KVM for IBM Z® and LinuxONE is an open-source alternative to the IBM z/VM hypervisor for the virtualization of Linux® workloads on IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE systems.

Faced with rising data demands and security concerns, Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) open-source virtualization can help you to effectively meet these demands on your IBM Z and LinuxONE systems. KVM’s flexibility as a hypervisor, coupled with its open-source nature makes it a perfect choice for virtualization.

Features

• **Using IBM Secure Execution: **IBM Secure Execution protects the data of workloads that run in a KVM and safeguards VMs from inspection, modification or compromise by other VMs or the KVM administrator.
• High availability
• **Live virtual server migration: **Live virtual server migration enables the relocation of Linux guests around the KVM cluster without affecting the virtual server. 
• **Infrastructure management: **Simplified infrastructure management
• Get simplified infrastructure-as-a-service management for the virtual infrastructure that is based on Red Hat® KVM.
• **Security: **Extensive use of encryption
• KVM supports the on-chip crypto acceleration and the Crypto Express adapter available with the IBM Z and LinuxONE platforms

Benefits

• **Standardizes configuration and operation: **Promotes operational standardization through its architecture-agnostic characteristics, which make it compatible with platforms such as IBM Z and LinuxONE.
• **Enables confidential computing: **Provides confidential computing for VMs based on IBM® Secure Execution for Linux for maximum security.
• **Leverages common Linux administration skills: **Provides a standard set of Linux tools and interfaces that offer a common user experience across various platforms, making it easy for clients looking for trained staff to administrate their KVM deployments.