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IBM System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC)

Reference Guide

April 2009

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  • Page 1: Reference Guide

    IBM System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) Reference Guide April 2009...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents IBM System z10 EnterpriseClass (z10 EC) Overview z/Architecture z10 EC z10 EC Design and Technology z10 EC Model z10 EC Performance z10 EC I/O Subsystem z10 EC Channels and I/O Connectivity HiperSockets Security Cryptography On Demand Capabilities...

  • Page 3: Ibm System Z10 Enterpriseclass (Z10 Ec) Overview

    Updates to the z10 EC are designed to help improve IT today, outline a compelling case for the future running on System z, and lock in the z10 EC as the cornerstone in your Dynamic Infrastructure by delivering superior business and...
  • Page 4 fi rst to the original confi guration. The activation of On/Off CoD on z10 EC can be simplifi ed or automated by using z/OS Capacity Provisioning (avail- able with z/OS ®...
  • Page 5 For customers interested to use a z10 EC only for Linux workload, the z10 EC can be confi gured as a server with IFLs only. Available on System z since 2004, the System z10 Applica-...

  • Page 6: Z/Architecture

    fl exibility of doing SOA. Evolving for your business The z10 EC is the next step in the evolution of the System z mainframe, fulfi lling our promise to deliver technol- ogy improvements in areas that the mainframe excels in—energy effi...
  • Page 7 TPF and Linux for System z. These operating systems are designed to support existing appli- cation investments without anticipated change and help you realize the benefi ts of the z10 EC. System z10 – the new business equation. z/OS August 5, 2008, IBM announced z/OS V1.10.
  • Page 8 Commitment to system integrity First issued in 1973, IBM’s MVS ment and subsequent statements for OS/390 stand as a symbol of IBM’s confi dence and commitment to the z/OS operating system. Today, IBM reaffi rms its com- mitment to z/OS system integrity.
  • Page 9 CPU share among virtual processors, and usability enhancements for managing a virtual network. Security capabilities of z/VM V5.4 provide an upgraded LDAP server at the functional level of the z/OS V1.10 IBM Tivoli ® Directory Server for z/OS and enhancements to the RACF Security Server to create LDAP change log entries in response to updates to RACF group and user profi...
  • Page 10 • Up to 84* engines/processor • 40,000 modules • Workload License Charge Linux on System z The System z10 EC supports the following Linux on System z distributions (most recent service levels): • Novell SUSE SLES 9 • Novell SUSE SLES 10 •...

  • Page 11: Z10 Ec

    (RAS) with every new System z server. They include micro- code driver enhancements, dynamic segment sparing for memory as well as the fi xed HSA. The z10 EC is a server that can help keep applications up and running in the event of planned or unplanned disruptions to the system.
  • Page 12 128 GB per book and 512 GB per system to 384 GB per book and 1.5 TB per system. The z10 EC will continue to use the Cargo cage for its I/O, supporting up to 960 Channels on the Model E12 (64 I/O features) and up to 1,024 (84 I/O features) on the Models E26, E40, E56 and E64.
  • Page 13 If your traditional and new applications are growing, you may fi nd the z10 EC a good fi t with its base qualities of service and its specialty processors designed for assisting with new workloads.

  • Page 14: Z10 Ec Design And Technology

    Four models (E12, E26, E40 and E56) have 17 PUs per book, and the high capacity z10 EC Model E64 has one 17 PU book and three 20 PU books. Each PU measures 21.973 mm x 21.1658 mm and has an L1 cache divided into a 64 KB cache for instruc- tions and a 128 KB cache for data.

  • Page 15: Z10 Ec Model

    I/O in System z10 EC. z10 EC Model The z10 EC has fi ve models offering between 1 to 64 pro- cessor units (PUs), which can be confi gured to provide a highly scalable solution designed to meet the needs of both high transaction processing applications and On Demand Business.
  • Page 16 There are full upgrades within the z10 EC models and upgrades from any z9 EC or z990 to any z10 EC. Upgrade of z10 EC Models E12, E26, E40 and E56 to the E64 is disruptive. When upgrading to z10 EC Model E64, unlike the z9 EC, the fi...

  • Page 17: Z10 Ec Performance

    CPs. Based on using an LSPR mixed workload, the perfor- mance of the z10 EC (2097) 701 is expected to be up to 1.62 times that of the z9 EC (2094) 701. The LSPR contains the Internal Throughput Rate Ratios...

  • Page 18: Z10 Ec I/O Subsystem

    MES, so the Plan Ahead fea- ture remains an important consideration when ordering a z10 EC system. Each model ships with one I/O cage as standard in the A-Frame (the A-Frame also contains the Central Electronic Complex [CEC] cage where the books reside) and any additional I/O cages are installed in the Z-Frame.

  • Page 19: Z10 Ec Channels And I/O Connectivity

    The four port FICON Express4 and FICON Express2 features available on the z9 EC continue to be supported on the System z10 EC. Choose the FICON Express4 features that best meet your business requirements.
  • Page 20 The System z10 EC Model E12 is limited to 64 features – any combination of FICON Express4, FICON Express2 and FICON Express LX and SX features. The FICON Express4, FICON Express2 and FICON Express feature conforms to the Fibre Connection (FICON)
  • Page 21 5.2 (or later), and under z/VSE 3.1 for system usage including install and IPL. Support for FCP devices means that z10 EC servers are capable of attaching to select FCP-attached SCSI devices and may access these devices from Linux on z10 EC and z/VSE. This expanded...
  • Page 22 FC) and is exclusive to System z10. Exploitation is required by the control unit. IBM System Storage DS8000 Release 4.1 delivers new capabilities to support High Performance FICON for System z, which can improve FICON I/O throughput on a DS8000 port by up to 100%.
  • Page 23 Platform registration is a service defi ned in the Fibre Chan- nel - Generic Services 4 (FC-GS-4) standard (INCITS (ANSI) T11 group). Platform and name server registration applies to all of the FICON Express4, FICON Express2, and FICON Express features (CHPID type FC). This support is exclusive to System z10 and is transparent to operating systems.
  • Page 24 FICON. Exploitation of extended distance FICON is supported by IBM System Storage DS8000 series Licensed Machine Code (LMC) level 5.3.1xx.xx (bundle version 63.1.xx.xx), or later. To support extended distance without performance deg- radation, the buffer credits in the FICON director must be set appropriately.
  • Page 25 (multimode fi ber), GbE LX (single mode fi ber), GbE SX (multimode fi ber), and 1000BASE-T (copper) are designed for use in high-speed enterprise backbones, for local area network connectivity between campuses, to connect server farms to System z10, and to consolidate fi le servers...
  • Page 26 System z10. With reduced latency, improved through- put, and up to 96 ports of LAN connectivity, (when all are 4-port features, 24 features per server), you can “do more with less.” The key benefi ts of OSA-Express3 compared to OSA- Express2 are: •...
  • Page 27 There are two PCIe adapters per feature. OSA-Express3 10 GbE LR is designed to support attachment to a 10 Gigabits per second (Gbps) Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) or Ethernet switch capable of 10 Gbps. OSA- Express3 10 GbE LR supports CHPID type OSD exclu- sively.
  • Page 28 OSA-Express Network Traffi c Analyzer is exclusive to the z10 EC, z10 BC, z9 EC and z9 BC, and is applicable to the OSA-Express3 and OSA-Express2 features when confi gured as CHPID type OSD (QDIO), and is supported by z/OS.
  • Page 29 For latency sensitive applications, the blocking algo- rithm is modifi ed to be “latency sensitive.” For streaming (throughput sensitive) applications, the blocking algorithm is adjusted to maximize throughput. The z/OS TCP/IP stack can dynamically detect the application requirements, making the necessary adjustments to the blocking algo- rithm.
  • Page 30 CCL helps preserve mission critical SNA functions, such as SNI, and z/OS applications workloads which depend upon these functions, allowing you to collapse SNA inside a z10 EC while exploiting and leveraging IP. The OSA-Express3 and OSA-Express2 GbE and 1000BASE-T Ethernet features provide support for CCL.
  • Page 31 The OSA-Express Integrated Console Controller (OSA-ICC) support is a no-charge function included in Licensed Internal Code (LIC) on z10 EC, z10 BC, z9 EC, z9 BC, z990, and z890 servers. It is available via the OSA- Express3, OSA-Express2 and OSA-Express 1000BASE- T Ethernet features, and supports Ethernet-attached TN3270E consoles.

  • Page 32: Hipersockets

    The HiperSockets function, also known as internal Queued Direct Input/Output (iDQIO) or internal QDIO, is an inte- grated function of the z10 EC server that provides users with attachments to up to sixteen high-speed “virtual” Local Area Networks (LANs) with minimal system and network overhead.
  • Page 33 • MTU size The HiperSockets Multiple Write Facility is supported in the z/OS environment. For a complete description of the System z10 connectivity capabilities refer to IBM System z Connectivity Handbook, SG24-5444. HiperSockets Enhancement for zIIP Exploitation In z/OS V1.10, specifi cally, the z/OS Communications...

  • Page 34: Security

    fi nancial institution applica- tions. In addition, custom cryptographic functions can be added to the set of functions that the z10 EC offers. New integrated clear key encryption security features on z10 EC include support for a higher advanced encryption standard and more secure hashing algorithms.
  • Page 35 SSL pro- tocol Crypto Express2 features can be carried forward on an upgrade to the System z10 EC, so users may con- tinue to take advantage of the SSL performance and the confi guration capability.
  • Page 36 Support for ISO 16609 Support for ISO 16609 CBC Mode T-DES Message Authentication (MAC) requirements ISO 16609 CBC Mode T-DES MAC is accessible through ICSF function calls made in the PCI-X Cryptographic Adapter segment 3 Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) code. This is supported by z/OS and by z/VM for guest exploitation.
  • Page 37 Clients using a User Defi ned Extension (UDX) of the Common Cryptographic Architecture should contact their UDX provider for an application upgrade before order- ing a new System z10 EC machine; or before planning to migrate or activate a UDX application to fi rmware driver level 73 and higher.
  • Page 38 Refer to Application Programmers Guide, SA22-7522, for additional details. Improved Key Exchange With Non-CCA Cryptographic Systems IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) employs Control Vectors to control usage of cryptographic keys. Non-CCA systems use other mechanisms, or may use keys that have no associated control information. This...

  • Page 39: On Demand Capabilities

    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 System z10.
  • Page 40 The modifi cation of CBU Test terms is available for existing CBU customers via the IBM Customer Agreement Amend- ment for IBM System z Capacity Backup Upgrade Tests (in the US this is form number Z125-8145). This amendment can be executed at any time, and separate from any par- ticular order.
  • Page 41 Capacity on Demand Users Guide, SC28-6871. Capacity Provisioning Hardware working with software is critical. The activation of On/Off CoD on z10 EC can be simplifi ed or automated by using z/OS Capacity Provisioning (available with z/OS V1.10 and z/OS V1.9). This capability enables the monitor- ing of multiple systems based on Capacity Provisioning and Workload Manager (WLM) defi...
  • Page 42 Permanent upgrades: Orders (MESs) of all PU types and memory for System z10 EC servers that can be delivered by Licensed Internal Code, Control Code (LIC-CC) are eligible for CIU delivery. CIU upgrades may be performed up to the maximum available processor and memory resources on the installed server, as confi...

  • Page 43: Reliability, Availability, And Serviceability (Ras)

    Serviceability (RAS) with every new System z server. They include microcode driver enhancements, dynamic segment sparing for memory and fi xed HSA. The z10 EC is a server that can help keep applications up and running in the event of planned or unplanned disruptions to the system.

  • Page 44: Availability Functions

    Availability Functions With the z10 EC, signifi cant steps have been taken in the area of server availability with a focus on reducing pre- planning requirements. Pre-planning requirements are min- imized by delivering and reserving 16 GB for HSA so the maximum confi...
  • Page 45 In the event of a failure or customer initiated action such as the replace- ment of an HCA2-C fanout card or book, the z10 EC is designed to provide access to your I/O devices through another Infi...
  • Page 46 Dynamic Oscillator Switchover is exclusive to System z10 EC and System z9. Transparent Sparing The z10 EC offers two PUs reserved as spares per server. In the case of processor failure, these spares are used for transparent sparing. On z10 EC sparing happens on a core granularity rather than chip granularity as on z990 and System z9 (for which “chip”...

  • Page 47: Environmental Enhancements

    Plan ahead memory is exclusive to System z10 and is transparent to operating systems. Service Enhancements z10 EC service enhancements designed to avoid sched- uled outages include: • Concurrent fi rmware fi xes • Concurrent driver upgrades •...

  • Page 48: Parallel Sysplex Cluster Technology

    IBM platforms within the infrastructure. AEM for Linux on System z will allow tracking of trends for both the z10 EC as well as multiple server platforms. With this trend analysis, a data center administrator will have the data to help properly estimate power inputs and more accurately plan data center con- solidation or modifi...
  • Page 49 With the introduction of the z10 EC, we have the concept of n-2 on the hardware as well as the software. The z10 EC participates in a Sysplex with System z10 BC, System z9, z990 and z890 only and currently supports z/OS 1.8 and...
  • Page 50 EC, customers can achieve the same physically isolated environment as on prior mainframe families by ordering a z10 EC, z9 EC, z9 BC, and z990 with PUs characterized as Internal Cou- pling Facilities (ICFs). There are no software charges associated with such a confi...
  • Page 51 The IBM System z10 EC will support up to 32 PSIFB links as compared to 16 PSIFB links on System z9 servers. For either z10 EC or z9, there must be less than or equal to a total of 32 PSIFBs and ICB-4 links.
  • Page 52 ICB or ISC-3 technology versus migrat- ing to Infi niBand coupling links. The whitepaper is available at: http://www. ibm.com / systems/z/advantages/pso/whitepaper.html. z10 Coupling Link Options Type Description...
  • Page 53 The z10 EC server requires the External Time Reference (ETR) feature to attach to a Sysplex Timer. The ETR fea- ture is standard on the z10 EC and supports attachment at an unrepeated distance of up to three kilometers (1.86 miles) and a link data rate of 8 Megabits per second.
  • Page 54 PPS signal will determine the ultimate accuracy of STP to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). In comparison, the IBM Sysplex Timer is designed to maintain an accuracy of 100 microseconds when attached to an ETS with a PPS output. If STP is confi gured to use...
  • Page 55 Note that when using the HMC as the NTP server, there is no pulse per second capability available. There- fore, you should not confi gure the ETS to be an NTP server using PPS. Enhanced STP recovery when Internal Battery Feature...
  • Page 56 Coordinated Timing Network (CTN) that the systems in its Parallel Sysplex cluster are using for time synchroniza- tion. If the ICF is on the same server as a member of its Parallel Sysplex environment, no additional connectivity is required, since the server already has connectivity to the Sysplex Timer.

  • Page 57: Hmc System Support

    HMC hardware without a diskette drive. DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, and/or USB fl ash memory drive media will be used. Family Machine Type Firmware Driver z10 BC 2098 z10 EC 2097 z9 BC 2096 z9 EC 2094 z890 2086...
  • Page 58 Enhanced installation support for z/VM using the HMC: HMC version 2.10.1, along with Support Element (SE) ver- sion 2.10.1 on z10 EC, now gives you the ability to install Linux on System z in a z/VM virtual machine using the HMC DVD drive.

  • Page 59: Implementation Services For Parallel Sysplex

    2) DB2 data sharing implementation 3) Adding additional data sharing members 4) DB2 data sharing testing 5) DB2 data sharing backup and recovery For more information on these services contact your IBM representative or refer to: www.ibm.com/services/server. GDPS Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex...

  • Page 60: Fiber Quick Connect For Ficon Lx Environments

    Fiber Quick Connect for FICON LX Environments Fiber Quick Connect (FQC), an optional feature on z10 EC, is now being offered for all FICON LX (single mode fi ber) channels, in addition to the current support for ESCON. FQC is designed to signifi cantly reduce the amount of time required for on-site installation and setup of fi...

  • Page 61: Z10 Ec Physical Characteristics

    2 Frame (PSIFB, ICB-4, ISC-3) required. 2. The maximum number of external Coupling Links combined cannot exceed 64 per server. There is a maximum of 64 cou- 194.1 cm /76.4 in pling link CHPIDs per server (ICs, ICB-4s, active ISC-3 links, 156.8 cm /61.7 in...
  • Page 62 Links PSIFB Spares 0-32* Except E64 * Maximum of 32 IFB + ICB-4 links on System z10 EC. ICB-4 not supported on Model E64. Cryptographic Features Minimum Maximum * Each feature has 2 PCI-X adapters; each adapter can be confi g- ured as a coprocessor or an accelerator.
  • Page 63 EC Frame and I/O Confi guration Content: Planning for I/O The following diagrams show the capability and fl exibility built into the I/O subsystem. All machines are shipped with two frames, the A-Frame and the Z-Frame, and can have between one and three I/O cages.

  • Page 64: Coupling Facility - Cf Level Of Support

    Intelligent Resource Director IC3 / ICB-3 / ISC-3 Peer Mode MQSeries Shared Queues WLM Multi-System Enclaves Note: zSeries 900/800 and prior generation servers are not supported with System z10 for Coupling Facility or Parallel Sysplex levels. z10 EC z10 BC z9 EC z990...

  • Page 65: Statement Of Direction

    January 2007 and is offered on the System z10, System z9, and zSeries 990 and 890 servers. ESCON channels to be phased out: It is IBM's intent for ESCON channels to be phased out. System z10 EC and System z10 BC will be the last servers to support greater than 240 ESCON channels.

  • Page 66: Publications

    SG24-7515 z10 EC Technical Guide z10 EC Capacity on Demand Getting Started with Infi niBand on z10 EC and System z9 The following publications are available in the Library section of Resource Link: z10 EC System Overview z10 EC Installation Manual - Physical...
  • Page 67 All Rights Reserved References in this publication to IBM products or services do not imply that IBM intends to make them available in every country in which IBM operates. Consult your local IBM business contact for information on the products, features, and services available in your area.

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