> On Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at 05:20:33 PM PDT, David Crayford > <dcrayf...@gmail.com> wrote: > What’s the difference between between channelized I/O and a rack of > x86 servers connected to a SAN using fibre channel driven by high speed HBAs?
PCIe was created specifically for PCs and IBM z16 chose to use that as their only channel technology. Channelized I/O for PC has been available for several decades and is not limited to PCIe. The IBM z16 can have up to 1,536 PCIe+ slots. As for x86 fiber channel connection to a PC, PCIe is only one possibility. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
