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| Developer | IBM |
|---|---|
| OS family | VM family |
| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Latest release | 7.4 / 20 September 2024[1] |
| License | Proprietary |
| Official website | www |
| History of IBM mainframe operating systems |
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z/VM is the current version in IBM's VM family of virtual machine operating systems. First released in October 2000,[2] z/VM remains in active use and development as of 2024[update].[3] It is directly based on technology and concepts dating back to the 1960s, particularly IBM's CP/CMS on the IBM System/360-67 (see article History of CP/CMS for historical details). z/VM runs on IBM's IBM Z family of computers and can support large numbers (thousands) of Linux virtual machines. (See Linux on IBM Z.)
On 16 September 2022, IBM released z/VM Version 7.3 which requires z/Architecture, implemented in IBM's EC12, BC12 and later models.[4]
- ^ "Introducing IBM z/VM 7.4". 6 August 2024.
- ^ "IBM: VM 50th Anniversary". 2 August 2022.
- ^ z/VM 7.4, General Information (PDF). IBM. 2024.
- ^ "Announcement". 13 September 2022.