Hipersockets Network Traffic Analyzer For Linux On Z Systems; Ficon Express16S - IBM z13s Technical Manual

Table 7-28 lists the minimum support requirements for HiperSockets Layer 2.
Table 7-28 Minimum support requirements for HiperSockets Layer 2
Operating system
z/OS
z/VM
Linux on z Systems

7.3.28 HiperSockets network traffic analyzer for Linux on z Systems

HiperSockets network traffic analyzer (HS NTA), introduced with IBM System z10, provides
support for tracing Layer2 and Layer3 HiperSockets network traffic in Linux on z Systems.
This support allows Linux on z Systems to control the trace for the internal virtual LAN to
capture the records into host memory and storage (file systems).
Linux on z Systems tools can be used to format, edit, and process the trace records for
analysis by system programmers and network administrators.

7.3.29 FICON Express16S

FICON Express16S supports a link data rate of 16 gigabits per second (Gbps) and
autonegotiation to 4 or 8 Gbps for synergy with existing switches, directors, and storage
devices. With support for native FICON, zHPF, and FCP, the z13s server enables SAN for
even higher performance, helping to prepare for an end-to-end 16 Gbps infrastructure to meet
the increased bandwidth demands of your applications.
The new features for the multimode and single mode fiber optic cabling environments have
reduced latency for large read/write operations and increased bandwidth compared to the
FICON Express8S features.
Table 7-29 lists the minimum support requirements for FICON Express16S.
Table 7-29 Minimum support requirements for FICON Express16S
Operating
system
Native FICON
and CTC
CHPID type FC
zHPF
single-track
operations
CHPID type FC
zHPF multitrack
operations
CHPID type FC
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z/OS V1R12
z/VM V6R2 for guest use
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
Red Hat RHEL 7
Red Hat RHEL 6
z/OS z/VM z/VSE
a
V1R12 V6R2 V5R1
b
V1R12 V6R2 N/A
b b
V1R12 V6R2 N/A
z/TPF Linux on z Systems
V1R1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Red Hat RHEL 7
Red Hat RHEL 6
N/A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Red Hat RHEL 7
Red Hat RHEL 6
N/A SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Red Hat RHEL 7
Red Hat RHEL 6