 2827DEVICE.
• For the IBM zBC12, the PSP bucket is 2828DEVICE.

Storage Hardware

The following storage devices are supported:

• ECKD™ DASD, FICON ® or High Performance FICON (HPF) attached:

  • IBM DS8000® family
  • DS8870
  • DS8880
  • HyperPAV technology is supported

• FCP SCSI disks:

  • IBM DS8000 family:
  • DS8870
  • DS8880
  • XIV® Gen3
  • IBM Storwize® family:
  • IBM Storwize V3500
  • IBM Storwize V3700
  • IBM Storwize V5000
  • IBM Storwize V5010
  • IBM Storwize V5030
  • IBM Storwize V7000
  • SAN Volume Controller

• IBM FlashSystem™:

  • IBM FlashSystem V840/V9000
  • IBM FlashSystem A9000
  • IBM FlashSystem A9000R

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