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Hardware

z10 EC FAQs (192 KB) Last updated May 2008   Server Time Protocol FAQ (41 KB) Last updated Oct. 2006   IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC) FAQ (214 KB) Last updated Apr. 2007   IBM System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC) FAQ (209 KB) Last updated Apr. 2007   IBM System z9 Integrated Information Processor (IBM zIIP) FAQ (67 KB) Last updated Jun. 2006   z890 and z990 Enhancements FAQ(64 KB) Last updated Jan. 2005   z990 FAQ(203 KB) Last updated Apr. 2004   z890 Launch FAQ(261 KB) Last updated Apr. 2004   System z9 Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) FAQ Last updated Jun. 2006   System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP) FAQ Last updated Apr. 2004   Back to top

Operating systems

Lifecycle Extension for z/OS V1.7 FAQ (57.1 KB) Last updated August 14,2008   z/VM Version 5 Release 3 FAQ (143 KB) Last updated Jun. 2007   System z New Application License Charge (zNALC), z/VSE V4.1 and System z Midrange Workload License Charge (MWLC) Announcement FAQ(65 KB) Last updated Jan. 2007   Linux on IBM System z FAQ (81 KB) Last updated Apr. 2006   z/VM Version 5 Release 2 FAQ (125 KB) Last updated Apr. 2006   z/OS FAQ(43 KB) Last updated Jul. 2005   Back to top

Software and solutions

z/VM V5.3 FAQs(143 KB) Last updated feb. 2008   IBM ServerPac for z/OS (63 KB) Last updated Sep. 2007   IBM Virtualization Engine for IBM System z (79 KB) Last updated Nov. 2005   IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS(58 KB) Last updated Sep. 2005   Delivering Business Flexibility and Integration through Service-Oriented Architecture(66.3 KB) Last updated Jul. 2005   mySAP.com on Linux for System z FAQ(96 KB) Last updated Mar. 2002   Back to top