IBM eserver zSeries 900 technical guide

This edition of the IBM eServer zSeries 900 Technical Guide contains additional and updated information on the following topics: New 16 Turbo models Customer Initiated Upgrade (CIU) support Concurrent memory upgrades Concurrent undo Capacity BackUp (CBU) OSA-E High Speed Token Ring support OSA-Expre...

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Autor Corporativo: International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Center (-)
Otros Autores: Injey, Franck (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Poughkeepsie, NY : IBM Corp., International Technical Support Organization 2002.
Edición:2nd ed
Colección:IBM redbooks.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627543606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front cover
  • Contents
  • Notices
  • Trademarks
  • Preface
  • The team that wrote the second edition
  • The team that wrote the first edition
  • Notice
  • Comments welcome
  • Chapter 1. zSeries 900 overview
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 z900 family models
  • 1.3 System functions and features
  • 1.3.1 Processor
  • 1.3.2 Memory
  • 1.3.3 I/O connectivity
  • 1.3.4 Cryptographic coprocessors
  • 1.3.5 Parallel Sysplex support
  • 1.3.6 Intelligent Resource Director
  • 1.3.7 Workload License Charge
  • 1.3.8 Hardware consoles
  • 1.4 Concurrent upgrades
  • 1.5 64-bit z/Architecture
  • 1.6 z900 Support for Linux
  • 1.7 Autonomic Computing
  • Chapter 2. zSeries 900 system structure
  • 2.1 Design highlights
  • 2.2 System design
  • 2.2.1 20-PU system structure
  • 2.2.2 12-PU system structure
  • 2.2.3 Processing units
  • 2.2.4 Reserved Processors
  • 2.2.5 Processing Unit assignments
  • 2.2.6 Processing Unit sparing
  • 2.3 Modes of operation
  • 2.3.1 Basic Mode
  • 2.3.2 Logically Partitioned Mode
  • 2.4 Model configurations
  • 2.4.1 General purpose models
  • 2.4.2 Capacity models
  • 2.4.3 Coupling Facility model
  • 2.4.4 Hardware Management Console
  • 2.4.5 Frames
  • 2.4.6 CPC cage
  • 2.4.7 MultiChip Module design
  • 2.4.8 PU design
  • 2.5 Memory
  • 2.5.1 Memory configurations
  • 2.5.2 Storage operations
  • 2.5.3 Reserved storage
  • 2.5.4 LPAR storage granularity
  • 2.5.5 LPAR Dynamic Storage Reconfiguration
  • 2.6 Channel Subsystem
  • 2.6.1 Channel Subsystem overview
  • 2.6.2 Channel Subsystem operations
  • 2.6.3 Channel Subsystem structure
  • 2.6.4 Self Timed Interfaces
  • 2.6.5 I/O cages
  • 2.6.6 Channels to SAP assignment
  • 2.6.7 Channel feature cards
  • Chapter 3. Connectivity
  • 3.1 Connectivity overview
  • 3.1.1 Configuration planning
  • 3.1.2 Channel features support
  • 3.1.3 CHPID assignments.
  • 3.1.4 HiperSockets (iQDIO) and Internal Coupling-3 (IC-3) channel definitions
  • 3.1.5 Enhanced Multiple Image Facility
  • 3.1.6 Channel planning for availability
  • 3.1.7 Configuration guidelines and recommendations
  • 3.2 Parallel channel
  • 3.2.1 Connectivity
  • 3.3 ESCON channel
  • 3.3.1 Connectivity
  • 3.4 Fibre Connection channel
  • 3.4.1 Description
  • 3.4.2 Connectivity
  • 3.4.3 Migrating from ESCON to FICON connectivity
  • 3.4.4 FICON distance solutions
  • 3.5 FICON channel in Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) mode
  • 3.5.1 Connectivity
  • 3.6 Open Systems Adapter-2 channel
  • 3.6.1 Connectivity
  • 3.7 OSA-Express channel
  • 3.7.1 Connectivity
  • 3.8 External Time Reference
  • 3.8.1 Connectivity
  • 3.9 Parallel Sysplex channels
  • 3.9.1 Connectivity
  • 3.10 HiperSockets
  • 3.10.1 Connectivity
  • Chapter 4. Cryptography
  • 4.1 Cryptographic function support
  • 4.2 Cryptographic hardware features
  • 4.2.1 z900 cryptographic feature codes
  • 4.2.2 Cryptographic Coprocessor (CCF) standard feature
  • 4.2.3 PCI Cryptographic Coprocessor (PCICC) feature
  • 4.2.4 PCI Cryptographic Accelerator (PCICA) feature
  • 4.3 Cryptographic RMF monitoring
  • 4.4 Software Corequisites
  • 4.5 Certification
  • 4.6 References
  • Chapter 5. Sysplex functions
  • 5.1 Parallel Sysplex
  • 5.1.1 Parallel Sysplex described
  • 5.1.2 Parallel Sysplex summary
  • 5.2 Coupling Facility support
  • 5.2.1 Coupling Facility Control Code (CFCC)
  • 5.2.2 Model 100 Coupling Facility
  • 5.2.3 Operating system to CF connectivity
  • 5.2.4 ICF processor assignments
  • 5.2.5 Dynamic CF dispatching and dynamic ICF expansion
  • 5.3 System-managed CF structure duplexing
  • 5.3.1 Benefits
  • 5.3.2 Solution
  • 5.3.3 Configuration planning
  • 5.4 Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
  • 5.4.1 GDPS/PPRC
  • 5.4.2 GDPS/XRC
  • 5.4.3 GDPS and z900 features
  • 5.5 Intelligent Resource Director.
  • 5.5.1 IRD overview
  • 5.5.2 LPAR CPU management
  • 5.5.3 Dynamic Channel Path Management
  • 5.5.4 Channel Subsystem Priority Queueing
  • 5.5.5 WLM and Channel Subsystem priority
  • 5.5.6 Special considerations and restrictions
  • 5.5.7 References
  • Chapter 6. Capacity upgrades
  • 6.1 Concurrent upgrades
  • 6.2 Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD)
  • 6.3 Customer Initiated Upgrade (CIU)
  • 6.4 Capacity BackUp (CBU)
  • 6.5 Nondisruptive upgrades
  • 6.5.1 Upgrade scenarios
  • 6.5.2 Planning for nondisruptive upgrades
  • Chapter 7. Software support
  • 7.1 Operating system support
  • 7.2 z/OS and OS/390
  • 7.3 z/VM and VM/ESA
  • 7.4 Linux
  • 7.5 VSE/ESA
  • 7.6 TPF
  • 7.7 64-bit addressing OS considerations
  • 7.8 Migration considerations
  • 7.8.1 Software and hardware requirements
  • 7.8.2 Considerations after concurrent upgrades
  • 7.9 Workload License Charges
  • Appendix A. Reliability, availability, and serviceability functions
  • A.1 RAS concepts
  • A.2 RAS functions of the processor
  • A.3 RAS functions of the memory
  • A.4 RAS functions of the I/O
  • A.5 Other RAS enhancements
  • Appendix B. Hardware Management Console and Support Element
  • B.1 Hardware Management Console (HMC)
  • B.2 Support Elements
  • B.3 HMC to SE connectivity
  • B.4 Remote operations
  • B.5 HMC and SE functions
  • Appendix C. z900 upgrade paths
  • C.1 Vertical upgrade paths within z900
  • C.2 Horizontal upgrade paths from S/390 G5/G6 to z900
  • C.3 Upgrade paths for z900 Coupling Facility model
  • Appendix D. Resource Link
  • Appendix E. CHPID Mapping Tool
  • Appendix F. Environmental requirements
  • F.1 Server dimensions - plan view
  • F.2 Shipping specifications
  • F.3 Power requirements
  • Appendix G. Fiber cabling services
  • G.1 Fiber connectivity solution options
  • G.2 zSeries Fiber Cabling Service for z800 and z900
  • G.3 Fiber Transport Services (FTS)
  • Glossary.
  • Related publications
  • IBM Redbooks
  • Other resources
  • Referenced Web sites
  • How to get IBM Redbooks
  • IBM Redbooks collections
  • Index
  • Back cover.