IBM Z13

IBM Z13(2964)

• The z13 CPC has been redesigned to package processors in drawers. A z13 CPC drawer contains eight single chip modules (SCMs), memory, symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) connectivity, and connectors to support PCIe I/O drawers (through PCIe fanout hubs), I/O drawers through InfiniBand features, and coupling links to other CPCs. The z13 server can have up to four CPC drawers installed (the minimum is one drawer)
• On the Z13 Each CPC drawer can contain up to 3,200 GB of physical memory, for a total of 12.5TB of installed (physical) memory per system. Part of the physical installed memory is used to implement the RAIM design. This configuration results in up to 2.5TB of available memory per CPC drawer and up to 10 TB per system.
• The Z13 supports up to 5 I/O Drawer that use Peripheral Component Interconnect Express Generation 3 (PCIe Gen3) I/O infrastructure. it support 16 GBps I/O bus interconnection for CPC drawer connectivity to the PCIe I/O drawers.
• For a four CPC drawer system, up to 40 PCIe and 16 InfiniBand fanouts can be configured for data communications between the CPC drawers and the I/O infrastructure, and for coupling.The multiple channel subsystem (CSS) architecture allows up to six CSSs, each with 256 channels.
• IBM Processor Resource/Systems Manager™ (PR/SM™) enables z13 servers to be initialized for a logically partitioned operation, supporting up to 85 LPARs. Each LPAR can run its own operating system image in any image mode,independently from the other LPARs.
• Flash Express provides 1.4 TB of storage per feature pair. Up to four pairs can be installed, for a total of 5.6 TB.

Model Summary Matrix

Processor Unit Summary

• In the five-model structure, at least one CP, ICF, or IFL must be purchased and activated for any model.
• System Assist Processor (SAP) used by the channel subsystem. The number of predefined SAPs is dependent on the zEC12 model.
• One integrated firmware processor (IFP). The IFP is used in support of select features, such as zEDC and 10GbE RoCE.
• Central processor (CP) for general-purpose use
• Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) for the use of Linux on z Systems.
• System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP). The number of installed zIIPs cannot exceed twice the number of installed CPs.
• Internal Coupling Facility (ICF) to be used by the Coupling Facility Control Code (CFCC).

I/O Feature