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JBEER
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Mainframe operating system

Hi All,

I was wondering if it was possible to install a mainframe OS, such as z/os, as a guest machine on VMWare Player. I have not found much information on this topic while searching.

Thanks in advance,

Jason

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RParker
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I was wondering if it was possible to install a mainframe OS, such as z/os, as a guest machine on VMWare Player

If it supports x86 (Intel) architecture you are on your own to get it to work. If it is NOT x86 compatible, then you can't virtualize it. Meaning if you can install it on your desktop / laptop you can probably stick it in a VM, it just may not be supported.