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Hardware

This section contains information about the minimum hardware requirements necessary for operating the TPF 4.1 system. Additionally, the following are required:

Servers

This section discusses TPF 4.1 server support, as well as tightly coupled considerations and loosely coupled considerations for these servers.

Server Support

The TPF 4.1 system supports the following servers:

Tightly Coupled Considerations and Working Storage for These Servers

Tightly coupled considerations or working storage constraints are not unique to CMOS processors. The same considerations apply as they would for IBM 3090 or IBM ES/9000 systems. Because of the CMOS uniprocessor performance, you may give more thought to this than you might have otherwise.

Loosely Coupled Considerations for These Servers

For loosely coupled complexes, the 9672 model has the same requirements as IBM ES/9000 bipolar systems:

Storage Devices

This section discusses storage devices such as tape units and direct access storage devices (DASD) and DASD control units.

Tape Units

At least 4 tape units and 1 tape control unit are required by the TPF 4.1 system. The TPF 4.1 system supports all models of the following tape units and product features:

The preceding tape units and tape control unit models may provide the following product features:

Notes:

  1. The Model 3420 tape unit and associated 3803 control units are no longer supported.

  2. The Models 3480 and 3490 tape units need at least a licensed internal code level 991862 (equivalent to A47862).

  3. Model 3480 tape units do not support FIFO control unit buffer recovery. Model 3490 tape units require licensed internal code C34668K and Model 3490E tape units require licensed internal code C05568K to support FIFO control unit buffer recovery.

Tape Libraries

The TPF 4.1 system supports the following tape libraries:

Direct Access Storage Devices (DASD) and DASD Control Units

The TPF 4.1 system supports the following DASD and DASD control units:

Notes:

  1. The TPF 4.1 system requires at least 2 DASD devices and 1 DASD control unit.

  2. Models 3880 or 3990 require the limited lock facility (LLF) or the concurrency filter lock facility (CFLF) when part of a loosely coupled complex. If you have a coupling facility (CF), DASD control units donot require LLF or CFLF.

Unit Record Devices

The TPF 4.1 system supports the following unit record devices:

Interconnection Devices

The TPF 4.1 system supports the following interconnection devices:

Control Units

This section provides information about the types of devices and control units that the TPF 4.1 system supports:

Communication Controllers

Table 4 shows the communication controllers that the TPF 4.1 system supports.

Table 4. Communication Controllers Supported by the TPF 4.1 System

Controller Notes
IBM 3172 Model 3 IBM TCP/IP Offload program must be installed.
IBM 3705 Applicable for synchronous link control (SLC) only.
IBM 3725

IBM 3745

Locally attached VTAM CMC is a prerequisite.
IBM 3746 Connectivity subsystem for Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) support.
Open Systems Adapter (OSA)-Express Card Use with Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) or Fast Ethernet (FENET) adapter.

Terminal Interchange (TI) and Control Units

The TPF 4.1 system supports the following terminal interchange and control units:

Note:
VTAM CMC is not required for emulation program (EP) support.

Terminals and Display Devices

The TPF 4.1 system supports the following terminals and display devices:

Consoles

The TPF 4.1 system requires one system console and supports the following consoles:

Central Processing Complexes (CPCs)

Table 5 shows the central processing complexes (CPCs) that the TPF 4.1 system supports and whether there is loosely coupled processing support for them. If loosely coupled processing is supported, the table also provides the processor Requests for Price Quotations (RPQs) that are required.

Table 5. Central Processing Complexes (CPCs) and Loosely Coupled Support

Central Processing Complex (CPC) Loosely Coupled Clock Sync Support Channel Redrive Support
IBM 3090 Models 120E, 150E No    
IBM 3090 Models 180E, 200E, 280E, 300E, 400E, 500E, 600E Yes RPQ 8P1189 RPQ 8P1189
IBM ES/3090 Models 110J, 120J, 150J, 170J, 250J No    
IBM ES/3090 Models 180J, 200J, 280J, 300J, 380J, 400J, 500J, 600J Yes RPQ 8P1189

Sysplex Timer (STR)

RPQ 8P1189

RPQ 8P1441

IBM ES/3090 Models 170JH, 250JH No    
IBM ES/3090 Models 100S, 120S, 150S, 170S, 250S No    
IBM ES/3090 Models 180S, 200S, 280S, 300S, 380S, 400S, 500S, 600S Yes RPQ 8P1189 RPQ 8P1189
IBM ES/3090-9000T Models 15T, 17T, 18T, 25T, 28T Yes Sysplex Timer (STR) See Note 1.
IBM ES/9000 9021 Model 330 Yes Sysplex Timer (STR) See Note 1.
IBM ES/9000 9021 Models 340, 500, 580, 620, 720 Yes RPQ 8P1189

Sysplex Timer (STR)

RPQ 8P1189

FC 9593/1593

IBM ES/9000 9021 Models 520, 640, 660, 711, 740, 820, 821, 822, 831, 860, 900, 941, 942, 952, 962, 972, 982, 9x2 Yes Sysplex Timer (STR) FC 9593/1593
IBM ES/9000 9121 (All Models) Yes Sysplex Timer (STR) RPQ 8P1189
IBM ES/9221 Models 191, 201, 211, 221, 421 No    
IBM Parallel Servers 9672 Yes Sysplex Timer (STR) Standard
Notes:
  1. Before adding a system that does not support channel redrive in a loosely coupled complex, input/output (I/O) configurations and I/O loads should be analyzed to project effective performance.
  2. In this table, a Yes printed in the Loosely Coupled column indicates that the CPCs may participate in a loosely coupled processor complex when all required RPQs or feature codes (FC) are installed.

    A No printed in the Loosely Coupled column indicates that the required features or RPQs are not available for the CPCs and they cannot participate in a loosely coupled environment.

Requests for Price Quotations (RPQs) and Product Features for Central Processing Complexes (CPCs)

Table 6 provides a brief description of the Requests for Price Quotations (RPQs) and product features that are required for the various central processing complexes (CPCs) for the TPF 4.1 system.

Table 6. Requests for Price Quotations (RPQs) and Product Features for Central Processing Complexes (CPCs)

RPQ/Product Feature Description
Sysplex Timer (STR) The IBM 9037 Sysplex Timer (STR) is a common time source for clock synchronization across central processing complexes (CPCs). It is part of the IBM Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) Architecture.

STR and RPQ 8P1189 are mutually exclusive.

Note:
Time-of-Day (TOD) Synchronization Compatibility (TSC) Hardware (RPQ 8K1731) provides the ability to operate the TOD RPQ (RPQ 8P1189) CPCs and STR CPCs in the same loosely coupled complex.
TOD Clock Sync This RPQ synchronizes the time-of-day (TOD) clocks in a loosely coupled complex.
Note:
TOD Synchronization Compatibility (TSC) Hardware (RPQ 8K1731) is required when there are TOD RPQ (RPQ 8P1189) central processing complexes (CPCs) and Sysplex Timer (STR) CPCs in the same loosely coupled complex.
8P1189 For the IBM 3090 and IBM ES/9000 9021 models, the TPF Enabler RPQ provides the following functions:
  • Channel Redrive
  • Time-of-Day (TOD) Clock Synchronization.

For the IBM ES/9000 9121 models, the TPF Enabler RPQ provides the Channel Redrive function.

In a loosely coupled environment, when TPF Enabler RPQ 8P1189 is active and multipathing is used, the central processing complex (CPC) must be an IBM ES/3090 Model S at SEC 852 or later SEC level, an IBM ES/3090 Model J or later model, or an IBM ES/9000 9021 model or 9121 model.

8P1269 For the IBM ES/3090 and IBM ES/9000 9021 models, the TPF Enabler RPQ is required to run the TPF 4.1 system on the B side of any processor that can be physically partitioned. RPQ 8P1189 is a prerequisite for this RPQ.
Note:
RPQ 8P1269 is not applicable to the IBM ES/9000 9121 models.
8P1441 This is the Channel Redrive RPQ for selected models of the IBM ES/3090 Model J.
9021 (FC 9593/1593) The TPF ESA (Channel Redrive) Enabler.

Single Central Processing Complex (CPC) Environment

Table 7 summarizes the IBM 3380 and IBM 3390 direct access storage device (DASD) models that are supported by various control units and Requests for Price Quotations (RPQs) in only a single central processing complex (CPC) environment.

Notes:

  1. These control units and RPQs are not supported in a loosely coupled environment.

  2. Multipathing is supported in the TPF 4.1 system in a single CPC environment and only on the configurations shown in Table 7.

Table 7 also provides information for those who have not previously installed any 3990 RPQs or functions. These are called new installation RPQs or functions. If you have already installed one of the new installation RPQs or functions and would like to convert to a different new installation RPQ or function, conversion RPQs are available. For more information about the new installation RPQs or functions and the conversion RPQs, see 3990 Transaction Processing Facility Support RPQs.

Table 7. New Installation RPQs or Functions

IBM 3380 and 3390 DASD and control units supported by the TPF 4.1 system in a single central processing complex (CPC) environment.
  IBM 3380 Model IBM 3390 Model IBM RAMAC Array DASD
Control Unit Required Requests for Price Quotations (RPQs) or Functions A D E J K 1 2 3 9392 9395
IBM 3880 Model 3 Not Applicable X X X X X          
IBM 3990 Model 1 Not Applicable X X X X X          
IBM 3990 Model 2 Not Applicable X X X X X X X X    
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0072 Record Cache Buffer Emulation. (This RPQ does not support general files or general data sets.) X X X X X          
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0155 Record Cache Buffer Emulation. (This RPQ does not support general files or general data sets.) X X X X X X X      
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0161 Record Cache RPQ. X X X X X X X      
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0178 Record Cache RPQ with Multi-Path Lock Facility (MPLF).           X X X    
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0179 Record Cache RPQ with Multi-Path Lock Facility (MPLF) and 3380 Record Format.           X X X    
IBM 3990 Model 6 Using Record Cache with Multi-Path Lock Facility (MPLF).           X X X X  
IBM RAMAC Subsystem Models 9394 and 9395 Not Applicable                   X

Loosely Coupled Complex

In a loosely coupled complex for the TPF 4.1 system:

Table 8 summarizes which IBM 3380 and IBM 3390 models are supported by various control units and RPQs in a loosely coupled complex. In addition, Table 8 provides information for those who have not previously installed any 3990 RPQs. These are called new installation RPQs. If you have already installed one of the new installation RPQs and would like to convert to a different new installation RPQ, conversion RPQs are available. For more information about new installation RPQs and conversion RPQs, see 3990 Transaction Processing Facility Support RPQs.

Note:
Multipathing is supported in a loosely coupled environment with the multi-path lock facility (MPLF) RPQ attached.

Table 8. New Installation RPQs

IBM 3380 and 3390 DASD and control units supported by the TPF 4.1 system in a loosely coupled complex.
  IBM 3380 Model IBM 3390 Model IBM RAMAC Array DASD
Control Unit Required Requests for Price Quotations (RPQs) A D E J K 1 2 3 9392 9395
IBM 3880 Model 3 MM2741 Airline Buffer and Extended Limited Lock Facility (ELLF), and Speed Matching Buffer Feature. (This RPQ does not support general files or general data sets (GDSs).)

The Static Switch RPQ is also required: MR0352 for the IBM 3380 Model AA4.

X                  
IBM 3880 Model 3 8S0026 Extended Limited Lock Facility (ELLF).

The Static Switch RPQ is also required: MR0352 for the IBM 3380 Model AA4.

X                  
IBM 3880 Model 3 8B0050 Extended Limited Lock Facility (ELLF).

The Static Switch RPQ is also required: MR0352 for the IBM 3380 Model AA4 or 8S0141 for the IBM 3380 Model AD4/AE4.

X X X              
IBM 3880 Model 23 8B0035 Record Cache and Extended Limited Lock Facility (ELLF).

The Static Switch RPQ is also required: MR0352 for the IBM 3380 Model AA4 or 8S0141 for the IBM 3380 Model AD4.

X X                
IBM 3990 Model 2 8B0071 Extended Limited Lock Facility (ELLF) and Microcode Static Switch (MSS). X X X X X          
IBM 3990 Model 2 8B0150 Limited Lock Facility (LLF) and Microcode Static Switch (MSS). X X X X X X X      
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0077 Record Cache Buffer Emulation with Extended Limited Lock Facility (ELLF) and Microcode Static Switch (MSS). (This RPQ does not support general files or general data sets.) X X X X X          
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0079 Record Cache Buffer Emulation with Extended Limited Lock Facility (ELLF) and Hardware Static Switch. (This RPQ does not support general files or general data sets.) X X X              
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0156 Record Cache Buffer Emulation with Limited Lock Facility (LLF) and Microcode Static Switch (MSS). (This RPQ does not support general files or general data sets.) X X X X X X X      
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0159 Record Cache RPQ with Limited Lock Facility (LLF) and Microcode Static Switch (MSS). X X X X X X X      
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0178 Record Cache RPQ with Multi-Path Lock Facility (MPLF).




X X X    
IBM 3990 Model 3 8B0179 Record Cache RPQ with Multi-Path Lock Facility (MPLF) and 3380 Record Format.




X X X    
IBM 3990 Model 6 Using Record Cache with Multi-Path Lock Facility (MPLF).           X X X X  

High Performance Option (HPO) Feature

To run in a loosely coupled complex under the High Performance Option (HPO) feature, Multi-Processor Interconnect Facility interprocessor communications (MPIF IPC) is required because direct access storage device interprocessor communications (DASD IPC) is no longer supported. The hardware needed is:

See Migrating from DASD IPC to MPIF IPC for more information.