IBM provides world-class IBM mainframe technology to help today's enterprises respond to business conditions quickly and with flexibility. From automation to advanced virtualisation (US) technologies and open industry standards, IBM mainframes help deliver competitive advantages for the on demand business.
IBM System z10 Business Class (z10 BC)
The z10 BC delivers a ‘new face’ for enterprise computing that gives you expanded capabilities to run existing applications, new modern applications and consolidation of disparate applications. A competitively priced enterprise server delivering unparalleled qualities of service for peace of mind and leadership of key capabilities to help manage your IT requirements and reduce cost and risk in your business. This makes the z10 BC ideally suited in a Dynamic Infrastructure; addressing today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.
- One model - E10
- System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP), System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP), Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL), Internal Coupling Facility (ICF)
- Data Encryption Standard (DES), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (192 and 256), Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA)-512, Pseudo Random Number Generation (PRNG), Tamper-resistant configurable Crypto Express3 (secure coprocessor for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) acceleration) with support for up to 19 digit Personal Account Numbers, Trusted Key Entry (TKE) 6.0 with stronger cryptography encryption and usability enhancement, Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5) certified
- 480/128/96/32/16 (ESCON/FICON Express8/OSA-Express3/I/O Slots/HiperSockets)
- 4 GB/248 GB
- z/OS, z/VSE, z/VM, Linux on System z, TPF, z/TPF
IBM z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC)
The IBM System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC) is a world class enterprise server designed to meet your business needs. Built on the inherent strengths of the IBM System z platform the z10 EC further extends System z leadership in key capabilities with the delivery of: expanded scalability for growth and large scale consolidation; improved performance to data and to the network: expanded security and availability to help to reduce risk; and just in time capacity deployment helping to respond to changing business requirements. The z10 EC delivers technologies that businesses need today along with a foundation to drive future business growth.
- 2097
- 5 available – E12, E26, E40, E56 and E64, 1-64 n-way processors
- System z10 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP), System z10 Application Assist Processor (zAAP), Integrated Facility for LinuxR (IFL), Internal Coupling Facility (ICF)
- Data Encryption Standard (DES), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (192 and 256), Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA)-512, Pseudo Random Number Generation (PRNG), Tamper-resistant configurable Crypto Express3 (secure coprocessor for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) acceleration) with support for up to 19 digit Personal Account Numbers, Trusted Key Entry (TKE) 6.0 with stronger cryptography encryption and usability enhancements, Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5) certified.
- 1024/336/96/16 (ESCON/FICON Express8/OSA-Express3/HiperSockets
- 16 GB/1.5 TB
- z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, TPF, z/TPF, Linux on System z
IBM System z9 Business Class
The IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC) is the latest member of the System z9 family. The z9 BC provides an advanced combination of reliability, availability security, scalability and virtualization. The z9 BC is designed specifically as a midrange mainframe and delivers extensive growth options and excellent price/performance for those customers requiring a lower-capacity entry point and more granular growth options than offered with the System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC).
- 2096
- 2 models – R07 and S07, 1 to 7 processors
- System z9 Application Assist Processor (zAAP), Integrated Facility for Linux® (IFL), Internal Coupling Facility (ICF), System z9 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP)
- DES, AES, SHA-256, PRNG, SSL, TKE, Designed for EAL5 Certification, Cryptographic accelerators/coprocessors
- FICON, ESCON, FCP, 1 & 10 Gb 1000BASE-T & Fast Ethernet, HiperSockets
- z/OS, z/OS.e, z/VM, z/VSE, TPF, z/TPF, Linux on System z
IBM System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC)
For over four decades, the IBM mainframe has been a leader in data and transaction serving. The System z9 EC provides a strong combination of past mainframe characteristics, plus new functions designed around scalability – including flexible granularity solutions, virtualization, availability and security. And the z9 EC continues to extend and support the use of dedicated processors for specialised workloads, including the System z9 Application Assist Processor (zAAP), Integrated Facility for Linux® (IFL), Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) and System z9 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP).
- 2094
- 5 available – S08, S18, S28, S38 and S54, 1-54 n-way processors
- System z9 Application Assist Processor (zAAP), Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL), Internal Coupling Facility (ICF), System z9 Integrated Infomation Processor (zIIP)
- DES, AES, SHA-256, PRNG, Configurable Crypto Express2 (secure coprocessor for SSL acceleration), TKE Smart Card Reader Support
- 1024/336/48/16 (ESCON/FICON Express4/OSA Express2/HiperSockets)
- 16GB / 512GB
- z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE, TPF, z/TPF, Linux on System z
