5. Appendix
5.1. Glossary
- forwarder
The IBM Z HMC OS Message Forwarder described in this document.
- forwarder config file
A YAML file with the configuration for the forwarder. For details, see Forwarder config file.
- LPAR
- logical partition
- partition
Logical partitions are, in practice, equivalent to separate Z systems. Each logical partition runs its own operating system.
See also Mainframe hardware: Logical partitions (LPARs).
The HMC Web Services API (see HMC API) has two distinct resource types: “partition” when the Z system is in the DPM operational mode, and “logical-partition” when the Z system is in the classic operational mode, but it is the same concept.
Even though the forwarder supports Z systems in both operational modes, this document uses the single term “LPAR” for simplicity.
- regular expression
Regular expressions in the forwarder config files are standard Python regular expressions.
- Z system
- CPC
A Z system is a server with s390x CPU architecture. The size of a Z system can range from a set of 19-inch drawers up to multiple racks. The boundaries of a Z system are defined by its CPU, memory and IO boundaries, and not by its rack boundaries. The HMC API book uses the resource type “cpc” and term “CPC” for a Z system.
5.2. Bibliography
- HMC API
The Web Services API of the z Systems Hardware Management Console, described in the following books:
- HMC API 2.11.1
IBM SC27-2616, System z Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.11.1)
- HMC API 2.12.0
IBM SC27-2617, System z Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.12.0)
- HMC API 2.12.1
IBM SC27-2626, System z Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.12.1)
- HMC API 2.13.0
IBM SC27-2627, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.13.0)
- HMC API 2.13.1
IBM SC27-2634, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.13.1)
- HMC API 2.14.0
IBM SC27-2636, IBM Z Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.14.0)
- HMC API 2.14.1
IBM SC27-2637, IBM Z Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.14.1)
- HMC API 2.15.0
IBM SC27-2638, IBM Z Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.15.0) (covers both GA1 and GA2)
- HMC Security