| Can I run VSE/ESA V2.7 on a z800/z900/z990/z890/z9 BC/z9 EC? |
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Yes, VSE/ESA V2.7 does run on IBM zSeries 800, 900, 990, 890 and IBM System z9 BC and z9 EC. For mor information, please see the VSE server support table.
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| Can I run z/VSE V3.1 or VSE/ESA V2.7 on G3/G4 or MP2000? |
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No, z/VSE 3.1 and VSE/ESA V2.7 does only run on IBM System z servers, zSeries servers or G5/G6 systems (including MP3000). For mor information, please see the VSE server support table.
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| Is OSA Express supported by VSE/ESA V2.6/2.7? |
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Yes, the OSA Express Adapter is supported by TCP/IP for VSE on VSE/ESA 2.6 or later. You can run OSA Express in QDIO mode or in OSA2 mode. |
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Is HiperSockets supported by VSE/ESA V2.6/2.7?
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HiperSockets is supported on VSE/ESA 2.7 or later. VSE/ESA 2.6 does not support HiperSockets. |
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Is Hardware Crypto supported by VSE?
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Yes, Hardware Crypto is supported by VSE/ESA 2.7 or later.
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Which IBM Storage systems are supported by VSE?
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The following disk devices are supported by z/VSE 3.1:
- 3380
- 3390, including 3390 in 3380 track compatibility mode
- Storage that is defined to emulate the above models
- FBA
- FCP-attached IBM System Storage SCSI disks
The following tape devices are supported by z/VSE 3.1:
- 3420 (7- or 9-track reel-to-reel tape)
- 3480
- 3490 and 3490E
- 3590
- 3592
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Is the TS3400 Autoloader supported by z/VSE?
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From z/VSE V3.1.2 and z/VSE V4.1 onwards, z/VSE supports the TS3400 tape library as an autoloader operating in AUTO mode. In AUTO mode, as soon as a cartridge is unloaded from the drive, the next unused cartridge is loaded.
The TS3400 autoloader tape library supports up to two IBM System Storage TS1120 (3592 Model E05) tape drives. These are added in z/VSE as standalone TPA (Tape Products Architecture) devices.
The TS3400 contains two cartridge magazines that each hold up to nine tapes. The lower magazine can be configured to use up to three slots as I/O slots. This can be done using either the TS3400 Operator Panel, or using the Web Interface.
For more details please see the z/VSE V3R1.3 Release Guide (PDF, 238 KB)
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