Server protects and grows with on-demand enterprise.
Press Release Summary:
With modular book design, z9(TM) 109 Model S54 features redundant I/O interconnect, dynamic oscillator switchover, program directed re-IPL, and concurrent MBA fanout card hot-plug. It supports of up to 60 LPARs, up to 336 FICON Express2 channels, and N_Port ID Virtualization. Along with Modified Indirect Data Address Word facility, product provides Configurable Crypto Express2, 2 subchannel sets per LCSS, and HiperSockets support of IPv6.
Original Press Release:
IBM System z9 109 - The Server Built to Protect and Grow with your On Demand Enterprise
At a glance
The IBM System z9(TM) 109 is designed to provide:
Improved total system performance over the z990
Improved availability with: enhanced book availability, redundant I/O interconnect, enhanced driver maintenance, dynamic oscillator switchover, program directed re-IPL, concurrent MBA fanout card hot-plug
Support of up to 60 LPARs
CPACF enhancements - AES, PRNG, SHA-256
Configurable Crypto Express2
Modified Indirect Data Address Word facility
Two subchannel sets per LCSS
Up to 336 FICON Express2 channels
N_Port ID Virtualization
HiperSockets support of IPv6
OSA-Express2 1000BASE-T Ethernet
OSA-Express2 OSN (OSA for NCP)
Capacity Backup for zAAP, IFL, and ICF
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
Overview
The IBM System z9(TM) 109 (z9-109), delivering excellence in large-scale enterprise computing, is designed and optimized for on demand business. IBM mainframes provide an advanced combination of reliability, availability, security, scalability, and virtualization, together with the ability to reallocate processing power, and are designed to match changing business priorities on demand.
With a modular book design, the z9-109 Model S54 is designed to provide up to 95% more total system capacity than the z990 Model D32, and has up to double the available memory.
The Modified Indirect Data Address Word (MIDAW) facility is designed to improve FICON® performance. The number of FICON Express2 open exchanges (concurrent I/O operations) that may be active simultaneously has been increased from 32 to 64 per channel.
The z9-109 is focused on providing higher availability and reducing planned and unplanned outages - which, when properly configured, may be accomplished with improved nondisruptive replace, repair, and upgrade functions for memory, books, and I/O as well as extending the nondisruptive capability to download Licensed Internal Code updates.
New integrated clear key encryption security-rich features on the z9-109 include support for Advanced Encryption Standard, Secure Hash Algorithm-256, and integrated Pseudo Random Number Generation. Performing these functions in hardware is designed to contribute to improved performance.
Application of the z9-109 advanced virtualization technologies creates a solid foundation for flexible integration of business and information management.
New innovations on the z9-109 can help to ensure you have a security-rich platform, can help maximize your resources and their utilization, and can help provide you the ability to integrate applications and data across the infrastructure. The z9-109 is designed to be a flagship component of your heterogeneous environment.
Note: The comparison of the z9-109 Model S54 and the z990 Model D32 is based on the LSPR mixed workload average.
Planned availability dates
Features and functions for the z9-109: September 16, 2005
z9-109 Models S08, S18, S28, and S38: September 16, 2005
z900 upgrades to z9-109 Models S08, S18, S28, and S38: September 16, 2005
z990 upgrades to z9-109 Models S08, S18, S28, and S38: September 16, 2005
TKE 5.0 workstations for zSeries®: September 16, 2005
OOCoD and CBU function for Models S08, S18, S28, and S38: September 16, 2005
z9-109 Model S54: November 18, 2005
OOCoD and CBU function for Model S54: November 18, 2005
z900 upgrades to z9-109 Model S54: November 18, 2005
z990 upgrades to z9-109 Model S54: November 18, 2005
MES features for Models S08, S18, S28, and S38: December 16, 2005
Model conversions for Models S08, S18, S28, and S38: December 16, 2005
MES features for Model S54 and z9-109 model conversions to the Model S54: February 25, 2006
