IBM System z10 EC Reference Manual page 45

Coupling Links
Links PSIFB ICB-4 ISC-3
0-32* 0-16* 0-48
Except
E64
*Maximum of 32 IFB + ICB-4 links on System z10 EC. ICB-4 not supported
on Model E64
Cryptographic Features
Crypto Express2 Feature*
Minimum
Maximum
*Each feature has 2 PCI-X adapters; each adapter can be configured as a
coprocessor or an accelerator.
OSA-Express3 and OSA-Express2 Features
Features Min Max Maximum
Connections per Features
OSA-Express3
0 24
OSA-Express2 2 24
z10 EC Frame and I/O Configuration Content: Planning for I/O
The following diagrams show the capability and flexibility
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. Each I/O cage has 28
I/O slots.
Z-Frame
A-Frame
CEC
I/O
Cage
I/O Feature Type Features
ESCON
FICON Express2/4
FICON Express
OSA-Express2
OSA-Express3 LR
Crypto Express2
IC Max Links
0-32 Total External +
Internal links = 64
0
8
Increments Purchase
Increments
96 2 ports for 2 ports
10 GbE
48 2 or 1 2 ports/
1 port
(10 GbE has 1)
Single
I/O cage
Maximum
24 360 channels
24 96 channels
24 48 channels
24 48 ports
24 48 ports
8 16 adapters
Z-Frame
CEC
2nd 1st
I/O Cage I/O Cage
I/O Feature Type
ESCON
FICON Express2/4
FICON Express
OSA-Express2
OSA-Express3 LR
Crypto Express2
Z-Frame
A-Frame
3rd
CEC
I/O Cage
2nd 1st
I/O Cage I/O Cage
I/O Feature Type
ESCON
FICON Express2/4
FICON Express
OSA-Express2
OSA-Express3 LR
Crypto Express2
General Information:
• ESCON configured in 4-port increments. Up to a maximum 69
cards, 1024 channels.
• OSA-Express2 can be Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 1000BASE-T
Ethernet or 10 GbE.
• OSA-Express can be Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), 1000BASE-T
Ethernet or Fast Ethernet.
• If ICB-3 is required on the system, it will use up a single I/O slot
for every 2 ICB-3 to accommodate the STI-3 card.
Note: In the first and second I/O cage, the last domain in the I/O
cage is normally used for ISC-3 and ICB-3 links. When the first 6
domains in an I/O cage are full, additional I/O cards will be installed
in the next I/O cage. When all the first 6 domains in all I/O cages
are full and no Coupling link or PSC cards are required, the last
domain in the I/O cage will be used for other I/O cards making a
total of 28 per cage.
45
A-Frame
2
I/O cages
Features Maximum
48 720 channels
48 192 channels
48 96 channels
24 48 ports
24 48 ports
8 16 adapters
3
I/O cages
Features Maximum
69 1024 channels
84 336 channels
60 120 channels
24 48 ports
24 48 ports
8 16 adapters