Exploring IBM Eserver Zseries and S/390 Servers: See Why IBM's Redesigned Mainframe Server Family Has Become More Popular Than Ever,9781885068705

Exploring IBM Eserver Zseries and S/390 Servers: See Why IBM's Redesigned Mainframe Server Family Has Become More Popular Than Ever

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Edition: 7th
ISBN13: 9781885068705
ISBN10: 1885068700
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-08-01
Publisher(s): Independent Pub Group (C)
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Summary

Considered the bible of the IBM zSeries and S/390 world, this book examines new hardware models and operating system products, lease versus purchase, education, support, and maintenance.

Table of Contents

Introduction xiv
What This Book Is xiv
What This Book Is Not xiv
Some Historical Background xv
Your ``Members Only'' Web Site xx
zSeries---Forty Years of Evolution
1(12)
Do I Need to Worry?
1(1)
e-Business Evolution
2(3)
The Next Generation e-Business
4(1)
What Should I Do?
5(1)
IBM @server Advantages
6(6)
Capacity
6(1)
Availability
7(1)
Customer Care
7(1)
Solution Assurance
7(1)
Financial
7(1)
System Management
7(3)
The IBM @server Family of Products
10(1)
zSeries
10(1)
pSeries
10(1)
iSeries
11(1)
xSeries
11(1)
Summary
12(1)
The Evolution of the S/390 and zSeries 900 Servers
13(91)
1950s to 1990---The Real Beginning
14(6)
S/390 1990-2000
20(5)
zSeries 2000 and Beyond
25(10)
Model Structure
27(1)
Linux Operating System Support
28(1)
I/O Subsystem---Channels and Adapters
29(4)
Bulletproof Security
33(1)
z/Architecture
34(1)
Operating Modes
35(1)
Processor Technology
36(11)
CMOS---The Technology of Preference
41(6)
Processor Elements---Partitions
47(2)
Storage Hierarchy
49(7)
Registers and Cache
49(2)
Central Storage
51(1)
Expanded Storage
51(1)
External Storage---Peripherals
52(4)
Processor Controller
56(1)
Parallel Processing
57(14)
Parallel Sysplex
59(5)
Coupling
64(5)
Coupling Links
69(1)
Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex
70(1)
IBM Sysplex Timer (9037)
71(1)
IBM Fiber Saver (2029)
72(1)
Availability and Fault Tolerance
72(5)
Software---Supporting Business Objectives
77(3)
System Concepts---Bringing the System to Life
80(4)
Batch versus Interactive Processing
82(1)
Multiuser Support
83(1)
Multiprogramming
83(1)
Communications---Connecting the Business
84(4)
Interfaces and Protocols
88(6)
Additional Integrated Function
94(3)
UNIX Services
94(1)
Object Technology
95(1)
Data Management Alternatives
96(1)
Enterprise Multimedia Servers
97(1)
Performance Overview
98(4)
Large System Performance Reference (LSPR)
100(2)
Using the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC)
102(1)
Summary
102(2)
Peripherals---Fueling a Revolution
104(57)
Input/Output (I/O) Channel Architecture
106(13)
Parallel Channels
108(1)
ESCON Channels
109(4)
ESCON Directors
113(3)
ESCON Converters
116(2)
FICON Channels
118(1)
9729 Optical Wavelength Division Multiplexor (Muxmaster)
119(1)
Disk Storage
120(16)
DASD Performance
120(1)
RAID Technology
121(2)
RAMAC Array Architecture
123(2)
Performance Features
125(2)
Availability Features
127(1)
Direct Access Storage Device (DASD) Characteristics
128(1)
RAMAC 2 Array
128(2)
RAMAC 3 Storage Frame and Drawer
130(1)
RAMAC Virtual Array 2 (RVA 2) Turbo and Turbo X83
130(1)
3990 Storage Control
131(4)
Enterprise Storage Server (ESS) (a.k.a. ``Shark'')
135(1)
Optical Storage
136(3)
Tape Storage
139(8)
3590 High-Performance Tape Subsystem
140(4)
3494 Automated Tape Library (ATL) Dataserver
144(2)
3490 Magnetic Tape Subsystems
146(1)
Display Stations
147(1)
Printers
148(7)
Character Printers
149(1)
Line Printers
150(1)
Page Printers
151(4)
Serial Storage Architecture
155(5)
Business Benefits of SSA
155(3)
Features of SSA
158(1)
Network Characteristics
158(1)
Frame Routing
159(1)
Spatial Reuse
160(1)
Summary
160(1)
S/390---zSeries Software
161(122)
Software Compatibility
162(1)
Application Program Compatibility
162(1)
Software Frameworks
163(4)
The Network Computing Framework
165(2)
Application Programs on the S/390
167(40)
Prewritten Programs
169(1)
Cross-Industry Application Programs
169(1)
IBM WebSphere Software Platform
170(1)
WebSphere Application Server for OS/390 and z/OS
170(3)
Query Management Facility
173(3)
Application System
176(1)
ImagePlus
177(2)
Industry-Specific Application Programs
179(1)
SAP R/3
180(1)
IBM - Siebel Global Strategic Alliance
181(1)
Custom Application Programs
182(1)
Custom Application Program Development
183(1)
Front-Ending Existing Applications
183(3)
Procedural Application Development Tools
186(2)
Advanced Application Generator Tools
188(1)
Object-Oriented Application Development
188(1)
Support Services for S/390 and z900 Application Development
189(1)
Application Enablers---Extending the API
190(1)
Transaction-Processing Application Enablers
190(5)
Database Application Enablers
195(1)
Relational Database Enablers: DB2 and SQL
195(2)
Hierarchical Database Enablers
197(3)
Developing Usable Business Information
200(4)
Data Mining
204(1)
Special-Purpose Application Enablers
205(2)
Operating System Alternatives
207(26)
Evolution of OS/390
208(1)
MVS/ESA
208(1)
Operating System/Multiprogramming with Variable Tasks (OS/MVT)
208(1)
Operating System/Virtual Storage 2 (OS/VS2)
209(1)
Multiple Virtual Storage/370 (MVS/370)
209(2)
Multiple Virtual Storage/eXtended Architecture (MVS/XA)
211(2)
Multiple Virtual Storage/Enterprise Systems Architecture (MVS/ESA)
213(3)
Multiple Virtual Storage/Enterprise Systems Architecture, System Product Version 4 (MVS/ESA SP Version 4)
216(3)
MVS/ESA Version 5
219(8)
UNIX Services
227(5)
SO Mobjects for MVS
232(1)
OS/390
233(5)
z/OS Version 1, Release 1 and OS/390 Version 2, Release 10
238(8)
TCP/IP Networking Enhancements
241(1)
Some Exploiters of z/Architecture
242(1)
Migration Considerations
242(1)
OS/390 and z/OS Example
242(1)
VM/ESA and z/VM example
243(1)
LPAR Coexistence
244(1)
OS Release Coexistence
244(2)
Evolution of VM
246(18)
VM/ESA
246(2)
Origins of VM/ESA
248(3)
VM/ESA Version 1
251(5)
VM/ESA Version 2
256(3)
VM/ESA in an Open Systems Environment (OpenEdition for VM/ESA)
259(3)
VM/ESA Version 2, Release 3.0
262(1)
z/VM Version 3, Release 1
263(1)
Evolution of VSE
264(14)
VSE/ESA
264(1)
Disk Operating System (DOS)
264(1)
Disk Operating System/Virtual Storage (DOS/VS)
265(2)
Virtual Storage Extended/System Package (VSE/SP)
267(2)
Virtual Storage Extended/Enterprise System Architecture (VSE/ESA) Version 1
269(6)
Virtual Storage Extended/Enterprise System Architecture (VSE/ESA) Version 2
275(2)
Other VSE/ESA Components
277(1)
Other Operating Systems
278(3)
Advanced Interactive eXecutive/Enterprise Systems Architecture (AIX/ESA)
278(1)
Linux Operating System
278(2)
Transaction Processing Facility (TPF)
280(1)
Distributed Processing Programming eXecutive/370 (DPPX/370)
281(1)
Summary
281(2)
Communications---Accessing the Data
283(39)
Local Area Networks
284(7)
Distributed Computer Communications
291(30)
Distributed Networks
292(3)
S/390 and z900 with Distributed Networks
295(1)
Open Blueprint Network Services
296(2)
Communication Services
298(4)
Network Services
302(1)
Common Transport Semantics
302(4)
Transport Services
306(1)
Subnetworking
306(2)
Signaling and Control Plane
308(1)
Systems Management
309(1)
Communications Options
309(1)
I/O Channel Controllers and Connectivity
310(1)
3745 Communications Controller
311(3)
3746 Model 900 Extension Unit
314(2)
3746 N-way Multinetwork Controller Model 950
316(1)
Open Systems Adapter---Express (OSA-Express)
317(2)
HiperSockets on the zSeries 900
319(1)
eNetwork Communications Servers
319(1)
eNetwork Host on Demand
320(1)
Modems
320(1)
Summary
321(1)
Applying z900 and S/390 to Your Business
322(51)
Choosing Server Configurations
323(1)
Managing Complexity
323(15)
TME 10 NetView
324(3)
System Automation
327(1)
Automated Operations Network/MVS (AON/MVS)
328(1)
OS/390 and z/OS Network File System (NFS)
328(1)
Tivoli Storage Manager
328(2)
InfoPrint Manager
330(1)
Performance Management
330(1)
Problem Management
331(1)
Business and Security Management
332(1)
Operations Planning and Control/ESA (OPC/ESA)
333(1)
System Display and Search Facility (SDSF) for OS/390 and z/OS
334(2)
Resource Measurement Facility (RMF) for OS/390 and z/OS
336(1)
Global Enterprise Management (GEM)
337(1)
The ``Open Business'' Policy---Protecting Your Assets
338(11)
Data Preservation Options
339(1)
Backup and Restore
339(1)
Archiving
340(1)
Disaster Recovery
341(1)
Ensuring Real-Time Data Recovery
342(2)
Access Control Options
344(1)
Securing Data in a Distributed Environment
345(2)
Building Your Total Security Solution
347(2)
Evaluating Vendor Offerings
349(22)
Cost Justification
349(4)
Hardware---Lease or Buy?
353(2)
Software Licensing
355(2)
Parallel Sysplex License Charge (PLSC)
357(2)
Indexed Monthly License Charge (IMLC)
359(1)
Workload License Charges
359(1)
Example of Software Pricing Offerings
360(2)
Linux Integrated Facility Example
362(1)
IBM License Manager (ILM) for z/OS
362(1)
IBM Global Finance
363(1)
Integrated Offerings
363(1)
Parallel Server Offerings
363(1)
IBM e-Business Start Now Program
364(2)
Configuration Options---S/390 Multiprise 3000
366(1)
IBM Global Services
367(1)
Education
368(1)
Servicing A System
369(2)
Summary
371(2)
Appendix A: Upgrade Paths 373(4)
Appendix B: S/390 G5/G6 and z900 Relative Performance 377

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