Getting Started with InfiniBand on System z10 and System z9

InfiniBand® is a powerful interconnect technology that is designed to deliver I/O connectivity for large infrastructures. InfiniBand is supported by all major OEM vendors as a means to deliver the next generation interconnect standard for servers.

This IBM® Redbooks® publication provides introductory information about the InfiniBand standard and how that standard is implemented and used to support system connectivity for System z10™ and System z9® servers.

This book will help you plan and implement InfiniBand support in your System z10 and System z9 environment. It also provides step-by-step information about configuring InfiniBand connections.

This document is intended for system programmers, data center planners, and system engineers. It introduces InfiniBand terminology so that you can understand the InfiniBand implementation on System z10 and System z9 servers. It can also serve as a basis for future planning and development.

Chapter 1. Introduction to InfiniBand
Chapter 2. InfiniBand technical description
Chapter 3. Pre-installation planning
Chapter 4. Configuration management
Chapter 5. Operations
Appendix A. Resource Measurement Facility

• IBM System z Connectivity Handbook, SG24-5444-10
• FICON Implementation Guide, SG24-6497-01
• Batch Modernization on z/OS, SG24-7779-00

Publish Date
08 January 2009

Last Update
03 March 2009

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Author(s)

Bill White is a Project Leader and Senior Networking and Connectivity Specialist at the International Technical Support Organization, Poughkeepsie Center.

• Bill White

Dick Jorna is an Executive IT Specialist working for IBM Server and Technology Group in the Netherlands. During the past 39 years, he has worked in various roles within IBM and with a large number of mainframe clients. He currently provides pre-sales System z technical consultancy in support of large and small System z clients. In addition, he acts as a System z Product Manager in the Netherlands and is responsible for most System z-related activities.

• Dick Jorna

Jeff McDonough is a System z I/T Architect in the US. He has 31 years of experience in IT and has worked at IBM for 25 years. His areas of expertise include z/OS and System z hardware, particularly in Parallel Sysplex environments.

• Jeff McDonough

Iain Neville is a Certified Consulting IT Specialist with IBM United Kingdom. He has 19 years of experience in System z technical support and consultancy. His areas of expertise include Parallel Sysplex, z/OS, FICON, Server Time Protocol (STP), and System z high availability solutions. Other responsibilities include pre-sales System z technical consultancy that supports numerous large financial institutions across the UK.

• Iain Neville

Christian Zass is a System z IT Specialist working in TSCC Hardware FE System z in Germany and EPSG European FE System z in France. He has 10 years of experience working with and supporting System z clients. His areas of expertise include System z servers and Telematics engineering.

• Christian Zass

ISBN

0738432164

IBM Form Number
SG24-7539-01

Number of pages
110