IBM Hardware Innovation

Overview

GSE zExpertenforum
April 2-3, 2019

Franco Pinto
IBM Z Client Technical Specialist
franco.pinto@ch.ibm.com

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IBM z14 and IBM LinuxONE GA2
Driver Level summary

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IBM z14 family GA2 Driver 36

Cryptography HMC
– Extensions to the z14 cryptographic capabilities to address evolving – Hardware Management Console (HMC) and HMC Mobile
security compliance requirements across the globe and enhance the enhancements
availability of IBM Z(R) Cryptographic services

– Trusted Key Entry (TKE) and smart card improvements Network Adapter
– New OSA-Express7S 25 GbE and 25GbE RoCE Express2 hardware
DPM adapters
– Dynamic Partition Manager (DPM) 3.2 increased feature support
CF enhancements
I/O – Asynchronous Cache Cross-Invalidation (XI) to improve performance
and scalability in a Sysplex
– Dynamic I/O for stand-alone Coupling Facilities

– IBM Adapter for NVMe for LinuxOne STP enhancements

– FCP Express 32S for LinuxOne – Server Time Protocol (STP) Coordinated Timing Network (CTN) split
and merge capabilities for sysplex management
– zHyperLink writes

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New IBM Z hardware enhancements

October 2, 2018
Announce

December 3, 2018
General Availability *

* OSA-Express7S 25GbE
GA: April 9, 2019

IBM z14 and LinuxONE™ Enhanced Driver Maintenance

New GA2 LIC driver updates from Driver 32 to Driver 36 in support of new features and functions
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GA2 Hardware

Security Data Serving

Crypto IBM Adapter for NVMe* “vendor card adapter Beta” provides the ability for
embedded storage within the system through the PCIe bus interface. This feature
New Crypto enhancements enables compliance with PCI, ANSI and
uses PCIe adapter cards with attached Solid State Drives (SSDs) that connect
other evolving standards, provides enhanced performance, simplified TKE directly to the I/O backplane, providing customers with the ability to have
processes and a new smart card to meet expected encryption strengths embedded storage without the need for external DASD or Tape (after initial
required for compliance. install). This feature can help with memory-intensive workloads, real-time
analytics, fast storage workloads such as streaming, paging/sorting, and traditional
applications such as relational databases.
FCP Express32S* provides high-speed network technology for use with Storage
Area Networks (SANs). FCP32 provides the ability for 32 Gigabits per second
(Gbps) speeds over a fast fibre channel protocol. This feature provides the ability
to consolidate multiple / slower FCP cards and allows higher bandwidth and I/O
rates for the most advanced data-serving needs.
Support for zHyperLink™ Writes accelerates Db2 log writes to help meet
clients most stringent requirements and deliver superior service levels by
processing high volume Db2 transactions.
* Available on LinuxONE only

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 GA2 Hardware
(continued)

Open and Connected Simplification Resiliency Infrastructure

DPM 3.2 import of FICON® based Dynamic I/O for Standalone Asynchronous XI is a new sysplex capability OSA-Express7S 25 GbE SR*
configuration data from an existing Coupling Facility eliminates the client intended to provide performance and improved
machine – or data center IOD enables a workload disruption caused by needing to cross-site operation. 25GbE RoCE Express2
quick setup of the Storage Configuration perform CEC IMLs to make dynamic I/O Allows the cache coherency messages that flow
when installing a new machine. configuration changes involving standalone around the sysplex to maintain data integrity to Meet increased networking performance
Coupling Facilities in a Parallel Sysplex® be performed in a lazy, asynchronous fashion demands driven by high speed
environment. rather than synchronously, with exploitation processors and expansion of network
from the data manager (Db2). traffic.
Improves client workload availability and
minimizes the risks associated with The asynchronous protocol is expected to 25 GbE can provide increased bandwidth
disruptive changes. reduce cache services times and sysplex for workloads
coupling overhead.
Depending upon the environment, these
HMC (Hardware Management
STP CTN split/merge is a new sysplex 25 GbE adapters can reduce the cost of
Console) 2.14.1 Enhancements timing capability for availability that allows 2 network cabling and switching by
provide improvements in the areas of I/O, distinct timing networks to be merged into one, consolidating 10GbE links onto 25 GbE
Security, System Concurrency, User or vice versa, nondisruptively. Previously, these adapters.1
Experience, and HMC Mobile. timing network reconfigurations/ transitions
were disruptive to the running sysplex(es). * Planned availability of OSA-
Express7S 25GbE SR is April 9,
2019

1 For
OSA-Express7S 25GbE, clients that have enabled TCP Segmentation Offload may not see the throughput benefits required for
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adapter consolidation as the throughput of the adapter is currently limited in that environment.
Extending the IBM z14 and LinuxONE product families
IBM z14 IBM LinuxONE
GA2 Content for both
IBM Z and LinuxONE
• Crypto Enhancements
• DPM 3.2
• HMC 2.14.1
• OSA-Express7S 25GbE SR
• 25GbE RoCE Express2
• DS8882F Rack Mounted
• Secure Service Container with IBM
Cloud Private (Linux)
• IBM Cloud Private (Linux) Statement of
Direction for Master on IBM Z

IBM Z Content for GA2 LinuxONE Content for GA2

• zHyperLink Writes • IBM Adapter for NVMe
• Dynamic I/O for Standalone Coupling Facility • FCP Express32S
• New Sysplex Capabilities
• Solution Consumption License Charge
• Zowe
• Db2 AI for z/OS
• AI Infused Analytics & ML on IBM Z
• z/OS Cloud Broker for ICP Statement of Direction
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 GA2 hardware content for IBM Z and LinuxONE Servers

All z14 z13®/z13s® zEC12/zBC12 z196/z114 z10EC/z10BC

Enhancements Emperor Emperor II Rockhopper Rockhopper II
Servers Servers Servers Servers Servers

Crypto Enhancements X X X

IBM Adapter for NVMe X X

FCP Express32S X X
zHyperLink Writes X
DPM 3.2 X X X
Dynamic I/O for
Standalone Coupling X
Facility
HMC 2.14.1 X X X X X X X X X
New Sysplex
X
Capabilities
OSA-Express7S 25
X X X
GbE

25GbE RoCE Express2 X X X

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IBM DS8882F Rack Mounted
IBM is introducing a new member of the DS8880F family of all-flash data systems that span
a wide range of business-critical application workloads

• Can be integrated into IBM z14 ZR1 or IBM LinuxONE

Rockhopper II systems
• Feature code (FC 0617) based ability to use 16U of
contiguous space in the IBM z14 ZR1 or LinuxONE
Rockhopper II system frames
• Provides a midrange product with the same advanced
functions as the larger DS8880F systems
• From 6.4 TB to 368.64 TB of all-flash capacity
• Guidelines for physical structures as well as restriction of
interaction with the ‘mainframe server’ provided Announcement date: August 21
General Availability: September 7

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FC 0617 – 16U Reserved on model ZR1 42u, industry standard rack

Service Element 2x (1U)

Switch 2x (1U) PCIe+ I/O Drawer 4

At GA2, delete of FC 0617 16 rack units (16U) of open space

permitted if there is a need for the tagged for client usage via Feature
3rd PCIe+ I/O Drawer (or more). PCIe+ I/O Drawer 3
Code in customer configuration

SE Monitor (1U)
PCIe+ I/O Drawer 1

PCIe+ I/O Drawer (8U)

CPC Drawer (5U)

PCIe+ I/O Drawer (8U) PCIe+ I/O Drawer 2

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Customers are able to specify the target bundle.

Many clients want all of their

machines to be at the same bundle
level, while their enterprise is
updated over a period of weeks.
Concurrent Driver Upgrade (CDU)
in prior drivers automatically tried
to load ‘All MCL bundles’

Enhancement: Let the customer

specify what bundle the machine
should arrive at when the CDU has
completed.

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Miscellaneous HMC Enhancements

1. Enable/Disable InfiniBand Coupling Port (Previously only available via the Support Element)
2. z14 ZR1 Manage Power Service State – Power off ½ of the PDU’s without call home.
3. eBoD on HMC (Previously only available via Single Object Operations) TERs
4. IBM Z Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey via HMC (Remote Sysprog, e-mail it to another user, remind
me later).
5. SCSI Load Normal Enhancement
6. Dynamic I/O for Standalone Coupling Facility
7. Enhancement of SE logins from the HMC (Chat, SOO - force off other user).
8. z14 ZR1 Enhanced Driver Maintenance
9. Statements of Direction (Remove zBX, HMC Legacy CPCs)
10. YouTube videos for HMC Content - https://ibm.biz/IBM-Z-HMC
11. HMC Mobile Enhancements, Biometrics, load, delete HW messages, respond to OS messages,
delete OS messages: https://ibm.biz/hmc-mobile

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Hardware Management Console - Statement of Direction
The z14 will be the last IBM Z machine family where the associated Hardware Management Console release will
support greater than n-2 machine family CPCs.
Ensemble
Machine Machine Firmware
SE Version Node
Family Type Driver
Potential Machine Machine Firmware
SE Version
z14 3906 32 2.14.0 Yes Family Type Driver

z13 2964 27 2.13.1 Yes zNext* xxxx xx x.xx.x

z13s 2965 27 2.13.1 Yes
z14 M0x 3906 36 2.14.1
2458 Mod
zBX Node 22 2.13.0 Required z14 ZR1/LR1 3907 36 2.14.1
004
zBC12 2828 15 2.12.1 Yes z13 2964 27 2.13.1
zEC12 2827 15 2.12.1 Yes z13s 2965 27 2.13.1
z114 2818 93 2.11.1 Yes
z196 2817 93 2.11.1 Yes
*Note: No support for Unified Resource Manager (Ensemble)
z10 BC 2098 79 2.10.2 No
Red text indicates end of support after December 31, 2018.
z10 EC 2097 79 2.10.2 No
STP: The old user interface to go away from SE on the zNext.
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Statement of Direction (SoD)

Statements by IBM regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or
withdrawal without notice at the sole discretion of IBM. Information regarding
potential future products is intended to outline general product direction and should
not be relied on in making a purchasing decision.
The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment,
promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information
about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The
development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for
IBM products remain at the sole discretion of IBM.

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IBM z14 Statement of Direction

HMC Support Efficiency Updates

IBM z14 is planned to be the last release that will allow HMC support across the prior four generations of server
(N through N-4). Future HMC releases are intended to be tested for support of the prior two generations (N
through N-2). For example, the next HMC release would support the zNext generation, plus z14 generation and
z13®/z13s® generation.
This change will improve the number and extent of new features and functions that are able to be pre-tested
and maintained in a given release with IBM's continued high-reliability qualification procedures.
Removal of System (Sysplex) Time on the Support Element
IBM z14 is planned to be the last machine generation to support the System (Sysplex) Time task on the Support
Element. The System (Sysplex) Time task was replaced by the "Manage System Time" task on the Hardware
Management Console 2.14.0 release, associated with the IBM z14 models. Clients should begin shifting to the
new HMC 2.14.0 or later releases for tasks and procedures, including time management.

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IBM z14 Statement of Direction (continued)

Ensemble and zEnterprise® Unified Resource Manager

IBM z14 is planned to be the last IBM Z server to support Ensembles and zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager
(zManager).
The z14 HMC level is planned to be the last HMC level to support Ensembles. Statements by IBM regarding its
plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at the sole discretion of IBM.

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IBM z14 Redbooks updates

October 20, 2018 – Updated ITSO Redbooks – Draft Versions

▪ Updated – IBM z14 Technical Introduction, SG24-8450
▪ Updated – IBM z14 Technical Guide, SG24-8451
▪ Updated – IBM Z Connectivity Handbook, SG24-5444
▪ Updated – IBM Z Functional Matrix, REDP-5157
August 1st, 2017 – ITSO Redbooks
▪ IBM z14 Configuration Setup, SG24-8460

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IBM Tips & Links

IBM Z readme Preparation Guide for Driver 36:

https://www-01.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/lib03010.nsf/pagesByDocid/E353FDB5A60F36C28525837C005315CF?OpenDocument

IBM z14 server family GA2 Announcement Letter:

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Z Systems Long Distance Coupling:

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IBM z13 server family hardware withdrawal:

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IBM Tips & Links (cont.)

STP Split Merge Whitepaper WP102779:

http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/0/4ab05204172d51f385258359000a3e94?OpenDocument&mhq=stp split&mhsrc=ibmsearch_a

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European Operations Technical Conference 2019

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The agenda includes news and updates for Z Automation (System Automation, NetView), Service Management Unite, the
IBM Service Management Suite for z/OS and IBM Z Service Automation Suite, OMEGAMON, Workload Scheduler, and
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IT Economics Consulting and Research

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IBM® Cloud Private v3.1.2 documentation

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSBS6K_3.1.2/kc_welcome_containers.html

IBM Cloud Private on Z and LinuxONE - Whitepaper

https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/cloud-private-on-z-and-linuxone

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