IBM z15 Configuration Setup

IBM z15 Configuration Setup

by Octavian Lascu, Bill White, Nelson Oliveira, Franco Pinto, Ryotaroh Sawada, Martin Söllig
Released August 2020
Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
ISBN: 9780738459004

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Book description

This IBM® Redbooks® publication helps you install, configure, and maintain the IBM z15™ (machine types 8561 and 8562) systems. The z15 systems offers new functions that require a comprehensive understanding of the available configuration options. This book presents configuration setup scenarios, and describes implementation examples in detail.

This publication is intended for systems engineers, hardware planners, and anyone who needs to understand IBM Z® configuration and implementation. Readers should be familiar with IBM Z technology and terminology. For more information about the functions of the z15 systems, see IBM z15 Technical Introduction, SG24-8850, IBM z15 (8561) Technical Guide, SG24-8851 and IBM z15 (8562) Technical Guide, SG24-8852.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Notices
    1. Trademarks
  3. Preface
    1. Authors
    2. Now you can become a published author, too!
    3. Comments welcome
    4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
  4. Chapter 1. Introduction
    1. 1.1 High-level goal
    2. 1.2 Scope
    3. 1.3 Configuration tools
  5. Chapter 2. Planning considerations
    1. 2.1 Scenario descriptions
      1. 2.1.1 Scenario 1: Upgrading an existing IBM Z platform to a z15 system
      2. 2.1.2 Scenario 2: Installing a new z15 system
      3. 2.1.3 Planning for the scenarios
    2. 2.2 Key tools
      1. 2.2.1 IBM Resource Link
      2. 2.2.2 Hardware Configuration Definition
      3. 2.2.3 CHPID Mapping Tool
      4. 2.2.4 HCD and the CMT
    3. 2.3 Extra tools
      1. 2.3.1 Input/output configuration program
      2. 2.3.2 Worldwide Port Name Prediction Tool
      3. 2.3.3 Coupling Facility Structure Sizer
      4. 2.3.4 Power estimation tool
      5. 2.3.5 Shared Memory Communications Applicability Tool
      6. 2.3.6 Z Batch Network Analyzer tool
    4. 2.4 Hardware Management Console and SE tasks
      1. 2.4.1 Activation profiles
      2. 2.4.2 Cryptographic configuration
      3. 2.4.3 LPAR group control
      4. 2.4.4 Consoles and terminals
      5. 2.4.5 Support Element settings
      6. 2.4.6 Server Time Protocol
    5. 2.5 IODF configuration
      1. 2.5.1 Logical channel subsystems
      2. 2.5.2 Logical partitions
      3. 2.5.3 Storage connectivity
      4. 2.5.4 Network connectivity
      5. 2.5.5 Coupling and timing links
      6. 2.5.6 Planning considerations for hardware data compression
  6. Chapter 3. Preparing for a new IBM z15 system
    1. 3.1 Supported hardware features
    2. 3.2 Saving and restoring Open Systems Adapter-Express configuration data
    3. 3.3 Upgrading an existing z14 system to a z15 system while maintaining the existing serial number
      1. 3.3.1 Scenario overview
      2. 3.3.2 Creating the work IODF from the current 3906 production IODF
      3. 3.3.3 Repeating the 3906 processor to be replaced
      4. 3.3.4 Coupling Link information messages
      5. 3.3.5 Deleting any unsupported items in the repeated 3906
      6. 3.3.6 Changing the 3906 to an 8561 and deleting the 3906
      7. 3.3.7 Deleting the 3906 processor definition
      8. 3.3.8 Reconnecting the CF channel paths that were not migrated
      9. 3.3.9 Additional steps and tasks
    4. 3.4 Installing a new z15 system into an existing IBM Z environment
      1. 3.4.1 Scenario overview
      2. 3.4.2 Creating a work IODF from the current production IODF
      3. 3.4.3 Adding the 8561 processor
      4. 3.4.4 Additional steps and tasks
  7. Chapter 4. Preparing an input/out configuration program to use the CHPID Mapping Tool
    1. 4.1 Validating the work input/output definition file
    2. 4.2 Creating the input/out configuration program file for the CHPID Mapping Tool
    3. 4.3 Assigning CHIDs to CHPIDs by using the CMT
    4. 4.4 Importing the CFReport file into the CMT
    5. 4.5 Importing the IOCP file into the CMT
    6. 4.6 Resolving CHPIDs with CHID conflicts
    7. 4.7 Hardware resolution
      1. 4.7.1 Resetting Incompatible (Hardware - I/O) Entries
      2. 4.7.2 Resetting “Error: No hardware found” Entries
      3. 4.7.3 Resetting “Select at least one adapter type”
      4. 4.7.4 Resetting “Required hardware for type IOCP_type not available”
      5. 4.7.5 Resetting “CHID_1 moved to new channel ID: CHID_2”
    8. 4.8 Manual mapping to resolve CIB CHPIDs
    9. 4.9 Processing Automatic Mapping and CU Priority
    10. 4.10 CHPIDs not connected to control units
    11. 4.11 Creating CHPID Mapping Tool reports
      1. 4.11.1 CHPID Report
      2. 4.11.2 CHPID to Port Report sorted by location
      3. 4.11.3 CHPID to CU Report
    12. 4.12 Creating an updated IOCP file
    13. 4.13 Additional steps and processes
  8. Chapter 5. The production input/output definition file and setting up the central processor complex
    1. 5.1 Building the new production IODF
    2. 5.2 Writing the input/out configuration program to the old CPC by using HCD
    3. 5.3 Creating a reset profile on the Support Element
      1. 5.3.1 Background activities that occurred
      2. 5.3.2 Building the reset profile and pointing it to the required IOCDS
      3. 5.3.3 Setting up and verifying the reset profile
    4. 5.4 Creating an image profile on the Support Element
      1. 5.4.1 Image Profile: General page
      2. 5.4.2 Image Profile: Processor page
      3. 5.4.3 Image Profile: Security page
      4. 5.4.4 Image Profile: Storage page
      5. 5.4.5 Image Profile: Options page
      6. 5.4.6 Image Profile: Load page
      7. 5.4.7 Image Profile: Crypto page
      8. 5.4.8 Image Profile: Time Offset
      9. 5.4.9 Image Profile: Saving
    5. 5.5 Performing a Power on Reset on the new CPC
      1. 5.5.1 Coupling Facility Links
      2. 5.5.2 Dynamic I/O configuration for stand-alone CF
    6. 5.6 Server Time Protocol configuration
    7. 5.7 Building and verifying Load (IPL) profiles
    8. 5.8 Building and verifying LOADxx members in SYS#.IPLPARM
    9. 5.9 Communicating information about the new CPC
  9. Chapter 6. Configuring network features
    1. 6.1 Preparing to define and customize Open Systems Adapter-Express
    2. 6.2 Defining OSA-Express to your I/O configuration
      1. 6.2.1 Choosing the OSA-Express CHPID type
      2. 6.2.2 Defining the OSA-Express to I/O configuration
      3. 6.2.3 Confirming your OSA-Express I/O definition
    3. 6.3 Customizing OSA-Express by using OSA Advanced Facilities
      1. 6.3.1 Configuring OAT and the SNA LLC2 timer for an OSE channel
      2. 6.3.2 Setting OSA parameters by using OSA Advanced Facilities
      3. 6.3.3 Confirming your OSA customization
    4. 6.4 Shared Memory Communications (SMC-R and SMC-D)
    5. 6.5 Channel-to-channel connections
      1. 6.5.1 FICON CTC: Preparing
      2. 6.5.2 FICON CTC: Implementation
      3. 6.5.3 FICON CTC: Management
  10. Chapter 7. Defining console communication
    1. 7.1 Preparing a console definition
    2. 7.2 Defining the OSA-ICC
    3. 7.3 Defining a new OSA-ICC configuration by using OSA Advanced Facilities
      1. 7.3.1 Saving and restoring the OSA-ICC configuration
    4. 7.4 Verifying the OSA-ICC definition
      1. 7.4.1 z/OS commands
      2. 7.4.2 OSA-ICC console initial window
  11. Chapter 8. Preparing for IBM Parallel Sysplex and configuring Server Time Protocol
    1. 8.1 Preparing for Parallel Sysplex
    2. 8.2 Preparing for non-sysplex system time synchronization
    3. 8.3 Server Time Protocol overview
      1. 8.3.1 Using External Time Source
    4. 8.4 Configuring the HMC as an NTP server
      1. 8.4.1 Configuring the HMC time source to act as an NTP server
      2. 8.4.2 NTP Broadband Authentication (optional)
    5. 8.5 HMC V2.15.0 (Manage System Time task)
      1. 8.5.1 Setting CTN member restrictions
    6. 8.6 Single-server STP-only CTN
      1. 8.6.1 Configuring a new STP-only CTN
      2. 8.6.2 Verifying the new CTN configuration
      3. 8.6.3 Configure External Time Source window
      4. 8.6.4 Verifying the ETS configuration
    7. 8.7 Adding a z15 system to an existing CTN
      1. 8.7.1 HMC operations to add the CPC to the CTN
  12. Chapter 9. Defining Coupling Facility links
    1. 9.1 Coupling connectivity options for Parallel Sysplex on z15 systems
      1. 9.1.1 Preparing to define Coupling Facility links
    2. 9.2 Defining Coupling Express Long Reach
      1. 9.2.1 CELR: Verifying the configuration
    3. 9.3 Defining Integrated Coupling Adapter Short Reach
      1. 9.3.1 ICA SR: Verifying the configuration
    4. 9.4 Defining an STP timing-only link by using ICA SR
      1. 9.4.1 STP timing-only link: Implementation
      2. 9.4.2 STP timing-only links: Verifying the configuration
    5. 9.5 CF LPAR setup and Coupling Facility Control Code Level 24
      1. 9.5.1 Coupling Facility Control Code Level 24
    6. 9.6 Dynamic I/O for stand-alone CF
      1. 9.6.1 Preparation steps
      2. 9.6.2 IBM Processor Resource/System Manager solution
  13. Chapter 10. Specialized features
    1. 10.1 Crypto Express7S
      1. 10.1.1 Crypto Express7S overview
      2. 10.1.2 Planning for a Crypto Express7S configuration
      3. 10.1.3 Configuring Crypto Express7S
      4. 10.1.4 Handling cryptographic coprocessors by using ICSF
    2. 10.2 Virtual Flash Memory
      1. 10.2.1 VFM overview
      2. 10.2.2 Planning for VFM configuration
      3. 10.2.3 Configuring VFM
      4. 10.2.4 VFM management
  14. Chapter 11. Adding logical partitions and operating system configurations
    1. 11.1 Defining more I/O by using HCD
    2. 11.2 OSCONFIGs and logical partition definitions
      1. 11.2.1 Defining an extra OSCONFIG
      2. 11.2.2 Defining extra operating system LPARs in a channel subsystem
  15. Chapter 12. Adding storage devices
    1. 12.1 Defining more I/O by using HCD
      1. 12.1.1 Defining FICON switches (directors, storage area networks, and storage area network switches)
    2. 12.2 FICON CHPIDs, switches, and direct access storage device control units
      1. 12.2.1 Defining FICON CHPIDs and connecting them to a FICON switch
      2. 12.2.2 Defining FICON CHPIDs for a direct connection to a 2107 control unit
      3. 12.2.3 Defining FICON CHPIDs for switch connections to a 2107 control unit
      4. 12.2.4 Defining 3390B devices to an OSCONFIG and EDTs / Esoteric
  16. Chapter 13. Adding network devices
    1. 13.1 Defining more I/O by using HCD
    2. 13.2 Open Systems Adapter CHPID definitions
      1. 13.2.1 Defining OSC CHPIDs
      2. 13.2.2 Defining OSC CHPID connections to an OSC control unit
      3. 13.2.3 Defining 3270-X devices to an OSCONFIG
      4. 13.2.4 Defining 3270-X devices to the Nucleus Initialization Program Console List within an OSCONFIG
      5. 13.2.5 Defining OSD CHPIDs
      6. 13.2.6 Defining OSD CHPID connections to an OSA control unit
      7. 13.2.7 Defining OSA and OSAD devices to an OSCONFIG
      8. 13.2.8 Defining OSE CHPIDs
      9. 13.2.9 Defining OSE CHPID connections to an OSA control unit
      10. 13.2.10 Defining OSA and OSAD devices to an OSCONFIG
    3. 13.3 IQD CHPIDs for HiperSockets
      1. 13.3.1 Defining IQD CHPIDs
      2. 13.3.2 Defining IQD CHPID connections to an IQD control unit
      3. 13.3.3 Defining IQD devices to an OSCONFIG
  17. Chapter 14. Adding coupling connectivity
    1. 14.1 Defining more I/O by using an HCD
    2. 14.2 Coupling Facility logical partitions, CS5, CL5, and ICP CHPIDs
      1. 14.2.1 Defining Coupling Facility LPARs in a channel subsystem
      2. 14.2.2 Defining CS5 CHPIDs
      3. 14.2.3 Defining a Coupling Facility link with CS5 CHPIDs
      4. 14.2.4 Defining CL5 CHPIDs
      5. 14.2.5 Defining a Coupling Facility link with CL5 CHPIDs
      6. 14.2.6 Defining ICP CHPIDs
      7. 14.2.7 Defining a Coupling Facility link with ICP CHPIDs
  18. Chapter 15. Adding Peripheral Component Interconnect Express devices
    1. 15.1 Defining PCIe functions by using HCD
    2. 15.2 PCIe feature definitions
      1. 15.2.1 Overview
      2. 15.2.2 Defining an ISM PCIe function
      3. 15.2.3 Defining a RoCE PCIe function
      4. 15.2.4 IBM Integrated Accelerator for zEDC
      5. 15.2.5 Defining a zHyperLink PCIe function
  19. Appendix A. Additional material
    1. Locating the web material
    2. Using the web material
  20. Back cover

Product information

  • Title: IBM z15 Configuration Setup
  • Author(s): Octavian Lascu, Bill White, Nelson Oliveira, Franco Pinto, Ryotaroh Sawada, Martin Söllig
  • Release date: August 2020
  • Publisher(s): IBM Redbooks
  • ISBN: 9780738459004