nova-zvm-virt-driver/doc/source/planning.rst

Planning and Requirements

This dicussed the requirements related to the z/VM system, disk storage etc.

z/VM System Requirements

• A supported version of z/VM 6.4.
• In order to use live migration, the z/VM system must be configured in a Single System Image (SSI) configuration, and must have been created using the IBM-provided installation instructions for SSI configurations.
• The appropriate APARs installed, the current list of which can be found at z/VM cloud connector Maintenance (http://www.vm.ibm.com/sysman/xcmntlvl.html) and z/VM OpenStack Cloud Information (http://www.vm.ibm.com/sysman/osmntlvl.html).

Note

IBM z Systems hardware requirements are based on both the applications and the load on the system. Please consult your IBM Sales Representative or Business Partner for assistance in determining the specific hardware requirements for your environment.