Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The authors -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Evolution -- 1.2 z9-109 server highlights -- 1.3 zSeries comparisons -- 1.4 z9-109 server models and processor units -- 1.5 Upgrades -- 1.6 Considerations -- Chapter 2. Hardware overview -- 2.1 System frames -- 2.2 Books -- 2.3 MCM -- 2.4 Processor units -- 2.4.1 PU characterizations -- 2.5 Memory -- 2.6 I/O interfaces -- 2.7 I/O cages and features -- 2.7.1 Physical I/O connections -- 2.7.2 Coupling connections -- 2.7.3 Cryptographic functions -- 2.8 Time functions -- 2.8.1 Sysplex Timer -- 2.8.2 Server Time Protocol (STP) -- 2.9 Hardware Storage Area -- 2.10 System control -- 2.11 HMC and SE -- 2.12 Concurrent maintenance and upgrades -- 2.13 Internal Battery Feature -- 2.14 Power and cooling -- 2.14.1 Cooling -- Chapter 3. Key functional elements -- 3.1 Availability enhancements -- 3.2 Book removal -- 3.2.1 Book replacement -- 3.3 Enhanced driver maintenance -- 3.4 Redundant I/O Interconnect -- 3.5 Logical channel subsystems -- 3.5.1 Spanned channels -- 3.5.2 Channel definitions in the IOCP statement -- 3.6 Multiple subchannel sets -- 3.6.1 IOCP example -- 3.7 OSA for NCP -- 3.8 GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) -- 3.9 The MIDAW facility -- 3.10 N_Port ID virtualization -- 3.11 New and changed instructions -- 3.12 Branch detection -- 3.13 Performance factors -- 3.14 Program-directed re-IPL -- 3.15 Open exchanges for FCP and FICON -- 3.16 CHPID mapping -- 3.17 LPARs -- 3.18 Hardware Management Console and Support Element -- Chapter 4. Software support -- 4.1 Operating system support -- 4.2 60 logical partitions -- 4.3 Single system image -- 4.4 63.75K subchannels -- 4.5 Multiple subchannel sets (MSS) -- 4.6 MIDAW facility -- 4.7 N_Port ID virtualization.

4.8 FICON link incident report -- 4.9 Program-directed re-IPL -- 4.10 OSA-Express2 1000BASE-T Ethernet -- 4.11 OSA-Express2 GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) -- 4.12 OSA-Express2 OSN support -- 4.13 HiperSockets IPv6 -- 4.14 Crypto Express2 -- 4.14.1 PCI-X support -- 4.14.2 CPACF enhancements -- 4.15 Enhanced performance assists for z/VM Linux guests -- 4.16 Support summary -- Chapter 5. General considerations -- 5.1 Hardware Management Console and Support Element -- 5.1.1 Support elements -- 5.1.2 HMC and SE connectivity -- 5.1.3 Planning recommendations -- 5.2 Cabling services and cable planning -- 5.3 I/O channel considerations -- 5.3.1 Parallel channel migration -- 5.3.2 ESCON channel planning -- 5.3.3 FICON Express2 planning -- 5.3.4 OSA-Express2 planning -- 5.3.5 Coupling link connectivity -- 5.4 I/O configuration definition and management -- 5.5 Capacity upgrades -- 5.5.1 Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD) -- 5.5.2 Customer Initiated Upgrade (CIU) -- 5.5.3 On/Off Capacity on Demand (On/Off CoD) -- 5.5.4 Capacity Backup (CBU) -- 5.6 Logical planning -- 5.6.1 LPAR considerations -- 5.7 Coupling Facility planning -- 5.7.1 Sysplex Timer ETR Network ID -- 5.8 Operating system migration -- Appendix A. Frequently asked questions -- Appendix B. Instruction set changes -- Appendix C. Channel options -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.