IBM 890 Network Card User Manual


 
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Table of Contents
z/Architecture page 5
IBM ~ zSeries 990 page 6
z890 Family Models page 10
z890 and z900 Performance Comparison page 13
z890 I/O SubSystem page 14
z890 Channels and I/O Connectivity page 16
Fibre Channel Connectivity page 18
A New Generation for SANs – FICON Express2 page 22
A New Generation of zSeries LAN Adapters
Open Systems Adapter-Express2 page 24
Open Systems Adapter-Express Features
(OSA-Express) page 27
HiperSockets page 31
Cryptography page 33
Availability page 38
Advanced Availability Functions page 40
Parallel Sysplex Cluster Technology page 41
z890 Support for Linux page 53
zSeries 890 Family Con guration Detail page 58
Physical Characteristics page 60
Coupling Facility - CF Level of Support page 60
z/OS page 62
z/VM page 83
VSE/ESA page 92
To Learn More page 93