IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack on z Systems V4.2

Download or read book IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack on z Systems V4.2 written by Bill White and published by IBM Redbooks. This book was released on 2015-09-22 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBM® Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z SystemsTM, V4.2 is an easy-to-use cloud management solution that serves as a control point for cloud managed resources based on the OpenStack Juno distribution. IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2 can operate as a cloud management hub that can manage IBM z SystemsTM, IBM Power SystemsTM, and x86 resources from a central point of control. This IBM Redbooks® publication gives a broad understanding of the architecture for IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2, and how it can be implemented and deployed to support cloud services on the z Systems platform. This publication also helps you plan, install, configure, and use IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack for z Systems, V4.2. It focuses on planning and design of your cloud environment on z Systems, as well as the installation and configuration definitions that are necessary to build and manage cloud resources under IBM z/VM®. This information is useful to IT architects and system administrators who plan for and install IBM Cloud Manage with OpenStack for z Systems. The reader is expected to have a good understanding of IBM z SystemsTM hardware, IBM z/VM, Linux on z Systems, and cloud concepts.