IBM System z Enterprise 196 z/VM LPAR setup

Hardware configuration for the IBM System z Enterprise 196 z/VM LPAR setup.

Single LPAR for z/VM version 6.2 on an IBM z196 model 2817-M66, equipped with:

  • 16 Central Processors (CPs) supporting speeds up to 5.2 GHz
  • 30 GiB Central Storage + 2 GiB Expanded Storage
  • 1 x 10GbE OSA-Express2 card
  • 8 x FICON Express8 S LX (short wave) features supporting ECKD for DASD device access