Multi-purpose Server offers 28 levels of capacity.
Press Release Summary:
Using z/Architecture(TM), zSeries® building blocks and virtualization technology, scalable eserver z890 enables organizations to respond to changing business climates. It offers up to 32 GB memory, up to 16 GB bandwidth for data communication between I/O and memory, one I/O cage with 28 I/O slots, 16 internal LANs, and support for 512 CHPIDs and 30 LPARs. Additional features include Application Assist Processor, internal battery, and 2,900 SSL handshakes/sec.
Original Press Release:
IBM eServer zSeries 890 -- A Multipurpose Server for an On Demand World
At a glance
Compared to the z800, the new z890 has the capability of providing the following when properly configured:
o Increased scalability - up to 123% more total capacity than
the largest z800
o A lower-capacity entry point into the family with 32% less
capacity than the smallest z800
o Twenty-eight levels of capacity, offering enhanced incremental
growth options
o Double the supported CHPIDs
o Double the LPARs over z800 (except on the smallest sub-uniprocessor equipped capacity setting)
o Quadruple the number of HiperSockets (internal LANs) over z800
o Performance assists for Linux and z/VM®
o OSA-Express enhancements including the new Integrated Console Controller
o FICON(TM) Express, ICB, ISC-3, and OSA-Express spanned channels
o Increased channel maximums for ESCON® , FICON Express, ISC-3, and OSA-Express over z800 (except on the smallest sub-uniprocessor equipped capacity setting)
o On/Off Capacity on Demand
o Fiber optic cabling services from IBM Networking Services
o IBM zSeries world class SSL performance extended to 2900
SSL handshakes per second for z890
o The IBM eserver zSeries Application Assist Processor
o Internal Battery Feature (IBF)
o GDPS(TM)/PPRC Cross-Site® Parallel Sysplex® distance now up to 100 km
o Up to 48 ISC-3 links in peer mode, CFCC level 13, CFCC enhanced patch apply
Overview
The IBM eserver z890 represents the continuation of the new generation of scalable servers introduced with the IBM eserver z990. Using z/Architecture(TM) and the latest zSeries® building blocks and virtualization technology, the z890 extends key zSeries platform characteristics of reliability, availability, scalability, clustering, and quality of service to respond to the ever-changing business climate. It offers a processor that delivers extensive growth options and excellent price/performance for those customers requiring a lower-capacity entry point than offered with the z990.
The IBM eserver z890 is designed to help enable your businesses to be resilient in the unpredictable on demand world. With a single model and a wide range of capacity settings, the newest member of the zSeries family delivers significantly improved granularity and enriched functions over its predecessor, the
z800 - it can provide up to almost twice the processing power, up to 123% greater total system capacity, and significantly increased I/O capacity. The z890 can support double the number of Logical Partitions (LPARs) and the Logical Channel SubSystem (LCSS) feature introduced on z990, which facilitates horizontal growth, and is introducing the new eserver zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP), which provides an attractively priced Java(TM) execution environment.
To address the growing complexity of fiber optic connectivity in the Information Technology (IT) infrastructure, IBM Networking Services will continue to offer scalable fiber optic cabling services to help satisfy e-business infrastructure requirements at both the product level and the enterprise
level.
Key prerequisites
o Customers who are still using parallel-attached devices must
obtain a parallel channel converter box such as:
- The IBM 9034, which may be available through IBM Global
Financing (IGF).
- A third-party parallel channel converter box such as the Optica 34600 FXBT. For more information about Optica offerings, contact Optica at http://www.opticatech.com/
o A Systems Assurance Pre-Installation Review is required for all installations in a customer location. For details,
refer to the z890 Systems Assurance Product Review
(SAPR) Guide (SA04-002), available via Resource Link http://www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink
Planned availability dates
o New builds - May 28, 2004
o Upgrades from z800 to z890 - May 28, 2004
o zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP), feature number
6520 - June 30, 2004 (hardware only)
o Feature MES - July 30, 2004
o z890 to z890 Upgrades and Downgrades - July 30, 2004
o Upgrades from z890 to z990 - August 30, 2004
o OSA-Express GbE LX (#1364) for z800 - September 30, 2004
o OSA-Express GbE SX (#1365) for z800 - September 30, 2004
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or the Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL Reference: YE001
