[Default] On 21 Oct 2016 04:46:57 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main [email protected] (Greg Boyd) wrote:
>Lots of good discussion! Pulling some of it together: > >IBM CPACF hardware is not a feature, it comes standard with your z hardware. >That is, if you order a 6-way z13, each of those 6 CPs has a CPACF. However, >because of export restrictions, that device is not enabled until you order and >install the necessary microcode, FC #3863. If your address is North Korea, >don't bother trying to order this FC. IBM can't ship it to you because of >export restrictions. I would assume that if the country is embargoed, there is no legal way to get a z series. If the country can get a z series, I suspect that it can steal the microcode. Clark Moris > >> much snipped > >Greg Boyd >Mainframe Crypto >www.mainframecrypto.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
