1. General info¶
1.1. Content of this package¶
The zvm cloud connector package (also known as zvm sdk) is a client library written in pure Python that interacts z/VM SMAPI (System management API) of IBM Z or LinuxONE machines. The goal of this package is to make the z/VM SMAPI easy to be consuemd by upper layer programmers and provide a set of APIs to be called through RESTful interface.
The z/VM SMAPI is the access point for any external tools to manage the z/VM running on IBM Z or LinuxONE platform. It supports management of lifecycle and configuration of various platform resources, such as Guest, CPU, memory, virtual switches, Storage, and more.
1.2. Version¶
This documentation applies to version 0.3 of the zvm cloud connector package. You can also see that version in the top left corner of this page.
The zvm cloud connector package uses the rules of Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 for its version.
1.3. Compatibility¶
In this package, compatibility is always seen from the perspective of the user of the package. Thus, a backwards compatible new version of this package means that the user can safely upgrade to that new version without encountering compatibility issues.
This package uses the rules of Semantic Versioning 2.0.0 for compatibility between package versions, and for deprecations.
Violations of these compatibility rules are described in section Change log.
1.4. Deprecations¶
Deprecated functionality is marked accordingly in this documentation and in the Change log
1.5. Bug reporting¶
If you encounter any problem with this package, please open a bug against cloud connector issue tracker
1.6. License¶
This package is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.