4. Appendix

This section contains information that is referenced from other sections, and that does not really need to be read in sequence.

4.1. Glossary

This documentation uses a few special terms:

HMC
Hardware Management Console; the node the zhmcclient talks to.
session-id
an opaque string returned by the HMC as the result of a successful logon, for use by subsequent operations instead of credential data. The HMC gives each newly created session-id a lifetime of 10 hours, and expires it after that.

4.2. Bibliography

HMC API
The Web Services API of the z Systems Hardware Management Console, described in the following books:
HMC API 2.11.1
IBM SC27-2616, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.11.1)
HMC API 2.12.0
IBM SC27-2617, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.12.0)
HMC API 2.12.1
IBM SC27-2626, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.12.1)
HMC API 2.13.0
IBM SC27-2627, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.13.0)
HMC API 2.13.1
IBM SC27-2634, z Systems Hardware Management Console Web Services API (Version 2.13.1)
HMC Operations Guide
The operations guide of the z Systems Hardware Management Console, described in the following books:
HMC Operations Guide 2.11.1
IBM SC28-6905, System z Hardware Management Console Operations Guide (Version 2.11.1)
HMC Operations Guide 2.13.1
IBM z Systems Hardware Management Console Operations Guide (Version 2.13.1)
KVM for IBM z Systems V1.1.2 System Administration
IBM SC27-8237, KVM for IBM z Systems V1.1.2 System Administration