Easier Installation Process for SUSE Linux
Novell Inc. hopes the cost benefits associated with its newly announced SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for IBM System z will help prove to IT managers that the mainframe is not yet a footnote in the history books.
The Waltham, Mass.-based software maker announced Wednesday that the prebuilt installation server — which it says simplifies the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z mainframes — will provide users with the cost and reliability benefits that come with the open operating system.
“For people in the Linux side, installing SUSE Enterprise Server on a System z looks exactly like installing it on a traditional PC server,” said Ross Chevalier, chief technology officer and chief information officer at Novell Canada. “And for the folks coming from a mainframe world, the new quick-start offering really makes it easy for them to build the skills with working with Linux in a rapid fashion.”
