IBM z/VM® is an operating system with security-rich and scalable hypervisor and virtualization technology designed to run guest servers such as Linux®, z/OS® and z/TPF virtual machines as well as Red Hat® OpenShift® on IBM Z® and LinuxONE servers.

IBM z/VM runs hundreds to thousands of guest servers on a single IBM Z or IBM LinuxONE server with high efficiency and elasticity. It supports multiple machine images and architectures, simplifying migrations, facilitating application transitions and consolidating systems onto one server. IBM z/VM excels in sharing system resources among virtual machines, offering extreme scalability, security and efficiency, leading to cost savings and a robust foundation for cognitive computing. IBM z/VM provides:

• Cloud foundation: Use on-premises cloud computing in a hybrid cloud strategy.
• IT efficiency: Scale and run thousands of Linux and container workloads efficiently.
• Continuous operation: Help ensure continuous availability with IBM's resiliency offerings.

Features

• **Single systems image: **Share and coordinate resources within a single systems image to reduce planned outages and balance workloads across z/VM systems.
• **Performance toolkit: **Take advantage of enhanced capabilities for monitoring, managing and viewing performance data of multiple z/VM systems. 
• **Directory maintenance: **Add, delete or alter statements to your VM user directory with automated validation to reduce errors. 
• **Security resources: **Know the latest service updates, news, resources and best practices for protecting your z/VM and guest systems. 
• **Performance data pump: **Extract real-time performance data and send it to enterprise observability products for visualization and analysis.

Add-ons

• Systems management add-ons - **IBM Infrastructure Suite: **Manage z/VM and Linux systems with a complete solution. - **IBM Cloud Infrastructure Center: **Simplify infrastructure management of z/VM-based Linux virtual machines.  - **IBM Operations Manager: **Automate and monitor your z/VM systems and its guests. - **IBM Tivoli® OMEGAMON® XE: **View system performance data to manage complex environments more effectively.
• Backup and protection add-ons - **IBM Tape Manager for z/VM: **Manage, monitor and protect your tape devices, tape volumes and tape mount requests. - **IBM Backup and Restore Manager: **Back up and restore files and data on z/VM systems and images of non-z/VM guest systems. 
• More add-ons - **IBM z/VM and VM-related licensed products and features: **Check other z/VM-related products, tools and technologies.