IBM Z and LinuxONE systems leverage open technology solutions to meet the demands of the new application economy. They combine the best of open source to offer IBM's enterprise customers unprecedented performance, flexibility, security and resiliency. Ubuntu Server LTS releases are published every two years in April and can now be downloaded by all IBM Z and LinuxONE system customers.

Minimum requirements:

• Starting with 26.04 LTS, the minimum requirement is now z15 T01/T02 or LinuxONE Rockhopper III LT2 / Emperor III LT1, respectively.
• For 24.04 LTS, the minimum requirement is z14 ZR1 / z14 M01-M05 or LinuxONE Rockhopper II LR1 / Emperor II LM1, respectively.
• For 20.04 LTS, the minimum requirement is z13s/z13, for LinuxONE Rockhopper L10 / Emperor LE1, respectively.

zBC12/zEC12 was only supported up to Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS.

Ubuntu Server for IBM Z and LinuxONE is priced at $19,500 per drawer per year, covering unlimited usage of Ubuntu within that drawer, Ubuntu Pro + Support (24/7) and regular security and reliability fixes from Canonical.

Your use of Ubuntu on IBM Z and LinuxONE in production constitutes acceptance of these terms.

For questions about Ubuntu Pro for IBM Z and LinuxONE, please email us at ibm@ubuntu.com.