Integrated Facility for Linux

Integrated Facility for Linux (short IFL ) is a special processor for IBM - mainframe systems (System z) and IBM Power Systems . System z can only run the z / VM operating systems for Linux and, since November 2008, Open Solaris as well.

The advantage of this solution is that the license fees for the software licensed under z / OS are not affected by the additional processor.

On IBM Power Systems , only Linux can run on the IFL processor. IFLs have different prices for hardware and IBM software than for standard processors that can run AIX.

Web links

Description of the IFL at IBM

Individual evidence

↑ IBM: IBM announcement of IFL processors for Power Systems ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: dead link / pic.dhe.ibm.com Retrieved January 27, 2014.
↑ IBM: Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) authorization is expanded to include the OpenSolaris operating system.Retrieved November 19, 2008.

[Power_IFL-1] IBM: IBM announcement of IFL processors for Power Systems ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: dead link / pic.dhe.ibm.com Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[solaris-2] IBM: Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) authorization is expanded to include the OpenSolaris operating system.Retrieved November 19, 2008.