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IBM System z9 Enterprise Class

Formerly IBM System z9 109 (z9-109)

Overview

Features & benefits

Specifications

Processor Unit (PU) types: CP/IFL/ICF/zAAP ⁵ /zIIP ⁵

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		64 ¹

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

Cryptographic ⁴

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, minimum ²	Model S38, maximum ³

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, m ³/m	CFM 1965, m ³/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.