Crossposted to IBM-MAIN and LINUX-390. This feature I'm describing has been available in beta form for a few months now, but I'd like to draw your attention to IBM Cloud Private Version 3.1.2 which was released a couple days ago. Version 3.1.2 includes official support for "manage from" Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE. That is, you can now create and run an entire Docker- and Kubernetes-based cloud environment, including all management-related nodes, on one IBM Z or LinuxONE server. Alternatively, you can create and deploy a hybrid cloud across multiple servers (wherever they're located) and with all the cloud services managed from IBM Cloud Private for Linux on IBM Z or LinuxONE.
Yes, you can download and use IBM Cloud Private Community Edition at no charge, including for Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE systems. The IBM Cloud Private Version 3.1.2 Community Edition is available from Docker Hub, or at least it shortly will be whenever the next Docker Hub "push" occurs. If the Community Edition is all you need, great, enjoy! If you'd like formal IBM support (to open PMRs, etc.) and/or the additional runtimes and capabilities (such as management node high availability) provided in other IBM Cloud Private editions, those are available for purchase if you wish. You can purchase monthly IBM Cloud Private licenses with monthly support or perpetual licenses with annual, renewable support and subscription, as you prefer, so it's all very flexible. IBM Secure Service Container for IBM Cloud Private for Linux on Z and LinuxONE adds uniquely strong security protections to cloud deployments. However, even in IBM Cloud Private Community Edition you can exploit certain special security features, notably TLS/SSL network encryption that leverages IBM Crypto Express hardware security modules (HSMs) and their uniquely strong key protections. If you have z/OS and/or z/VM, you can tap into their cloud provisioning capabilities using z/OS Cloud Provisioning and Management and the z/VM Cloud Connector, respectively. Those particular features are available with/for the base operating systems at no additional charge. I'll need more than a couple sentences to explain how that all works, but that'll probably be a topic for another, future post. IBM Cloud Private Version 3.1.2 highlights are described here: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/fe25b4ef-ea6a-4d86-a629-6f87ccf4649e/entry/IBM_Cloud_Private_Version_3_1_2_is_available?lang=en The main landing page for IBM Cloud Private for Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE is here: https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/cloud-private-on-z-and-linuxone Have fun! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM Z & LinuxONE E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
