I/O Feature Support And Configuration Rules - IBM z13s Technical Manual

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4.8.1 I/O feature support and configuration rules

Table 4-7 lists the I/O features that are supported. The table shows the number of ports per
card, port increments, the maximum number of feature cards, and the maximum number of
channels for each feature type. Also, the CHPID definitions that are used in the IOCDS are
listed.
Table 4-7 z13 supported I/O features
I/O feature
FICON Express16S
LX/SX
FICON Express8S
LX/SX
FICON Express8 LX/SX
OSA-Express5S 10
GbE LR/SR
OSA-Express5S GbE
LX/SX
OSA-Express5S
1000BASE-T
OSA- Express4S
10 GbE LR/SR
OSA-Express4S GbE
LX/SX
OSA-Express4S
1000BASE-T
10GbE RoCE Express
Integrated Coupling
Adapter (ICA SR)
HCA3-O for 12x IFB and
12x IFB3
HCA3-O LR for 1x IFB
a. Defined by PCIe function ID (PFID).
b. identified by AID.
At least one I/O feature (FICON) or one coupling link feature (ICA SR or HCA3-O) must be
present in the minimum configuration.
The following features can be shared and spanned:
FICON channels that are defined as FC or FCP
OSA-Express5S features that are defined as OSC, OSD, OSE, OSM, OSN, or OSX
OSA-Express4S features that are defined as OSC, OSD, OSE, OSM, OSN, or OSX
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Number of
Ports per
Port
card
increments
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Maximum
PCHID
number of
Ports
I/O
slots
128
64
Yes
128
64
Yes
32
8
Yes
48
48
Yes
96
48
Yes
96
48
Yes
48
48
Yes
96
48
Yes
96
48
Yes
32
16
Yes
b
16
8
N/A
b
16
8
N/A
b
16
8
N/A
CHPID
definition
FC, FCP
FC, FCP
FC, FCP
OSD, OSX
OSD
OSC, OSD,
OSE, OSM,
OSN
OSD, OSX
OSD
OSC, OSD,
OSE, OSM,
OSN
a
N/A
CS5
CIB
CIB

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