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IBM z10 Mainframe

IBM System z10 is the latest line of IBM mainframes. The z10 Enterprise Class (EC) was announced on February 26, 2008. On October 21, 2008 IBM announced the z10 Business Class (BC), a scaled down version of the z10 EC. The System z10 represents the first model powered by the z10 quad core processing engine.

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Features

Processors

The number of "characterizable" (or configurable) PUs is indicated in the model designation (e.g., the E26 has 26 characterizable PUs). Depending on the model a PU can be characterized as either Central Processor (CP), Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) processor, z Application Assist Processor (zAAP), z10 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP), or Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) processor. There are more physical PUs in a book than characterizable PUs. For example, the E12 has 17 PUs, of which only 12 are characterizable. The remainder is a mixture of spares and System Assist Processors (SAPs). The SAPs are generally used to drive I/O. There are 2 spares for the whole machine, regardless of machine configuration, and 3 SAPs per book, except for models E56 and E64, which have 10 and 11 SAPs respectively.

Operating Systems

The System z10 supports the following operating systems: z/OS, z/VSE, z/VM, Linux for System z, TPF, z/TPF, and OpenSolaris for System z.

Cryptography

The System z10 adds hardware-based 192-bit and 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in addition to the 128-Bit AES support already available on the z9.

Models

Enterprise Class

Released on February 26, 2008, the System z10 Enterprise Class comes in five models the E12, E26, E40, E56, E64, each of which are of the machine type 2097[1]. The machines are powered by one to four "books," comprising of memory cards and a multi-chip module (MCM) of processing units (PUs). The Enterprise Class PU cores operate at speeds of 4.4 GHz. The number of PUs in each book is based upon the model number:[2]

Model Books / PUs CPs IFLs / uIFLs zAAPs / zIIPs ICFs Opt Saps Std Saps Std Spares Standard Memory (GB) Flexible Memory (GB)
E12 1 / 17 0-12 0-12 / 0-11 0-6 / 0-6 0-12 0-3 3 2 16 - 352 NA
E26 2 / 34 0-26 0-26 / 0-25 0-13 / 0-13 0-16 0-7 6 2 16 - 752 32 - 352
E40 3 / 51 0-40 0-40 / 0-39 0-20 / 0-20 0-16 0-11 9 2 16 - 1136 32 - 752
E56 4/68 0-56 0-56 / 0-55 0-28 / 0-28 0-16 0-18 10 2 16 - 1520 32 - 1132
E64 4 / 77 0-64 0-64 / 0-63 0-32 / 0-32 0-16 0-21 11 2 16 - 1520 32 - 1136

NOTES:

  • A minimum of one CP, IFL, or ICF must ordered with every model.
  • For each CP ordered, one zAAP and one zIIP may also be ordered.
  • Optional SAPs are required only in some situations when using TPF or z/TPF.

Business Class

Released on October 21, 2008, the z10 Business Class has only a single model, E10. It comes with the same processors as the z10 EC, running at 3.5 GHz, with the following possible configurations:[3]

Model CPs IFLs zAAPs / zIIPs ICFs Standard Memory (GB)
E10 1-5 1-10 0-5 / 0-5 1-10 4 - 120

NOTES:

  • For each CP ordered, one zAAP and one zIIP may also be ordered.
  • Maximum of 248GB of standard memory expected in June 2009.

Pricing

The baseline model of the z10 EC is reported to cost at least $1,000,000. The z10 BC costs a minimum of $100,000[4]. The actual cost to companies depends on a number of factors including the configuration of the machine (amount of central memory (RAM), number of specialty engines), maintenance contracts, as well as whether the company is buying the machine or leasing the machine.

See also

References

  1. ^ "IBM System z hardware". Retrieved on 2008-06-20.
  2. ^ "IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Overview". Retrieved on 2008-10-21.
  3. ^ "IBM System z10 Business Class". Retrieved on 2008-10-21.
  4. ^ Fontecchio, Mark (2008-10-21). "IBM welcomes z10 mainframe's new sibling to the family". Retrieved on 2008-10-21.

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