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IBM S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server-Generation 3(tm)

Highlights

Lower your cost of computing with S/390® CMOS processors
Reduce your operating costs with CMOS air-cooled processors. They lower your consumption of energy and reduce the footprint and maintenance costs. More than 4,000 S/390 CMOS processors are installed worldwide. The IBM S/390 Parallel Enterprise Server-Generation 3(TM) is a natural replacement for 3090(TM), 9121, 9021, and "plug compatible" systems.

Use powerful servers for network computing and client/server environments
New features such as the cryptographic coprocessor feature and the full duplex Open System Adapter (OSA) deliver secure connectivity to ATM, Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI Local Area Networks. These features, when used with facilities such as the Internet Connection Secure Server for OS/390 and native gateways for CICS(TM), DB2®, IMS(TM) and the MQSeries(TM) products, will enable your S/390® platform to serve new and existing applications over the Internet.

Increase capacity easily with processor upgrades and Parallel Sysplex(TM)
S/390 G3 Enterprise Servers deliver approximately twice the performance of "R2/R3" Models. Many upgrade paths are available. A Parallel Sysplex system can be used to share data and configure for continuous availability while increasing capability to maximum scalability.

Network computing

Network computing is a valuable technology that enables communication across networks. Although there has been the exchange of information through networked computers in the past, recent technological changes have brought new opportunities. For example, consider the opportunities provided by the ability to now work on the Internet in a very secure environment.

"We have absolute reliability, high availability and exceptionally fast transaction rates to support Holidex, our consumer Internet service. Our System/390® does all that and more."
Dennis Erkine, Managing Director, Distribution Planning for Holiday Inn

Total lower economics

There are many reasons why upgrading to the S/390 G3 Enterprise Server may be your most economical choice, even in the short term. The most obvious one is lower energy consumption.

Thanks to the inherent efficiency of CMOS technology, replacing a water-cooled 9021-900 with a new eight-way S/390 G3 Enterprise Server can reduce your energy bill by 97%, while increasing capacity by 10 to 15%. At the same time, the R84 takes 94% less floor space than the 9021-900 and can cost 70% less to maintain. Your savings in energy, floor space, and maintenance can be very significant.

Replacing an air-cooled 9121-511 with a new S/390 G3 Enterprise Server can cut your energy cost by up to 85%, while increasing internal processor performance by 30 to 40%. Also, the S/390 G3 Enterprise Server can cut maintenance costs by 60%.

New innovative functions

• IBM leads the industry by offering the CMOS cryptographic coprocessor feature, which is optional on S/390 G3 Enterprise Server models. Because of its tamper proof design, hardware cryptography is much more secure than some software implementations. The cryptographic coprocessor feature enables applications to invoke industry standard cryptographic services, using either the Data Encryption Standard (DES) or the exportable Commercial Data Masking Facility (CDMF) algorithms, to protect personal identification numbers, message authentication codes, data, passwords, digital signatures and applications requiring public key technology. The Trusted Key Entry (TKE) workstation provides additional security controls to ensure that the unique cryptographic feature master key will not be compromised. The cryptographic coprocessor is part of the IBM® SecureWay family of products and services.
• The Internal Battery Feature (IBF) provides the function of a local non-interruptible power source for up to 15 minutes.

The S/390 Enterprise Server requires 94% less floor space than a 900 and consumes 3% of the energy.

• Availability enhancements that further reduce the impact of a failure are included as standard functions.
• Additionally, the S/390 G3 Enterprise Server, S/390 Coupling Facility C04 model and upgrades come with an IBM satisfaction guarantee.

Alamo is the largest independently owned and operated car rental company in North America and it's growing rapidly. High customer demands require quick response. As the market becomes increasingly competitive, the use of a low-cost system becomes vital. Alamo is enthusiastic about the low cost of computing as delivered by IBM's 390 CMOS.

"CMOS uses less space, and an order of magnitude less power and cooling than water-cooled machines. That's money. That's profit."
Tom Loane, VP of Computers and Communications at Alamo

Gateway to network computing

The Open System Adapter (OSA) is a fully integrated S/390® hardware feature, delivering connectivity to ATM, Ethernet, Token Ring and Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Local Area Networks (LANs). OSA provides this full duplex LAN connectivity to System Network Architecture/Advanced Peer to Peer Networking (SNA/APPN®), Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and IPX clients from S/390 server resources.

Support is also provided for disk and print serving and data distribution using LANRES. Network file serving is provided using LAN Server (available on OS/390(TM), MVS/ESA(TM), VM/VSE® and VSE/ESA(TM)). Automated file backup and restore for client data on workstations can be achieved with products such as ADSM.

Connection to the Internet/intranet has never been easier or more secure. IBM recently announced the IBM Internet Connection Secure Server as well as gateways from CICS, DB2, IMS and MQSeries Products. The announcement of the cryptographic coprocessor feature of S/390 G3 Enterprise Server models means you can have industrial strength security on the Internet.

Increased profitability and productivity through availability

The purpose of enterprise computing is to enhance the productivity and profitability of the organization. IBM's drive is to support these customer goals with the delivery of the S/390 architecture and CMOS technology at a truly low total cost of computing.

To maximize this goal, the S/390 G3 Enterprise Server is designed to consume minimal energy and to occupy little space, while still continuing to deliver what customers demand--reliability, manageability and security. Availability of the application to the enterprise customers is probably the most important deliverable of any processing platform. The new S/390 G3 Enterprise Server processor delivers extremely high industry availability in a single footprint. High availability is provided by the S/390 G3 Enterprise Servers through very high component reliability and design features that provide fault tolerance and concurrent repair of many subsystems. CP sparing, the internal battery feature, CP/SAP recovery, enhanced LPAR dynamic storage reconfiguration, partial memory restart and dynamic memory sparing are examples of built-in functions that help to eliminate planned and unplanned outages.

The S/390 G3 Enterprise Server runs on many different operating systems, including VM and VSE. Using VM, you can now serve data to customers on the Internet, which creates support for a greater client-server operating system. Using VSE, you can protect your investment in people and skills, and allow for the future growth of your business through easy migration within S/390.

For the customer requiring nonstop computing, the S/390 G3 Enterprise Server can be coupled together and participate in a Parallel Sysplex environment. This offers many benefits to the processing environment, including the ability to configure for continuous availability at reasonable costs. This greatly enhances the flexibility of the information technology organization to respond to changing business requirements.

Standard Bank is among the largest banks in South Africa. Traditionally, the bank gained advantage through the introduction of applications. But more and more, time to market is the critical factor. That means the advantage of any technology comes in reliability and cost and that's why Standard Bank's strategy is IBM's S/390 Parallel Sysplex.

"The bottom line on the Parallel Sysplex is this: It will give us the ability to offer higher levels of service at significant cost savings. It's a double win. The customer benefits, and we benefit as well."
Grant Kennedy, Assistant General Manager of Computer Operations

Advanced features:

• S/390 architecture
• Hardware assisted data compression
• Open Systems Adapter 2 (OSA-2(TM))
• Sysplex Timer® support
• Cryptographic coprocessor feature

PR/SM(TM) features

• Processor Resource/Systems Manager(TM) (PR/SM)
• 10 PR/SM partitions supported
• Dynamic I/O reconfiguration management
• Partition weight management
• LPAR definitions retained
• LPAR preferred path
• LPAR management time reporting
• Resource capping
• ESCON® multiple image facility
• Dynamic storage reconfiguration
• Logical CP vary on/off
• 2 GB per LPAR
• Enhanced LPAR dynamic storage reconfiguration

ESCON features

• ESCON channels, 17 MB/second
• ESCON CTC basic mode

Performance features

• DB2 sort assist
• SIE assist
• Move page
• Enhanced move page
• Hiperbatch(TM)
• Scalar square root functions
• Asynchronous page out
• Logical string assist
• Integrated coupling migration facility dispatching assist
• Asynchronous data mover facility
• Check sum assist

Availability features

• System assist processor reassignment
• Subspace group facility
• Subsystem storage protection
• Concurrent channel maintenance
• Concurrent power and n+1 power
• Concurrent LIC maintenance
• Suppression on protection
• Spare memory
• Cancel I/O request facility
• Console integration
• Remote operation support
• Dual utility power feeds
• Central processor restart
• Internal battery feature
• CP/SAP reassignment
• Partial memory restart
• Dynamic memory sparing

Coupled systems features

• Parallel Sysplex
• Coupling links
• Coupling facility control code
• Integrated coupling migration facility
• Sysplex Timer (enhanced distances)

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] S/390 G3 ENTERPRISE SERVER MODELS AT A GLANCE                         ]
+-----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------+
] HARDWARE  ] IBM S/390 A]chitecture  ]            ]            ]       ]
] MODELS AND] RX4 (10-way] R94 (9-way)] R84 (8-way)] R74 (7-way)]       ]
] NUMBER OF ] R64 (6-way)] R54 (5-way)] R44 (4-way)] R34 (3-way)]       ]
] PROCESSORS] RC4 (3-way)] R24 (2-way)] RB4 (2-way)] R14 (1-way)]       ]
]           ] RA4 (1-way)]            ]            ]            ]       ]
+-----------+------------+------------+------------+------------+-------+
] INSTALLA- ] 2-14 hours new                                            ]
] TION TIME ] 2-8 hours field upgrade (e.g. R42 to R34)                 ]
+-----------+------------+----------------------------------------------+
] CHANNELS  ] Minimum    ] 3/4/3 (Parallel/ESCON/Total)                 ]
]           ] Maximum    ] 96/256/256 (Parallel/ESCON/Total)            ]
]           ] Increments ] 3/4 (Parallel/ESCON)                         ]
]           ] General    ] Parallel and ESCON channels are available.   ] 
]           ]            ] Configurations with OSA or coupling links    ]
]           ]            ] decrease channel maximums.                   ]
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] PROCESSOR ] Minimum    ] 512MB                                        ]
] STORAGE   ] Maximum    ] 8192MB                                       ]
]           ] General    ] Central & expanded storage are user-definable]
]           ] Exception  ] RC4-RX4 models minimum 1024MB                ]
+-----------+------------+----------------------------------------------+
] UPGRADE-  ] Upgradeable throughout the 9672 R Model family            ]
] ABILITY   ] Upgradeable from 9672 R1, E, and P models                 ]
+-----------+------------+------------+---------------------------------+
] PHYSICAL  ] 1 Frame    ] Minimum    ]Weight (unpacked):612kg (1350lbs)]
] CONFIG-   ]            ]            ]Footprint: 1.0m2 (10.4ft2)       ]
]  URATION  ]            ]            ]Service clearance:2.5m2 (27.4ft2)]
]           ]            ]            ] Input power: 0.6kVA             ]
]           ]            ]            ] Heat output: 2.0 kBTU/hr)       ]
]           +------------+------------+---------------------------------+
]           ] 2 Frame    ] Maximum    ]Weight (unpacked):938kg (2068lbs)]
]           ]            ]            ] Footprint: 1.8m2 (19.7ft2)      ]
]           ]            ]            ]Service clearance:4.8m2 (51.9ft2)]
]           ]            ]            ] Input power: 5.0kVA             ]
]           ]            ]            ] Heat output: 17.1 kBTU/hr)      ]
]           +------------+------------+---------------------------------+
]           ] General    ] Conforms to EIA guidelines for frames        ]
]           ]            ] Up to three frames can be used               ]
]           ]            ] Employs standard 24-inch cage enclosures     ]
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] SOFTWARE  ] OS/390     ] OS/390 R1, R2, R3                            ]
]           ] MVS        ] MVS/ESA V5R2.2, V5R2.0, V5R1.0               ]
]           ]            ] MVS/ESA V4R3.0, V4R2.0                       ]
]           ]            ] MVS/ESA V3R1.3                               ]
]           ] VM         ] VM/ESA V2R1.0                                ]
]           ]            ] VM/ESA V1R2.2, V1R2.1, V1R1 370 feature      ]
]           ] VSE        ] VSE/ESA V2R1.0                               ]
]           ]            ] VSE/ESA V1R2, 3&4 on RA2 & R14 in basic model]
]           ]            ] VSE/ESA V1R2, 3&4 on R2B-RX4 in LPAR mode or ]
]           ]            ] as guest under VM/ESA                        ]
]           ] TPF        ] TPF (Transaction Processing Facility) V4R1   ]
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