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Maximum number of PUs per system image
Table 7-5 lists the maximum number of PUs supported by each OS image and by special
purpose LPARs. On the z13s, the image size is restricted by the number of PUs available:
Maximum of 6 CPs or 6 CPs with 12 zIIPs
Maximum of 20 IFLs or Internal Coupling Facilities (ICFs)
Table 7-5 Single system image size software support
Operating system
z/OS V2R2
z/OS V2R1
z/OS V1R13
z/OS V1R12
z/VM V6R3
z/VM V6R2
z/VSE V5R1 and later
z/TPF V1R1
CFCC Level 21
IBM zAware
Linux on z Systems
KVM for IBM z Systems
a. z13s servers have 20 characterizable PUs.
b. 128 PUs in multithreading mode and 141 PUs supported without multithreading.
c. Total characterizable PUs including zIIPs and CPs on z13s servers.
d. 64 PUs without SMT mode and 32 PUs with SMT.
e. IBM is working with its Linux distribution partners to provide the use of this function in future
Linux on z Systems distribution releases.
The z Appliance Container Infrastructure- mode LPAR
zEC12 introduced an LPAR mode, called zAware-mode, that is exclusively for running the
IBM zAware virtual appliance.
IBM z Appliance Container Infrastructure (zACI) is a new partition type that, along with an
appliance installer, enables the secure deployment of software and firmware appliances. zACI
will shorten the deployment and implementation of firmware solutions or software solutions
delivered as virtual software appliances.
The zACI framework enforces a common set of standards and behaviors, and a new zACI
partition mode for a virtual appliance that requires a new zACI LPAR type. The IBM zAware
partition mode has been renamed to zACI, and the IBM zAware firmware will now run in this
partition. There are no hardware dependencies. zACI will be delivered as part of the base
code on each z13s and z13 (driver level 27) server.
The IBM zAware virtual appliance can pinpoint deviations in z/OS normal system behavior. It
also improves real-time event diagnostic tests by monitoring the z/OS operations log
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z/VSE Turbo Dispatcher can exploit up to 4 CPs, and tolerates up
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86 CPs.
16 CPs or ICFs: CPs and ICFs cannot be mixed.
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: 256 CPs or IFLs.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11: 64 CPs or IFLs.
Red Hat RHEL 7: 256 CPs or IFLs.
Red Hat RHEL 6 64 CPs or IFLs.
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