Linux in a logical partition

 

Install, configure, manage, troubleshoot, and run the Linux^® operating system in a logical partition on a model 8xx or model 270 System i™ platform.

IBM^® and a variety of Linux distributors have partnered to integrate the Linux operating system with the reliability of the iSeries™ server. Linux brings a new generation of Web based applications to the iSeries. IBM has modified the Linux PowerPC^® kernel to run on previous iSeries servers and in a logical partition hosted by either AIX^® or i5/OS^® and contributed the kernel back to the Linux community.

For information about partitioning for Linux on model 5xx systems, see Partitioning for Linux with an HMC in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center.

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