Permanent upgrade considerations

Before you order a permanent upgrade using the CIU application through Resource Link®, consider the following:

  • You can only order one permanent upgrade record at a time. However, a single record can have multiple items (any number of engines of any type and memory) as long as they are within the limits of the machine. With this record, you can also order unassigned model capacity and IFLs.

    If a permanent upgrade is currently being processed, you cannot order another permanent upgrade until VPD is received that confirms the previous permanent upgrade is installed.

  • When placing your order, consider how many engines will be left on your machine and how this will impact your enhanced drawer availability.
  • Capacity limits or specialty engine limits. (See the following model-specific tables for details.)
    Table 1. IBM z16 Model A02 (Single Frame)- Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIPs/uzIIPs Base SAPs
    CPs ICFs / uICFs IFLs / uIFLs
    A02 5 0 - 5 0 - 5/4 0 - 5/4 0 - 4 2
    A02 16 0 - 6 0 - 16/15 0 - 16/15 0 - 15 2
    A02 32 0 - 6 0 - 32/31 0 - 32/31 0 - 31 4
    A02 68 0 - 6 0 - 68/67 0 - 68/67 0 - 67 8
    Table 2. IBM z16 Rack Mount Bundle- Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIPs/uzIIPs Base SAPs
    CPs ICFs / uICFs IFLs / uIFLs
    AGZ 5 0 - 5 0 - 5/4 0 - 5/4 0 - 4 2
    AGZ 16 0 - 6 0 - 16/15 0 - 16/15 0 - 15 2
    AGZ 32 0 - 6 0 - 32/31 0 - 32/31 0 - 31 4
    AGZ 68 0 - 6 0 - 68/67 0 - 68/67 0 - 67 8
    Table 3. IBM LinuxONE Model LA2 (Single Frame)- Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIPs/uzIIPs Base SAPs
    CPs ICFs / uICFs IFLs / uIFLs
    LA2 5 0 - 1   1 - 5   2
    LA2 16 0 - 1   1 - 16   2
    LA2 32 0 - 1   1 - 32   4
    LA2 68 0 - 1   1 - 68   8
    Table 4. IBM LinuxONE Rack Mount Bundle- Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIPs/uzIIPs Base SAPs
    CPs ICFs / uICFs IFLs / uIFLs
    AGL 5 0 - 1   1 - 5   2
    AGL 16 0 - 1   1 - 16   2
    AGL 32 0 - 1   1 - 32   4
    AGL 68 0 - 1   1 - 68   8
    Table 5. IBM z16 Model A01 - Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIPs/uzIIPs Base SAPs Opt SAPs
    CPs ICFs / uICFs IFLs / uIFLs
    A01 39 0 - 39 0 - 39/38 0 - 39/38 0 - 38 5 0 - 8
    A01 82 0 - 82 0 - 82/81 0 - 82/81 0 - 81 10 0 - 8
    A01 125 0 - 125 0 - 125/124 0 - 125/124 0 - 124 15 0 - 8
    A01 168 0 - 168 0 - 168/167 0 - 168/167 0 - 167 20 0 - 8
    A01 200 0 - 200 0 - 200/199 0 - 200/199 0 - 199 24 0 - 8
    Table 6. LinuxONE Emperor 4 Model LA1 - Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIPs/uzIIPs Base SAPs Opt SAPs
    CPs ICFs / uICFs IFLs / uIFLs
    LA1 39 0 - 1   1 - 39   5 0 - 8
    LA1 82 0 - 1   1 - 82   10 0 - 8
    LA1 125 0 - 1   1 - 125   15 0 - 8
    LA1 168 0 - 1   1 - 168   20 0 - 8
    LA1 200 0 - 1   1 - 200   24 0 - 8
    Table 7. z15 Model T02 - Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIP Base SAPs Opt SAPs
    CPs ICF IFLs / uIFLs
    T02 4 0 - 4 0 - 4 0 - 4/3 0 - 2 2 0 - 2
    T02 13 0 - 6 0 - 13 0 - 13/12 0 - 7 2 0 - 2
    T02 21 0 - 6 0 - 21 0 - 21/20 0 - 12 3 0 - 2
    T02 31 0 - 6 0 - 31 0 - 31/30 0 - 12 4 0 - 8
    T02 65 0 - 6 0 - 65 0 - 65/64 0 - 12 8 0 - 8
    Table 8. LinuxONE III Model LT2- Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIP Base SAPs Opt SAPs
    CPs ICF IFLs / uIFLs
    LT2 4 0 - 4 0 - 4 1 - 4 / 0 - 3 0 - 2 2 0 - 2
    LT2 13 0 - 6 0 - 13 1 - 13 / 0 -12 0 - 7 2 0 - 2
    LT2 21 0 - 6 0 - 21 1 - 21 / 0 - 20 0 - 12 3 0 - 2
    LT2 31 0 - 6 0 - 31 1 - 31 / 0 - 30 0 - 12 4 0 - 8
    LT2 65 0 - 6 0 - 65 1 - 65 / 0 - 64 0 - 12 8 0 - 8
    Table 9. z15 Model T01 - Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIP Base SAPs Opt SAPs
    CPs ICF IFLs / uIFLs
    T01 34 0 - 34 0 - 34 0 - 34/33 0 - 22 4 0 - 8
    T01 71 0 - 71 0 - 71 0 - 71/70 0 - 46 8 0 - 8
    T01 108 0 - 108 0 - 108 0 - 108/107 0 - 70 12 0 - 8
    T01 145 0 - 145 0 - 145 0 - 145/144 0 - 107 16 0 - 8
    T01 190 0 - 190 0 - 190 0 - 190/189 0 - 126 22 0 - 8
    Table 10. LinuxONE III Model LT1- Capacity limits and specialty engine limits for permanent upgrades
    Model Available PUs Active PUs zIIP Base SAPs Opt SAPs
    CPs ICF IFLs / uIFLs
    LT1 34 0 - 34 0 - 34 1 - 34 / 0 - 33 0 - 22 4 0 - 8
    LT1 71 0 - 71 0 - 71 1 - 71 / 0 -70 0 - 46 8 0 - 8
    LT1 108 0 - 108 0 - 108 1 - 108 / 0 - 107 0 - 70 12 0 - 8
    LT1 145 0 - 145 0 - 145 1 - 145 / 0 - 144 0 - 107 16 0 - 8
    LT1 190 0 - 190 0 - 190 1 - 190 / 0 - 189 0 - 126 22 0 - 8
  • The 2:1 zIIP to CP ratio for IBM Z® processor configurations applies to permanent upgrade orders. The ratio may be a factor in limiting the number of zIIPs you can order.
  • If you increase permanent capacity, you may be taking away from the additional capacity available for CBU.
  • If you increase permanent capacity while On/Off CoD resources are active, any active On/Off resources of the same type are used to satisfy the permanent upgrade.
  • If you have a leased machine, determine whether you are going to lease the upgrade or purchase the upgrade.
  • If your business process requires you to have a purchase order before placing an order, make sure you have the purchase order number ready before placing your order.
  • CIU Express is the default method for ordering permanent upgrades. It allows you to place permanent upgrade orders for your machine and have the orders ready for download in a significantly shorter time frame - approximately three hours. The order will be staged until you download or cancel the upgrade record.

    When ordering a permanent upgrade, you may optionally choose not to follow the CIU Express method. If you do not use CIU Express, the processing of your order will take significantly longer. In addition, you will only have up to 30 days to download your permanent upgrade record. Notification is sent seven days before the expiration. It is highly recommended that you use the default CIU Express method of processing your upgrade order.

Continue to How to order an upgrade record for instructions on how to order a permanent upgrade using the CIU application through Resource Link.