IBM 990 User Manual
Zseries 990 technical guide
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- Front cover
- Contents
- Notices
- Preface
- Chapter 1. zSeries 990 overview
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 z990 models
- 1.3 System functions and features
- 1.3.1 Processor
- 1.3.2 Memory
- 1.3.3 Self-Timed Interconnect (STI)
- 1.3.4 Channel Subsystem (CSS)
- 1.3.5 Physical Channel IDs (PCHIDs) and CHPID Mapping Tool
- 1.3.6 Spanned channels
- 1.3.7 I/O connectivity
- 1.3.8 Cryptographic
- 1.3.9 Parallel Sysplex support
- 1.3.10 Intelligent Resource Director (IRD)
- 1.3.11 Hardware consoles
- 1.3.12 Concurrent upgrades
- 1.3.13 Performance
- 1.3.14 Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS)
- 1.3.15 Software
- 1.3.16 Software support
- 1.3.17 Summary
- Chapter 2. System structure and design
- 2.1 System structure
- 2.2 System design
- 2.2.1 Design highlights
- 2.2.2 Book design
- 2.2.3 Processor Unit design
- 2.2.4 Processor Unit functions
- 2.2.5 Memory design
- 2.2.6 Modes of operation
- 2.2.7 Model configurations
- 2.2.8 Storage operations
- 2.2.9 Reserved storage
- 2.2.10 LPAR storage granularity
- 2.2.11 LPAR Dynamic Storage Reconfiguration (DSR)
- 2.2.12 I/O subsystem
- 2.2.13 Channel Subsystem
- Chapter 3. I/O system structure
- Chapter 4. Channel Subsystem
- Chapter 5. Cryptography
- Chapter 6. Software support
- Chapter 7. Sysplex functions
- 7.1 Parallel Sysplex
- 7.2 Sysplex and Coupling Facility considerations
- 7.2.1 Sysplex configurations and Sysplex Timer considerations
- 7.2.2 Coupling Facility and CFCC considerations
- 7.2.3 CFCC enhanced patch apply
- 7.2.4 Coupling Facility link connectivity
- 7.2.5 Coupling Facility Resource Manager (CFRM) policy considerations
- 7.2.6 ICF processor assignments
- 7.2.7 Dynamic CF dispatching and dynamic ICF expansion
- 7.3 System-managed CF structure duplexing
- 7.4 Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
- 7.5 Intelligent Resource Director
- Chapter 8. Capacity upgrades
- Chapter 9. Environmental requirements
- Appendix A. Hardware Management Console (HMC)
- Appendix B. Fiber optic cabling services
- Glossary
- Related publications
- Index
- Back cover