I'm reading the Redbook mentioned by Timothy Stipples on the z13. Some "interesting" things, to me.
1) No zAAPs. So it is Java on your zIIPs now. But up to 2 zIIPs per CP may be ordered. 1.5) LPAR can exceed 2 zIIPs per assigned CP. I.e. a CEC with 2 CPs & 4 zIIPs can have an LPAR with 1 CP and 3 zIIPs assigned to it. 2) new type of CP: IFP - Integrated Firmware Processor, like a SAP, but for the "native PCIe" features such as 10 Gb RoGE and zEDC Express 3) Optional water cooling 4) Optional use of HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) power. 5) SMT (hyperthreading) only on IFL and zIIP engines (not CPs). Apparently when running SMT, the individual threads can't match the speed of a non-SMT CP, but their aggregate power may. 6) six 8-core 5.0 Ghz processors in a single SCM. 22 nm technology. 7) SEs are 1U rack machines instead of notebooks. 8) HMC can also be in a 1U rack mounted machine (in the box? it doesn't say). 9) Ficon Express 16S - 16G/s FICON 10) Curious statement: <quote> If only Linux on z Systems is to be run under z/VM, then a z/VM mode LPAR is not required, and we suggest that a Linux-only LPAR be used instead. </quote> 11) HMC remote support _ONLY_ via Internet, no more modem. -- While a transcendent vocabulary is laudable, one must be eternally careful so that the calculated objective of communication does not become ensconced in obscurity. In other words, eschew obfuscation. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
