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Features Features Connections per Feature Increments
16-port 0
(1)
32
480 channels
16 channels 4 channels
ESCON 1reserved as
as a spare
FICON 0
(1)
32 64/128* 2/4*
2/4*
Express4* channels channels channels
FICON 0
(1)
20
80 channels
4
channels
4 channels
Express2
**
FICON 0
(1)
20
40 channels
2
channels
2 channels
Express
**
ICB-4 0
(1)
6
12 links
(2) (3)
2
links
1 link
ISC-3 0
(1)
12
48 links
(2)
4
links
1 link
1x PSIFB 0
(1)
6
12 links
(2)
2
links
2 links
12x PSIFB 0
(1)
6
12 links
(2) (3)
2
links
2 links
OSA- 0 24 48/96* 2 or 4
2 ports/
Express3* ports 4 ports
OSA- 0 24 24/48 1 or 2
2 ports/
Express2
**
ports 1 port
Crypto 0 8 8/16 PCI-X 1/2* PCI-X
2* PCI-X
Express2
*
adapters adapters adapters
(4)
1) Minimum of one I/O feature (ESCON, FICON) or Coupling Link (PSIFB,
ICB-4, ISC-3) required.
2) The maximum number of external Coupling Links combined cannot
exceed 56 per server. There is a maximum of 64 coupling link CHPIDs
per server (ICs, ICB-4s, active ISC-3 links, and IFBs)
3) ICB-4 and 12x IB-DDR are not included in the maximum feature count for
I/O slots but are included in the CHPID count.
4) Initial order of Crypto Express2 is 2/4 PCI-X adapters (two features).
Each PCI-X adapter can be confi gured as a coprocessor or an accelera-
tor.
* FICON Express4-2C 4KM LX has two channels per feature, OSA-
Express3 GbE and 1000BASE-T have 2 and 4 port options and Crypto
Express2-1P has 1 coprocessor
** Available only when carried forward on an upgrade from z890 or or z9
BC. Limited availability for OSA-Express2 GbE features.
z10 BC Concurrent PU Conversions
• Must order (characterize one PU as) a CP, an ICF or an
IFL
• Concurrent model upgrade is supported
• Concurrent processor upgrade is supported if PUs are
available
– Add CP, IFL, unassigned IFL, ICF, zAAP, zIIP or
optional SAP
• PU Conversions
– Standard SAP cannot be converted to other PU types
To CP IFL Unassigned ICF
zAAP
zIIP Optional
From IFL SAP
CP X Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
IFL Yes X
Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Unassigned Yes Yes
X Yes
Yes Yes Yes
IFL
ICF Yes Yes
Yes X
Yes Yes Yes
zAAP Yes Yes
Yes Yes
X Yes Yes
zIIP Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes X Yes
Optional Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes X
SAP
Exceptions: Disruptive if ALL current PUs are converted to different types
may require individual LPAR disruption if dedicated PUs are converted.
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z10 BC Confi guration Detail