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by Octavian Lascu, Bo Xu, Esra Ufacik, John Troy, Frank Packheiser, Michal Kordyzon
IBM Z Connectivity Handbook
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Notices
Trademarks
Preface
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Chapter 1. Introduction
1.1 I/O channel overview
1.1.1 I/O hardware infrastructure
1.1.2 I/O connectivity features
1.2 FICON Express
1.3 zHyperLink Express
1.4 Open Systems Adapter-Express
1.5 HiperSockets
1.6 Parallel Sysplex and coupling links
1.7 Shared Memory Communications
1.8 I/O feature support
1.9 Special-purpose feature support
1.9.1 Crypto Express features
1.9.2 Flash Express feature
1.9.3 zEDC Express feature
Chapter 2. Channel subsystem overview
2.1 CSS description
2.1.1 CSS elements
2.1.2 Multiple CSS concept
2.1.3 Multiple CSS structure
2.1.4 Multiple image facility
2.1.5 Physical channel ID
2.1.6 Adapter ID
2.1.7 Multiple CSS construct example
2.1.8 Channel spanning
2.1.9 Multiple subchannel sets
2.1.10 Summary
2.2 I/O configuration management
2.2.1 Hardware configuration definition
2.2.2 CHPID Mapping Tool
2.3 I/O configuration planning
2.3.1 I/O configuration rules
2.4 References
Chapter 3. zHyperLink Express
3.1 Description
3.2 zHyperLink elements
3.3 Connectivity
3.4 References
Chapter 4. Fibre Connection Express
4.1 FICON Express description
4.1.1 FICON modes and topologies
4.1.2 FCP Channel
4.1.3 FCP and FICON mode characteristics
4.2 FICON elements
4.2.1 FICON channel
4.2.2 High Performance FICON for IBM Z
4.2.3 Platform and name server registration in FICON channel
4.2.4 Open exchanges
4.2.5 Spanned channels
4.2.6 Control unit port
4.2.7 z/OS discovery and auto-configuration
4.3 Connectivity
4.3.1 FICON Express16S+
4.3.2 FICON Express16S
4.3.3 FICON Express8S
4.3.4 FICON Express8
4.3.5 FICON Express4
4.3.6 Qualified FICON and FCP products
4.3.7 Software support
4.3.8 Resource Measurement Facility
4.4 References
Chapter 5. Open Systems Adapter-Express
5.1 Functional description
5.1.1 Operating modes
5.1.2 QDIO mode
5.1.3 Non-QDIO mode
5.1.4 OSA addressing support
5.1.5 OSA/SF support
5.2 OSA capabilities
5.2.1 Virtual IP address
5.2.2 Primary/secondary router function
5.2.3 IPv6 support
5.2.4 Large send for IP network traffic
5.2.5 VLAN support
5.2.6 SNMP support for z/OS and Linux on IBM Z
5.2.7 IP network multicast and broadcast support
5.2.8 Address Resolution Protocol cache management
5.2.9 IP network availability
5.2.10 Checksum offload support for z/OS and Linux on IBM Z
5.2.11 Dynamic LAN idle for z/OS
5.2.12 QDIO optimized latency mode
5.2.13 Layer 2 support
5.2.14 QDIO data connection isolation for z/VM
5.2.15 QDIO interface isolation for z/OS
5.2.16 Layer 3 VMAC for z/OS
5.2.17 Enterprise Extender
5.2.18 TN3270E Server
5.2.19 Adapter interruptions for QDIO
5.2.20 Inbound workload queuing
5.2.21 Network management: Query and display OSA configuration
5.3 Connectivity
5.3.1 OSA features
5.3.2 OSA function support
5.3.3 Software support
5.3.4 Resource Measurement Facility
5.4 Summary
5.5 References
Chapter 6. OSA-Express Console support
6.1 Description
6.2 Connectivity
6.3 Software support
6.3.1 TN3270E emulation
6.4 Summary
6.5 References
Chapter 7. Shared Memory Communications
7.1 SMC overview
7.1.1 Remote Direct Memory Access
7.1.2 Direct Memory Access
7.2 SMC over Remote Direct Memory Access
7.2.1 SMC-R connectivity
7.3 SMC over Direct Memory Access
7.4 Software support
7.4.1 SMC-R
7.4.2 SMC-D
7.5 Reference material
Chapter 8. HiperSockets technology
8.1 Description
8.1.1 HiperSockets benefits
8.1.2 Server integration with HiperSockets
8.1.3 HiperSockets function
8.1.4 Supported functions
8.2 Connectivity
8.3 Summary
8.4 References
Chapter 9. Coupling links and common time
9.1 IBM Z cluster technology
9.1.1 Coupling links and STP
9.1.2 Multi-site sysplex considerations
9.2 Connectivity options
9.2.1 Coupling link options
9.2.2 Internal Coupling link
9.2.3 InterSystem Channel-3 (ISC-3)
9.2.4 Integrated Coupling Adapter Short Range
9.2.5 Coupling Express Long Reach
9.2.6 InfiniBand coupling links
9.3 Time functions
9.3.1 NTP server with PPS support
9.3.2 Operating system support
9.4 References
Chapter 10. Extended distance solutions
10.1 Unrepeated distances
10.2 Fibre Connection
10.2.1 FICON unrepeated distance
10.2.2 FICON repeated distance solutions
10.3 Coupling links
10.4 Wavelength-division multiplexing
10.4.1 GDPS qualification
10.4.2 IBM Z qualified WDM vendor products
10.5 References
Appendix A. Cryptographic features
Overview
Crypto Express6S
Crypto Express5S
Crypto Express4S
Crypto Express3
References
Appendix B. zEDC Express feature
Benefits of using the zEDC Express feature
zEDC Express operation
Software support
Appendix C. Flash Express feature
Overview
Flash Express
Appendix D. Channel conversion solutions
Conversion solutions
Appendix E. Channel feature attributes
Cable types and attributes
Appendix F. Fiber optic cables
Description
Connector types for fiber cables
Mode-conditioning patch cables
InfiniBand cables
zHyperLink Express and ICA SR cables
Conversion kits
References
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