IBM Z10 BC - Manual

• Improved availability with Parallel Sysplex and Coupling Facility improvement • Enhanced application development and integration with new System REXX ™ facility, Metal C facility, and z/OS UNIX ® System Services commands • Enhanced Workload Manager in managing discretionary work and zIIP and zAAP ...

enhanced access to open code libraries, both of which can be used to lower development costs. Large memory spaces can be used to increase both system and appli- cation effi ciency as I/Os or memory management can be eliminated. z/TPF is designed to support: • 64-bit mode • Linux development environm...

The System z10 BC is designed to provide balanced system performance. From processor storage to the system’s I/O and network channels, end-to-end bandwidth is provided and designed to deliver data where and when it is needed. The processor subsystem is comprised of one CPC, which houses the processo...

z10 BC model upgrades The z10 BC provides for the dynamic and fl exible capac- ity growth for mainframe servers. There are full upgrades within the z10 BC and upgrades from any z9 BC or z890 to any z10 BC. Temporary capacity upgrades are available through On/Off Capacity on Demand (CoD). For the z10...

z10 BC Performance The performance design of the z/Architecture can enable the server to support a new standard of performance for applications through expanding upon a balanced system approach. As CMOS technology has been enhanced to support not only additional processing power, but also more PUs, ...

A new host bus interface using Infi niBand with a link data rate of 6 GBps, was introduced on the z10 BC. It provides enough throughput to support the full capacity and pro- cessing power of the CPC. The z10 BC contains an I/O subsystem infrastructure which uses up to four I/O drawers that provides ...

ESCON Channels The z10 BC supports up to 480 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 failure of one of the other ports. For high availability the initial or...

FICON Express Channels The z10 BC also supports carrying forward FICON Express LX and SX channels from z9 BC and z990 each channel operating at 1 or 2 Gb/sec auto-negotiated. Each FICON Express feature has two independent channels (ports). The System z10 BC Model E10 is limited to 32 features – any ...

The FICON Express4, FICON Express2 and FICON Express channels support native FICON and FICON Channel-to-Channel (CTC) traffi c for attachment to servers, disks, tapes, and printers that comply with the FICON architecture. Native FICON is supported by all of the z10 BC operating systems. Native FICON...

FCP – increased performance for small block sizes The Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) Licensed Internal Code has been modifi ed to help provide increased I/O operations per second for small block sizes. With FICON Express4, there may be up to 57,000 I/O operations per second (all reads, all writes, or ...

Extended distance FICON – improved performance at extended distance An enhancement to the industry standard FICON architec- ture (FC-SB-3) helps avoid degradation of performance at extended distances by implementing a new protocol for “persistent” Information Unit (IU) pacing. Control units that exp...

FICON Link Incident Reporting FICON Link Incident Reporting is designed to allow an operating system image (without operating intervention) to register for link incident reports, which can improve the ability to capture data for link error analysis. The informa- tion can be displayed and is saved in...

The OSA-Express3 and OSA-Express2 Ethernet features support the following CHPID types: CHPID OSA-Express3, Purpose/Traffi c Type OSA-Express2 Features OSC 1000BASE-T OSA-Integrated Console Controller (OSA-ICC) TN3270E, non-SNA DFT, IPL to CPC and LPARs Operating system console operations OSD 1000BAS...

OSA-Express3-2P Gigabit Ethernet SX The OSA-Express3-2P Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) short wavelength (SX) feature has two ports which reside on a single PCIe adapter and share one channel path identifi er (CHPID). Each port supports attachment to a one Gigabit per second (Gbps) Ethernet Local Area Networ...

Token-Ring networks and ESCON channels with an Ether- net network and integrated LAN adapters on System z10, OSA-Express3 or OSA-Express2 GbE or 1000BASE-T. OSA-Express for NCP is supported in the z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, TPF, z/TPF, and Linux on System z environments. OSA Integrated Console Controller Th...

The HiperSockets function, also known as internal Queued Direct Input/Output (iDQIO) or internal QDIO, is an inte- grated function of the z10 BC server that provides users with attachments to up to sixteen high-speed “virtual” Local Area Networks (LANs) with minimal system and network overhead. Hipe...

interrupt. This enhancement is transparent to the operating system in the receiving LPAR. HiperSockets Multiple Write Facility, with fewer I/O interrupts, is designed to reduce CPU utilization of the sending and receiving LPAR. The HiperSockets Multiple Write solution moves multiple output data buff...

Today’s world mandates that your systems are secure and available 24/7. The z10 BC employs some of the most advanced security technologies in the industry—helping you to meet rigid regulatory requirements that include encryption solutions, access control management, and extensive auditing features. ...

Enhancements to CP Assist for Cryptographic Func- tion (CPACF): CPACF has been enhanced to include support of the fol- lowing on CPs and IFLs: • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) for 192-bit keys and 256-bit keys • SHA-384 and SHA-512 bit for message digest SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 are shipped e...

Improved key exchange – Added Improved key exchange with non-CCA cryptographic systems. New fea- tures added to IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) are designed to enhance the ability to exchange keys between CCA systems, and systems that do not use control vectors by allowing the CCA system...

Support for AES encryption algorithm includes the master key management functions required to load or generate AES master keys, update those keys, and re-encipher key tokens under a new master key. Support for 13- thru 19-digit Personal Account Numbers Credit card companies sometimes perform card se...

TKE additional smart cards – new feature You have the capability to order Java-based blank smart cards which offers a highly effi cient cryptographic and data management application built-in to read-only memory for storage of keys, certifi cates, passwords, applications, and data. The TKE blank smar...

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 Sys...

can be added up to what the physical hardware model can contain for up to 10 days for a test activation or 90 days for a true disaster recovery. On system z10 the CBU entitlement records contain an expiration date that is established at the time of order and is dependent upon the quantity of CBU yea...

z/OS Capacity provisioning allows you to set up rules defi ning the circumstances under which additional capac- ity should be provisioned in order 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 b...

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 realm into key areas of customer loyalty, market competitiveness and regulatory compliance. High...

With the z10 BC, signifi cant steps have been taken in the area of server availability with a focus on reducing pre- planning requirements. Pre-planning requirements are minimized by delivering and reserving 8 GB for HSA so the maximum confi guration capabilities can be exploited. And with the intro...

Power and cooling discussions have entered the budget planning of every IT environment. As energy prices have risen and utilities have restricted the amount of power usage, it is important to review the role of the server in bal- ancing IT spending. Power Monitoring The “mainframe gas gauge” feature...

IBM System z servers stand alone against competition and have stood the test of time with our business resiliency solutions. Our coupling solutions with Parallel Sysplex technology allow for greater scalability and availability. Parallel Sysplex clustering is designed to bring the power of parallel ...

16 allows one of these protocol exchanges to complete asynchronously. This allows faster duplexed request ser- vice time, with more benefi ts when the Coupling Facilities are further apart, such as in a multi-site Parallel Sysplex environment. List notifi cation improvements : Prior to CFCC Level 16...

Parallel Sysplex Coupling Connectivity The Coupling Facilities communicate with z/OS images in the Parallel Sysplex environment over specialized high- speed links. As processor performance increases, it is important to also use faster links so that link performance does not become constrained. The p...

The IBM System z10 BC also takes advantage of Infi niBand as a higher-bandwidth replacement for the Self- Timed Interconnect (STI) I/O interface features found in prior System z servers. Infi niBand coupling links are CHPID type CIB. Coupling Connectivity for Parallel Sysplex Five coupling link opti...

z10 Coupling Link Options Type Description Use Link Distance z10 BC z10 data rate z10 EC Max Max PSIFB 1x IB-DDR LR z10 to z10 5 Gbps 10 km unrepeated 12*/32* (6.2 miles) 100 km repeated PSIFB 12x IB-DDR z10 to z10 6 GBps 150 meters 12*/32* z10 to z9 3 GBps** (492 ft)*** IC Internal Internal Interna...

The new functions available on the Hardware Management Console (HMC) version 2.10.1 as described apply exclu- sively to System z10. However, the HMC version 2.10.1 will continue to support the systems as shown. The 2.10.1 HMC will continue to support up to two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet LANs. Token Ring L...

GDPS Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS) is designed to provide a comprehensive end-to-end con- tinuous availability and/or disaster recovery solution for System z servers, Geographically Dispersed Open Clusters (GDOC) is designed to address this need for open systems. When available, G...

Physical Planning A System z10 BC feature may be ordered to allow use of the z10 BC in a non-raised fl oor environment. This capabil- ity may help ease the cost of entry into the z10 BC; a raised fl oor may not be necessary for some infrastructures. The non-raised fl oor z10 BC implementation is des...

Features Min # Max # Max Increments Purchase Features Features Connections per Feature Increments 16-port 0 (1) 32 480 channels 16 channels 4 channels ESCON 1reserved as as a spare FICON 0 (1) 32 64/128* 2/4* 2/4* Express4* channels channels channels FICON 0 (1) 20 80 channels 4 channels 4 channels ...

z10 BC Model Structure Model PU PUs for Max Avail Standard Standard CP/IFL/ Max Max Customer Subcapacity SAPs Spares ICF/zAAP/ Customer Chan. CPs zIIP** Memory E10 4 10 5 2 0 5/10/10/5/5 248 GB 480* * Max is for ESCON channels. ** For each zAAP and/or zIIP installed there must be a corresponding CP....

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 512 MB –> 1 MB 15 Increasing the allowable tasks in the CF from 48 to 112 X X 14 CFCC Dispatcher Enhancements X X 13 DB2 Castout Performance ...

The System z10 will be the last server to support connec- tions to the Sysplex Timer (9037). Servers that require time synchronization, such as to support a base or Parallel Sys- plex, will require Server Time Protocol (STP). STP has been available since January 2007 and is offered on the System z10...

The following Redbook publications are available now: z10 BC Technical Overview SG24-7632 z10 BC Technical Guide SG24-7516 System z Connectivity Handbook SG24-5444 Server Time Protocol Planning Guide SG24-7280 Server Time Protocol Implementation Guide SG24-7281 The following publications are shipped...