This edition of the IBM eServer zSeries 900 Technical Guide contains additional and updated information on the following topics:

New 16 Turbo models

Customer Initiated Upgrade (CIU) support

Concurrent memory upgrades

Concurrent undo Capacity BackUp (CBU)

OSA-E High Speed Token Ring support

OSA-Express enhancements

Enhanced IBM PCI Cryptographic Accelerator (PCICA) for security

Customer-defined UDXs

FICON Express channel cards, CTC support, Cascading Directors support, 2Gbit/sec links

Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) support for SCSI devices

HiperSockets support

Intelligent Resource Director (IRD) LPAR CPU Management support for non-z/OS logical partitions

System Managed Coupling Facility Structure Duplexing

Message Time Ordering for Parallel Sysplex

64-bit support for Coupling Facility

RMF support for PCICA, PCICC, and CCF

RMF reporting on System Assist Processor (SAP)

Note that a chapter containing information on connectivity has been added to this edition, as well as a new appendix describing fiber cabling services.

This IBM Redbooks publication is intended for IBM systems engineers, consultants, and customers who need the latest information on z900 features, functions, availability, and services.

1. zSeries 900 overview

2. zSeries 900 system structure

3. Connectivity

4. Cryptography

5. Sysplex functions

6. Capacity upgrades

7. Software support

Appendices

A. Reliability, availability, and serviceability functions

B. Hardware Management Console and Support Element

C. z900 opgrade paths

D. Resource Link

E. CHIPID Mapping Tool

F. Environmental requirements

G. Fiber cabling services