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## Operating system support 

## 7 

This chapter describes the minimum operating system requirements and support considerations for the IBM z14™servers and their features. It addresses z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, z/TPF, Linux on Z, and the KVM hypervisor. 

Note:  Throughout this chapter, “z14” refers to  IBM z14 Model M0x (Machine Type 3906) unless otherwise specified. 

Because this information is subject to change, see the hardware fix categories (IBM.Device.Server.z14-3906.*) for the most current information. 

Support of z14 functions depends on the operating system, its version, and release. 

This chapter includes the following topics: 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.1, “Operating systems summary” on page 244 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.2, “Support by operating system” on page 245 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.3, “z14 features and function support overview” on page 248 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.4, “Support by features and functions” on page 261 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.5, “z/OS migration considerations” on page 306 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.6, “z/VM migration considerations” on page 310 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.7, “z/VSE migration c onsiderations” on page 311 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.8, “Software licensing” on page 312 

GLYPH<SM590000> 7.9, “References” on page 314 

