IBM Z Connectivity Handbook
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Front cover IBM Z Connectivity Handbook Octavian Lascu John Troy Anna Shugol Frank Packheiser Kazuhiro Nakajima Paul Schouten Hervey Kamga Jannie Houlbjerg Bo XU Redbooks IBM Redbooks IBM Z Connectivity Handbook August 2020 SG24-5444-20 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page vii. Twentyfirst Edition (August 2020) This edition applies to connectivity options available on the IBM z15 (M/T 8561), IBM z15 (M/T 8562), IBM z14 (M/T 3906), IBM z14 Model ZR1 (M/T 3907), IBM z13, and IBM z13s. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2020. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . vii Trademarks . viii Preface . ix Authors. ix Now you can become a published author, too! . xi Comments welcome. xi Stay connected to IBM Redbooks . xi Chapter 1. Introduction. 1 1.1 I/O channel overview. 2 1.1.1 I/O hardware infrastructure . 2 1.1.2 I/O connectivity features . 3 1.2 FICON Express . 4 1.3 zHyperLink Express . 5 1.4 Open Systems Adapter-Express. 6 1.5 HiperSockets. 7 1.6 Parallel Sysplex and coupling links . 8 1.7 Shared Memory Communications. 9 1.8 I/O feature support . 10 1.9 Special-purpose feature support . 12 1.9.1 Crypto Express features . 12 1.9.2 Flash Express feature . 12 1.9.3 zEDC Express feature . 13 Chapter 2. Channel subsystem overview . 15 2.1 CSS description . 16 2.1.1 CSS elements . 16 2.1.2 Multiple CSS concept . 17 2.1.3 Multiple CSS structure . 17 2.1.4 Multiple image facility . 18 2.1.5 Physical channel ID . 19 2.1.6 Adapter ID. 22 2.1.7 Multiple CSS construct example . 25 2.1.8 Channel spanning . 25 2.1.9 Multiple subchannel sets. 27 2.1.10 Summary. 29 2.2 I/O configuration management . 29 2.2.1 Hardware configuration definition . 29 2.2.2 CHPID Mapping Tool . 30 2.3 I/O configuration planning . 30 2.3.1 I/O configuration rules. 31 2.4 References . 32 Chapter 3. Fibre Channel connectivity . 33 3.1 FICON Express description. 34 3.1.1 FICON modes and topologies. 34 3.1.2 FCP Channel . 36 3.1.3 FCP and FICON mode characteristics . 41 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2020. All rights reserved. iii 3.2 FICON elements . 45 3.2.1 FICON channel . 45 3.2.2 High Performance FICON for IBM Z . 47 3.2.3 Platform and name server registration in FICON channel . 49 3.2.4 Open exchanges. 50 3.2.5 Spanned channels . 57 3.2.6 Control unit port . 57 3.2.7 z/OS discovery and auto-configuration . 58 3.3 Connectivity. 58 3.3.1 FICON Express16SA . 60 3.3.2 IBM Fibre Channel Endpoint Security. 61 3.3.3 FICON Express16S+ . 61 3.3.4 FICON Express16S . 62 3.3.5 FICON Express8S . 63 3.3.6 FICON Express8. 64 3.3.7 Qualified FICON and FCP products . 64 3.3.8 Software support. 64 3.3.9 Resource Measurement Facility . 65 3.4 References . 65 Chapter 4. IBM zHyperLink Express . 67 4.1 Description . 69 4.2 zHyperLink elements. 69 4.3 Connectivity. ..