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IBM System z9 Enterprise Class

Formerly IBM System z9 109 (z9-109)

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Processor Unit (PU) types: CP/IFL/ICF/zAAP5
Model Minimum Maximum Increments
S08 1/1/1/0/0 8/8/8/4/4 1/1/1/1/1
S18 1/1/1/0/0 18/18/16/9/9 1/1/1/1/1
S28 1/1/1/0/0 28/28/16/14/14 1/1/1/1/1
S38 1/1/1/0/0 38/38/16/19/19 1/1/1/1/1
S54 1/1/1/0/0 54/54/16/27/27 1/1/1/1/1
Coupling Links
ISC-3 48
IC 32
ICB-3 16
ICB-4 16
Max # Links 641
Channels
Minimum 0/0/0/0/0/0/0 ESCON/FICON Express4/FICON Express2/FICON
Express/OSA-Express2/OSA-Express/HiperSockets
Maximum 1024/336/336 /120/48/48/16 ESCON/FICON Express4/FICON Express2/FICON
Express/OSA-Express2/OSA-Express/HiperSockets
Increments 4/4/4/2/2/2/1/1 ESCON/FICON Express4/FICON Express2/FICON
Express/OSA-Express2/OSA-Express – GbE, 1000BASE-T/OSA-Express2 – 10 GbE/HiperSockets
Cryptographic4 Crypto Express 2 – optional up to 8 features (16 PCI-X adapters), minimum order is 2 features
Processor memory
Model Minimum Maximum
S08 16 GB 128 GB
S18 16 GB 256 GB
S28 16 GB 384 GB
S38 16 GB 512 GB
S54 16 GB 512 GB
Upgradeability Upgradeable within the z9 EC family
Upgrading to the S54 from other z9 EC models will require a planned outage
Upgradeable from IBM eServer zSeries 900 (z900), z990 and IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC) Model S07
Physical Configuration Model S08, minimum2 Model S38, maximum3
Weight 1212 kg (2672 lbs) 2003 kg (4407 lbs)
Footprint 2.49 Sq meters (26.78 Sq. ft) 2.49 Sq. meters (26.78 Sq. ft)
Service 5.45 Sq meters (58.69 Sq. ft) 5.45 Sq. meters (58.69 Sq. ft)
Input 6.3 kW 18.3 kW
Heat 21.5 KBTU/hr 62.4 KBTU/hr
Air CFM 905, m3/m CFM 1965, m3/m
Height 194.1 cm (76.4 inches) 194.1 cm (76.4 inches)
General Conforms to EIA guidelines for frames
Software
z/OS: z/OS 1.6 and subsequent releases
z/VM: z/VM 5.1 and subsequent releases
Linux on System z: Red Hat RHEL 4 and subsequent releases, SUSE SLES 9 and subsequent releases, Linux as z/VM guest
z/VSE: z/VSE V3.1, V4.1
TPF: TPF 4.1
z/TPF: zTPF 1.1

1 64 external and 32 internal
2 Model S08 with one I/O cage and no IBF
3 Model S38 with three I/O cages and IBF with a combined max. of 64
4 Initial order of Crypto Express2 requires 2 features, maximum of 8 features
5 If ordering a zAAP or a zIIP, one or more general purpose processor (CP) per the specialty engine is required. One general purpose processor can satisfy the requirement for either or both of the specialty engines.

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