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April 2009 IBM System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) Reference Guide.
2 T able of Contents IBM System z10 EnterpriseClass (z10 EC) Overview page 3 z/Ar chitectur e page 6 z10 EC page 1 1 z10 EC Design and T echnology page 14 z10 EC Model page 15 z10 EC Performance page .
IBM System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) Overview The IBM System z10 ™ Enterprise Class (z10 ™ EC) server is designed to meet the challenges of today’ s business world and to be the cornerstone of an evolutionar y new model for effi cient IT delivery called the Dynamic Infrastructure ® .
Just-in-time deployment of IT resources Infrastructures must be mor e fl exible to changing capacity requir ements and provide users with just-in-time deploy- ment of resour ces. Having the 16 GB dedicated HSA on the z10 EC means that some preplanning confi guration changes and associated outages may be avoided.
In order of intr oduction: The Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) processor was intro- duced to help cut the cost of Coupling Facility functions by reducing the need for an external Coupling Facility . IBM System z Parallel Sysplex ® technology allows for greater scalability and availability by coupling mainframes together .
point operations. This is expected to be particularly useful for the calculations involved in many fi nancial transactions. Decimal calculations are often used in fi nancial applica- tions and those done using other fl oating point facilities have typically been perfor med by software thr ough the use of libraries.
The z10 EC is also able to exploit numerous operating sys- tems concurrently on a single server , these include z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, z/TPF , TPF and Linux for System z. These operating systems are designed to support existing appli- cation investments without anticipated change and help you realize the benefi ts of the z10 EC.
With z/OS 1.9, IBM introduces: • A revised and expanded Statement of z/OS System Integrity • Large Page Support (1 MB) • Capacity Provisioning • Support for up to 64 engines in a single image .
z/VM z/VM V5.4 is designed to extend its System z virtualization technology leadership by exploiting more capabilities of System z servers including: • Greater fl exibility , with support for the n.
z/VSE z/VSE 4.1, the latest advance in the ongoing evolution of VSE, is designed to help address needs of VSE clients with growing cor e VSE workloads and/or those who wish to exploit Linux on System z for new , Web-based business solutions and infrastructure simplifi cation.
Operating System ESA/390 z/Architecture (31-bit) (64-bit) z/OS V1R8, 9 and 10 No Y es z/OS V1R7 (1)(2) with BM Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.7 No Y es Linux on System z (2) , Red Hat RHEL 4, & N.
of your business. With the potential for increased perfor - mance and capacity , you have an oppor tunity to continue to consolidate diverse applications on a single platform. The z10 EC is designed to provide up 1.7 times the total system capacity than the z9 EC, and has up to triple the available memory .
z10 EC preplanning impr ovements are designed to avoid planned outages and include: • Flexible Customer Initiated Upgrades • Enhanced Driver Maintenance – Multiple “from” sync point support .
The System z10 EC is designed to provide balanced system perfor mance. From pr ocessor storage to the system’ s I/O and network channels, end-to-end bandwidth is provided and designed to deliver data wher e and when it is needed. The processor subsystem is comprised of one to four books connected via a point-to-point SMP network.
The z10 EC has been designed to offer high performance and effi cient I/O structure. All z10 EC models ship with two frames: an A-Frame and a Z-Frame, which together sup- port the installation of up to three I/O cages.
number will be reported by the Store System Information (STSI) instruction for software billing purposes only . There is no affi nity between the hardware model and the number of CPs. For example, it is possible to have a Model E26 which has 13 PUs characterized as CPs, so for software billing purposes, the STSI instruction would report 713.
z10 EC P erf ormance The perfor mance design of the z/Architectur e can enable the server to support a new standard of perfor mance for applications through expanding upon a balanced system approach.
The z10 EC contains an I/O subsystem infrastructure which uses an I/O cage that provides 28 I/O slots and the ability to have one to three I/O cages delivering a total of 84 I/O slots.
ESCON Channels The z10 EC supports up to 1,024 ESCON channels. The high density ESCON feature has 16 ports, 15 of which can be activated for customer use. One port is always reserved as a spare which is activated in the event of a failur e of one of the other ports.
The System z10 EC Model E12 is limited to 64 features – any combination of FICON Express4, FICON Expr ess2 and FICON Express LX and SX featur es. The FICON Express4, FICON Expr ess2 and FICON Expres.
FICON Support for Cascaded Directors Native FICON (FC) channels support cascaded directors. This support is for a single hop confi guration only . T wo- director cascading r equires a single vendor high integrity fabric. Directors must be fr om the same vendor since cas- caded architectur e implementations can be unique.
SCSI IPL now a base function The SCSI Initial Program Load (IPL) enablement featur e, fi rst introduced on z990 in October of 2003, is no longer requir ed. The function is now delivered as a part of the server Licensed Internal Code. SCSI IPL allows an IPL of an operating system from an FCP-attached SCSI disk.
It will register: • Platfor m’ s: – Worldwide node name (node name for the platform - same for all channels) – Platform type (host computer) – Platform name (includes vendor ID, product ID, .
The requir ements for channel extension equipment are simplifi ed with the increased number of commands in fl ight. This may benefi t z/OS Global Mirr or (Extended Remote Copy – XRC) applications as the channel exten- sion kit is no longer requir ed to simulate specifi c channel commands.
Choose the OSA-Express3 features that best meet y our business requirements. T o meet the demands of your applications, provide granu- larity , facilitate redundant paths, and satisfy your infra- structure r equirements, ther e are fi ve features fr om which to choose.
onto System z10. With reduced latency , improved thr ough- put, and up to 96 ports of LAN connectivity , (when all are 4-port features, 24 features per server), you can “do mor e with less.
There ar e two PCIe adapters per feature. OSA-Expr ess3 10 GbE LR is designed to support attachment to a 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) or Ethernet switch capable of 10 Gbps. OSA- Express3 10 GbE LR supports CHPID type OSD exclu- sively .
When confi gured at 1 Gbps, the 1000BASE-T Ethernet fea- ture operates in full duplex mode only and supports jumbo frames when in QDIO mode (CHPID type OSD). OSA-Express QDIO data connection isolation for the z/VM environment Multi-tier security zones are fast becoming the network confi guration standard for new workloads.
For latency sensitive applications, the blocking algo- rithm is modifi ed to be “latency sensitive.” For streaming (throughput sensitive) applications, the blocking algorithm is adjusted to maximize throughput.
Layer 2 transport mode is suppor ted by z/VM and Linux on System z. OSA Layer 3 Virtual MAC for z/OS T o simplify the infrastructure and to facilitate load balanc- ing when an LP AR is sharing the sam.
OSA-Express for NCP , supporting the channel data link control (CDLC) pr otocol, provides connectivity between System z operating systems and IBM Communication Con- troller for Linux (CCL). CCL allows you to keep your busi- ness data and applications on the mainframe operating systems while moving NCP functions to Linux on System z.
The HiperSockets function, also known as internal Queued Direct Input/Output (iDQIO) or internal QDIO, is an inte- grated function of the z10 EC server that provides users with attachments to up to sixteen high-speed “virtual” Local Area Networks (LANs) with minimal system and network overhead.
A solution is HiperSockets Multiple Write Facility . HiperSockets perfor mance has been enhanced to allow for the streaming of bulk data over a HiperSockets link between logical partitions (LP ARs). The receiving LP AR can now process a much larger amount of data per I/O interrupt.
T oday’ s world mandates that your systems are secur e and available 24/7. The z10 EC employs some of the most advanced security technologies in the industry—helping you to meet rigid regulatory requir ements that include encryption solutions, access control management, and extensive auditing features.
Enhancements to CP Assist for Cryptographic Function (CPACF): CP ACF has been enhanced to include support of the fol- lowing on CPs and IFLs: • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for 192-bit keys an.
Support for ISO 16609 Support for ISO 16609 CBC Mode T -DES Message Authentication (MAC) requir ements ISO 16609 CBC Mode T -DES MAC is accessible through ICSF function calls made in the PCI-X Cryptographic Adapter segment 3 Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) code.
TKE 5.3 workstation and continued support for Smart Card Reader The T rusted Key Entr y (TKE) workstation and the TKE 5.3 level of Licensed Internal Code are optional features on the System z10 EC. The TKE 5.3 Licensed Internal Code (LIC) is loaded on the TKE workstation prior to ship- ment.
Remote Loading of Initial A TM Keys T ypically , a new A TM has none of the fi nancial institution’ s keys installed. Remote Key Loading refers to the pr o- cess of loading Data Encryption Standard.
It may sound revolutionary , but it’ s really quite simple. In the highly unpredictable world of On Demand business, you should get what you need, when you need it. And you should pay for only what you use. Radical? Not to IBM. It’ s the basic principle underlying IBM capacity on demand for the IBM System z10.
Capacity Back Up (CB U) : T emporary access to dor mant processing units (PUs), intended to r eplace capacity lost within the enterprise due to a disaster .
• The quantity of temporary IFLs ordered is limited by quantity of purchased IFLs (permanently active plus unassigned). • T emporary use of unassigned CP capacity or unas- signed IFLs will not incur a hardwar e charge.
z/OS Capacity provisioning allows you to set up rules defi ning the circumstances under which additional capac- ity should be provisioned in or der to fulfi ll a specifi c busi- ness need. The rules are based on criteria, such as: a specifi c application, the maximum additional capacity that should be activated, time and workload conditions.
In today’ s on demand environment, downtime is not only unwelcome—it’ s costly . If your applications aren’t consis- tently available, your business suffers. The damage can extend well beyond the fi nancial r ealm into key areas of customer loyalty , market competitiveness and regulatory compliance.
With the z10 EC, signifi cant steps have been taken in the area of server availability with a focus on r educing pre- planning requir ements. Pre-planning r equirements ar e min- imized by delivering and reserving 16 GB for HSA so the maximum confi guration capabilities can be exploited.
Concurrent Physical Memory Upgrade Allows one or more physical memory cards on a single book to be added, or an existing card to be upgraded increasing the amount of physical memory in the system.
and provide the clock signal to the system transpar ently , with no system outage. Previously , in the event of a failure of the active oscillator , a system outage would occur , the subsequent system Power On Reset (POR) would select the backup, and the system would resume operation.
memory activation feature. One pre-planned memory acti- vation feature is r equired for each pr eplanned memory fea- ture. Y ou now have the fl exibility to activate memory to any logical size offer ed between the starting and target size. Plan ahead memory is exclusive to System z10 and is transparent to operating systems.
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be dynamically routed to the z/OS image most capable of handling the work. This dynamic workload balancing, along with the capability to have read/write access data fr om any- where in the Parallel Sysplex cluster , provides scalability and availability .
Coupling Facility Confi guration Alternatives IBM offers multiple options for confi guring a functioning Coupling Facility: • Standalone Coupling Facility : The standalone CF provides the most “.
Introducing long reach Infi niBand coupling links Now , Infi niBand can be used for Parallel Sysplex coupling and STP communication at unrepeated distances up to 10 km (6.2 miles) and greater distances when attached to qualifi ed optical networking solutions.
System z now supports 12x Infi niBand single data rate (12x IB-SDR) coupling link attachment between System z10 and System z9 general purpose (no longer limited to standalone coupling facility) 5. InterSystem Channel-3 (ISC-3) supports communica- tion at unrepeated distances up to 10 km (6.
Time synchronization and time accuracy on z10 EC If you requir e time synchronization acr oss multiple servers (for example you have a Parallel Sysplex environment) or you requir e time accuracy either for one or more System z servers or you requir e the same time across heter oge- neous platforms (System z, UNIX, AIX ® , etc.
The following STP enhancements are available on System z10 and System z9 servers. The STP feature and the latest Machine Change Levels ar e requir ed. Enhanced Network Time Pr otocol (NTP) client supp.
always accepted by some environments. The STP design provides continuous availability of ETS while maintaining the special roles of PTS and BTS assigned by the enter - prise. The improvement is available when the ETS is confi gured as an NTP server or an NTP server using PPS.
Prior to this enhancement, the PTS, BTS, and Arbiter roles had to be reassigned manually using the System (Sysplex) Time task on the HMC. For additional details on the API, please refer to System z Application Pr ogramming Inter - faces, SB10-7030-11.
The new functions available on the Hardwar e Management Console (HMC) version 2.10.1 apply exclusively to System z10. However , the HMC version 2.10.1 will continue to sup- port System z9, zSeries, and S/390 ® G5/G6 servers. The 2.10.1 HMC will continue to support up to two 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet LANs.
local and remote users permitting interactive plain-text communication between two users and also allowing a user to broadcast a plain-text message to all users. This feature is a limited messenger application and does not interact with other messengers.
IBM Implementation Services for Parallel Sysplex CICS and WAS Enablement IBM Implementation Services for Parallel Sysplex Middle- ware – CICS enablement consists of fi ve fi xed-price and fi xed-.
System z servers. Now Geographically Dispersed Open Clusters (GDOC) is designed to address this need for open systems. GDPS 3.5 will support GDOC for coordi- nated disaster recovery across System z and non-System z servers if V eritas Cluster Server is already installed.
z10 EC Confi guration Detail z10 EC Environmentals Model 1 I/O Cage 2 I/O Cage 3 I/O Cage E12 9.70 kW 13.26 kW 13.50 kW E26 13.77 kW 17.51 kW 21.17 kW E40 16.92 kW 20.66 kW 24.40 kW E56 19.55 kW 23.29 kW 27.00 kW E64 19.55 kW 23.29 kW 27.50 kW Model 1 I/O Cage 2 I/O Cage 3 I/O Cage E12 33.
Processor Unit Features Model Books CPs IFLs zAAPs ICFs Standard Standard uIFLs zIIPs SAP Spares E12 1/17 0-12 0-12 0-6 0-12 3 2 0-11 0-6 E26 2/34 0-26 0-26 0-13 0-16 6 2 0-25 0-13 E40 3/51 0-40 0-40 .
z10 EC Frame and I/O Confi guration Content: Planning for I/O The following diagrams show the capability and fl exibility built into the I/O subsystem. All machines are shipped with two frames, the A-Frame and the Z-Frame, and can have between one and three I/O cages.
Coupling Facility – CF Le vel of Suppor t CF Level Function z10 EC z9 EC z990 z10 BC z9 BC z890 16 CF Duplexing Enhancements X List Notifi cation Improvements Structure Size increment increase from.
IBM intends to support optional water cooling on future high end System z servers. This cooling technology will tap into building chilled water that already exists within the datacenter for computer room air conditioning systems. External chillers or special water conditioning will not be requir ed.
The following Redbook publications are available now: z10 EC T echnical Overview SG24-7515 z10 EC T echnical Guide SG24-7516 z10 EC Capacity on Demand SG24-7504 Getting Started with Infi niBand on z1.
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