Z/VM

Main article: VM (operating system)

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.)

z/VM
Developer	IBM
OS family	VM family
Working state	Current
Source model	Closed source
Latest release	7.4 / September 20, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-09-20)[1]
License	Proprietary
Official website	www.ibm.com/products/zvm

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]

See also

• OpenSolaris for System z
• PR/SM
• Time-sharing system evolution
• z/OS
• z/TPF
• z/VSE