IBM ZSERIES 890 - Manual (Page 6)

New zSeries Grid Computing support
leverages Linux for zSeries and z/VM
to provide on demand Grid node
capacity to help meet changing
needs. Linux for zSeries supports
the 64-bit architecture and can utilise
the 16 HiperSockets available on the
z890.
Linux also benefits from the zSeries
support of Fibre Channel Protocol
(FCP) channels, switches and
FCP/SCSI devices with full fabric
connectivity. The z890 allows you to
IPL operating systems that support
SCSI-attached disk attached via the
zSeries FCP channel. This expanded
attachability means you have more
choices for new storage solutions, or
may have the ability to use existing
storage devices to leverage your
current investments and help lower
the cost of ownership for your Linux
implementation.
Many VSE/ESA customers have faced
a challenge to leverage their existing
VSE investments without being limited
by them. They can reap the benefits
of combining VSE/ESA and Linux,
using Linux to consolidate existing
distributed servers onto one zSeries
server – in other words, to ‘think
inside the box.’
Safety and security
In the on demand era, security is
more critical than ever. The IBM
Crypto PCICA adapter is designed to
support the increased number of
LPARs, available on the z890, and
provides the highest level of SSL
acceleration on the z890 system. In
addition to the PCICA, a new crypto
adapter (PCIXCC) is being added to
replace the CMOS Cryptographic
Coprocessor and the PCICC adapter.
The PCIXCC feature supports
applications requiring a FIPS 140-2
Level 4 certified crypto module and
also serves as an execution
environment for user defined
extensions and a high-performance
path for Public Key/SSL operations.
The PCIXCC is programmable, so
enhancements and extensions can
be made to the capability of the CCA
services that execute within the
PCIXCC to support new applications.
zSeries cryptography is further
advanced with the introduction of the
Cryptographic Assist Architecture
implemented on general purpose
z890 processors (CPs). With the
available scalability and data rates,
the z890 processor offers a set of
symmetric cryptographic functions,
synchronously executed, which can
provide the performance of the
encrypt/decrypt function of Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL), Virtual Private
Network (VPN) and data storing
applications which do not require
FIPS 140-2 Level 4 security.
World-class servers
The IBM brand is about
uncompromising flexibility in
selecting, building and deploying the
applications your business needs.
Toward that end, IBM offers one of
the industry’s broadest range of
platforms and operating systems.
IBM is committed to industry-
standard, cross-platform technologies
– such as Java support, XML, HTML,
SOAP and UDDI – that are at the
heart of a flexible e-business on
demand infrastructure.
Support for these standards in our
key middleware – including DB2
Universal Database, WebSphere
Application Server and MQSeries –
means you won’t be locked in to a
single platform as your business
grows. As a result, you have more
flexibility to deploy applications in a
cost-effective way.