IBM zEnterprise z196

Processor Core Types: CP/IFL/ICF/zAAP1/zIIP1/zBX
Model Minimum Maximum
M15 1 / 02 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 15 / 15 / 15 / 7 / 7 / 1
M32 1 / 02 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 32 / 32 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 1
M49 1 / 02 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 49 / 49 / 16 / 24 / 24 / 1
M66 1 / 02 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 66 / 66 / 16 / 33 / 33 / 1
M80 1 / 02 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 80 / 80 / 16 / 40 / 40 / 1
Coupling Links
IC maximum 32
Maximum # external coupling links 96
ISC-3 maximum3 48
12x InfiniBand maximum 32 ports4
1x InfiniBand maximum 48 ports4
CHPID maximum 128
Channels
Minimum: 0/0/0/0/0/0/0 ESCON/FICON Express8S/FICON Express8/FICON Express4/OSA-Express4S/OSA-Express3/OSA-Express2
Maximum: 240/320/288/288/96/96/48 ESCON/FICON Express8S/FICON Express8/FICON Express4/OSA-Express4S/OSA-Express3/OSA-Express2
HiperSockets™ Up to 32 high-speed “virtual” Local Area Networks
Cryptographic
Crypto Express3 Minimum order is two features, maximum is eight features (16 PCIe adapters)
Processor Memory
Model Minimum Maximum
M15 32 GB 7525 GB
M32 32 GB 1520 GB
M49 32 GB 2288 GB
M66 32 GB 3056 GB
M80 32 GB 3056 GB
Upgradeability
Upgradeable within the z196 family
Upgrading to the M80 from other z196 models will require a planned outage
Upgradeable from IBM zEnterprise 114 (z114), IBM System z10® Enterprise Class and IBM System z9® Enterprise Class
Supported Operating Systems
z/OS6 z/OS V1.11, 1.12, 1.13 or higher

z/OS V1.10, V1.9 and V1.8 Lifecycle Extension

zBX Ensemble support: z/OS V1.10 or higher
z/VM z/VM 5.4 and subsequent releases. z/VM 6.1 for zBX support
Linux on System z Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 and subsequent releases, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 (SP4) and SLES 11 SP2
z/VSE® z/VSE V4.2 and subsequent releases
z/TPF z/TPF 1.1
AIX® (on POWER7® blade located in IBM BladeCenter® Extension) AIX 5.3, AIX 6.1 and AIX 7.1 and subsequent releases and PowerVM™ Enterprise Edition
Linux on System x (on IBM BladeCenter HX5 blade installed in zBX) Red Hat RHEL 5.5 and up, 6.0 and up and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10 (SP4) and up, SLES 11 SP1 and up - 64 bit only
Microsoft Windows (on IBM BladeCenter HX5 blades installed in ZBX Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (SP2) (Datacenter Edition recommended) – 64 bit only
IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX) Model 002
IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer, V1.17 5 solution sizes: 7, 14, 28, 42, 56
WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50 for zEnterprise Minimum: 0 Maximum: 288
IBM BladeCenter PS701 Express blade Minimum: 0 Maximum: 1128
IBM BladeCenter HX5 blade Minimum: 0 Maximum: 568

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* The energy consumption efficiency is the value of the power consumption measured in accordance with the measuring method specified by the Japan energy saving law divided by the Composite Theoretical Performance specified by the energy saving law.

1 If ordering a zAAP or a zIIP, one or more general purpose processor (CP) per the specialty engine is required. One CP can satisfy the requirement for either or both of the specialty engines.

2 No IFL is required unless ordering an IFL only server—model capacity identifier 700. If you order a 700 no CP is orderable.

3 Assuming feature HCA3-O. Maximum of 32 1x IFB ports on M15; Maximum of 16 12x IFB ports on M15

4 ISC-3 Peer mode only

5 Excludes the standard fixed size of 16 GB HSA

6 z/OS V 1.10 is required to support an ensemble.

7 On November 1, 2011, IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer was withdrawn from marketing for new build and MES zBX. It has been replaced with IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator for z/OS (IDAA), a new workload optimized, appliance add-on that attaches to the zEnterprise System.

8 The blades for BladeCenter PS701 Express blade, BladeCenter HX5 blade and DataPower XI50z can be shared in the same BladeCenter chassis—note that DataPower XI50z blades are "doublewide" and use two slots. They can be mixed in the same zBX with IBM Smart Analytics Optimizer blades—but not in the same BladeCenter Chassis. Total zBX capacity cannot exceed 112 total blades.

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