IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Introduction

This IBM Redbooks publication introduces the IBM System z10 Enterprise Class server, which is based on z/Architecture. It builds on the inherent strengths of the System z platform, delivering new technologies and virtualization that are designed to offer improvements in price and performance for key workloads, as well as enabling a new range of hybrid solutions. The z10 EC further extends System z's leadership in key capabilities with the delivery of expanded scalability for growth and large-scale consolidation, availability to help reduce risk and improve flexibility to respond to changing business requirements, and improved security. The z10 EC is at the core of the enhanced System z platform, which is designed to deliver technologies that businesses need today along, with a foundation to drive future business growth.

This book provides basic information about z10 EC capabilities, hardware functions and features, and its associated software support.

This book is intended for systems engineers, architects, consultants, and anyone else needing to understand the new elements of the z10 EC.

This book is intended as an introduction to the z10 EC mainframe.

Readers are not expected to be generally familiar with current IBM System z technology and terminology.

Chapter 1. Introducing the System z10 Enterprise Class
Chapter 2. Hardware overview
Chapter 3. Key functions and capabilities
Chapter 4. Software support
Appendix A. Frequently asked questions
Appendix B. Channel options

Publish Date
27 May 2008

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Author(s)
Bill White
Marian Gasparovic
Per Fremstad
Parwez Hamid
Fernando Nogal
Karl-Erik Stenfors

ISBN
0738480571

IBM Form Number
SG24-7515-00

Number of pages
112