IBM PC Server 500 S/390 Enhancements Offered at No Additional Charge March 12, 1996 Announcement Number: 196-052 Document's Table of Contents: Abstract DESCRIPTION PUBLICATIONS TECHNICAL INFORMATION TERMS AND CONDITIONS CHARGES Abstract In Brief . . . A code enhancement is offered at no additional charge or additional license fee. New DASD Support ECKD, 3390, 3380 Triple Dense, 9345, and 3350/3330 Enhanced Communications SDLC -- Portmaster(R) Adapter/A (VM/VSE) SDLC -- WAC (VM/VSE) BiSync -- Portmaster Adapter/A (VM/VSE) BiSync -- WAC (VM/VSE) 3172 SDLC Gateway (MVS(R)) Tape Support Support of multiple SCSI tapes Printer Enhanced support for PC printers ---------------------------------------- New and enhanced functions for the IBM PC Server 500 System/390(R) (PC Server S/390(R)) family of models are now available. The new functions are delivered as a code update for the S/390 Microprocessor Complex. This update consists of both licensed internal code and non-licensed code. The enhancements include Extended Count Key Data (ECKD(TM))/3390/9345 DASD support for application developers and commercial accounts and 3350/3330 DASD support for migrating from older levels of S/370(TM) hardware. In addition, the enhanced functions address specific communication requirements such as Synchronous Data Link Control (SDLC) and Binary Synchronous Control (BSC) support and TCP/IP terminal emulation to support 3270 data streams. Support for multiple SCSI tape drives and improved support for PC printers are included. Several performance enhancements have been made to the execution of decimal instructions, support of I/O assist in VM/ESA(R), and some I/O path lengths have been shortened in ESA mode. Availability Date: March 12, 1996 (R) Registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. (TM) Trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. DESCRIPTION The following functions are either enhanced or added with the new PC Server 500 S/390 code available today. New DASD Support ECKD 3390 3380 Triple Dense 9345 3350/3330 Communications SDLC -- Portmaster Adapter/A (VM/VSE) Up to two adapters -- 16 lines Eight-port synchronous Switched/non-switched RS-232 Autodial Version .25 Bis Up to 19.2 Kbps Supports VM/VSE environments as ICA SDLC -- WAC (VM/VSE) Up to four adapters -- eight lines Switched/non-switched RS-232 and Version .35 Non-switched X.21 Autodial Version .25 Bis Up to 2.048 Mbps Supports VM/VSE environments as ICA BiSync -- Portmaster Adapter/A (VM/VSE) Up to two adapters -- 16 lines Eight-port synchronous Switched/non-switched RS-232 Up to 19.2 Kbps Supports VM/VSE environments as Integrated Communication Adapter (ICA) BiSync -- WAC (VM/VSE) Up to four adapters -- eight lines Switched/non-switched RS-232 and Version .35 Non-switched X.21 Autodial Version .25 Bis Up to 2.048 Mbps Supports VM/VSE environments as ICA 3172 SDLC Gateway (MVS) WAC/Artic-Portmaster Adapter/A SDLC communications Supports MVS environments Printer Enhanced support for PC printers Tape Support Support of multiple SCSI tapes Details of the affected device managers: AWS3172 The current AWS3172 module will be replaced by three modules, LAN3172, MGR3172, and WAN3172, to look like the real 3172 Model 3 in terms of its three base components. LAN3172 Provides the base Link Services Architecture (LSA) Peripheral and SubArea LAN 802.2 Interconnect function through VTAM(R). Multiple SNA/LSA Subchannel addresses can be specified and multiple LAN adapters will be supported through a single SNA/LSA address. MGR3172 Provides the NetView(R) Box Manager function for use with NetView in VM and MVS environments. WAN3172 Provides 3172 SNA Interconnect capability to the VTAM XCA major node by mapping LSA LAN adapters to SDLC communications using either WAC or ARTIC/Portmaster Adapter/A lines in a MVS environment. The intent is to provide SDLC connections to MVS VTAM, which would otherwise require a 37 x 5 NCP/PEP. SDLC will support leased point-to-point, dial-in point-to-point, or multidropped connections. Only dial-in connections are supported. AWSCKD Provides extended count key data DASD emulation for 3390/9345/ECKD, which includes 3380 Triple Dense connected to a 3880 Model 3 control unit. In addition, DASD emulation for 3330/3350 devices will be provided, including track overflow. CKD read-only support will be supported for various DASD devices. AWSPBS Provides support for SDLC and BiSYNC protocol on PC Server S/390 utilizing the ARTIC/Portmaster/A adapter as an ICA. SDLC and BiSYNC can reside simultaneously on the same adapter card. Synchronous modes may be individually selected for each of the eight ports. Any of the eight ports can be configured for either SDLC or BiSYNC at data rates from 1,200 to 19,200 bps. All ports are independently capable of maximum data rates. In addition, Autodial Version .25 bis will be supported. SDLC is used to transmit EBCDIC code in a SNA network. BiSYNC can transmit EBCDIC or ASCII code. Transmission exchanges are supported in half-duplex mode only. SDLC and BiSYNC will support point-to-point switched, point-to-point non-switched, or multidropped connections. AWSICA Provides support for either SDLC or BiSYNC function over a WAN using the Wide Area Connector (WAC) adapter. Switched and non-switched RS-232 and Version .35 communication lines and non-switched X.21 are supported along with Autodial Version .25 bis. The maximum data rate supported will be 2.048 Mbps. The WAC adapter will provide up to two ports per card with maximum of four cards per system. AWS2821 The device manager will include the use of a control file. The control file is a simple OS/2(R) ASCII file, created with any OS/2 editor, which will contain basic control lines. The user will have the ability to send control characters to the PC printer before printing any output. This will allow the printer to receive controls such as rotating output, selecting character set, and printing in duplex mode. PUBLICATIONS IBM PC Server 500 System/390 Publications The following publications are revised. The new part numbers and order numbers are shown below: Order Part Title Number Number IBM PC Server 500 System/390: Introduction GC24-5717-01 62H7168 IBM PC Server 500 System/390 Installation, Configuration and User's Guide for VM/ESA SC24-5718-01 62H7191 IBM PC Server 500 System/390 Installation, Configuration and User's Guide for VSE/ESA(TM) SC24-5719-01 62H7190 IBM PC Server 500 System/390 Installation, Configuration and User's Guide for MVS/ESA(TM) SA22-7210-01 62H7189 The IBM PC Server 500 System/390 Messages (SA22-7227-00, Part Number 62H7192) is a new publication. TECHNICAL INFORMATION The following table summarizes PC Server 500 S/390 technical information. .-------------------+-------------------------------------------. |Attributes |Description | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |General Description|Integrated package | | |- PC Server with OS/2 for I/O channel | | | emulation | | |- S/390 processor for VM/ESA, VSE/ESA, | | | MVS/ESA | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Platform |Integrated system unit | | |- S/390 and PC LAN Server Subsystem | | |- Runs S/390 and OS/2 based PC LAN | | | operating and application software | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Prerequisites |None | '-------------------+-------------------------------------------' PC Server Subsystem .-------------------+-------------------------------------------. |Processor Complex |90 MHz Intel Pentium (internal speed) | | |60 MHz (external speed) | | |- 16KB Level 1 cache | | |- 256KB Level 2 write-back cache | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |System memory, |32MB, ECC 70 ns | | standard | | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |System memory, |256MB, ECC 70 ns (4, 8, 16, 32MB | | maximum | increments) | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Memory bus |SynchroStream | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Expansion bus |Micro Channel (R) | | |- 40MB/second streaming data | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Operating System |OS/2 Warp 3.0 with WIN-OS/2 | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Disk I/O |SCSI-2 Fast/Wide | '-------------------+-------------------------------------------' .-------------------+-------------------------------------------. |Attributes |Description | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Disk Storage |- Model dependent | | Capacity, standard|- Array model | | internal | - Supports RAID0, 1, or 5 | | | - With RAID5, one hard disk drive is | | | used for data protection redundancy | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Disk Drive Bays: | | | Standard |Model Specific | | Maximum |17 | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |DASD capacity, |Dependent on configuration | | maximum external |Supports 4 SCSI Controllers | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Slots | 8 | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |DASD fault | | | tolerance |100% (RAID5) | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Security |US Government C2 hardware security level | | |- Tamper-evident covers | | |- Selectable boot | | |- IBM LogicLock | | |- Password protection | | |- Runs without keyboard or monitor | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Server features |- 2.88MB diskette drive | | |- Bootable double-speed CD-ROM | | |- 4-mm DAT drive | | |- Enhanced 101-key keyboard | | |- PS/2 (R) mouse | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |SCSI Attached | | | Devices |- PC SCSI devices supported | '-------------------+-------------------------------------------' System/390 Subsystem .-------------------+-------------------------------------------. |S/390 Micro- | | | processor Complex|CMOS Module - S/390 Architecture | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |I/O Bandwidth |- 4.5MB/second (data streaming mode) | | |- <2.0MB/second (effective) | | |- I/O Subsystem: OS/2 Device Managers | | | - A Single S/390 channel (CHPID) is | | | emulated in OS/2 | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |System memory, |ECC (60 ns), model dependent | | standard | | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |System memory, |128MB, ECC | | maximum | | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Operating System |- All currently marketed versions of | | | VM/ESA, VSE/ESA, and/or MVS/ESA operating| | | systems | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |S/390 LAN Attached |- 3745 | | Devices |- 3174, 3274 | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |S/390 Channel |S/370 Channel Emulator/A Adapter | | Attached Devices |- Parallel (Byte, Block) | | (Bus and Tag) |- Data Rate 4.5MB/sec (data streaming mode)| | |- Data Rate <2.0MB/sec (effective) | | | (data rate is block size dependent) | | |- Printers (3820, 3825, 3827, 3835, 4248) | | |- Tapes (3420, 3430, 3480, 3490) | | |- Communication Controllers (3720, 3725, | | | 3745) | | |- Display Controllers (3174, 3274) | | |- No channel attached DASD | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Emulated DASD |OS/2 Device Managers/Drivers | | Support |- FBA (0671, 3310, 3370, 9332, 9335, 9336) | | |- CKD (3330, 3350, 3375, 3380, 3390, 9345) | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |S/390 SCSI Attached|- 3420, 3480, 3490, 9346 emulation on OEM | | Devices | SCSI devices | | |- 3420, 3480 tape device emulation on | | | 4-mm DAT drive | '-------------------+-------------------------------------------' .-------------------+-------------------------------------------. |Attributes |Description | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Other Emulated |OS/2 Device Managers/Drivers | | Support for S/390|- 3172 (VTAM and TCP/IP) | | devices |- 2703 Communication Controller (ASYNC) | | |- 1403 Printers | | |- 3215 OS/2 Typewriter Keyboard | | |- 2540 Card Reader | | |- 3274 Control Unit (327x device support) | | |- 9346 Tape Drive (on disk R/O) | | |- 3088 Device Connection (CTC emulation) | | |- 3803/3420 (on disk) | | |- Optical Media Attach/2 | | |- LAN 3745 | | |- ICA | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Connectivity |- Token Ring | | |- Ethernet | | |- Portmaster/A | | |- Wide Area Connector | | |- Multiprotocol Adapter | | |-------------------------------------------| | |Note: | | | | | |Any adapter that is supported by LAPS or | | |NDIS (that is, Supports IEEE 802.2 and | | |NetBIOS protocols). | |-------------------+-------------------------------------------| |Note: | | | |All of the above devices have run via S/370 Channel Emulator/A | |Adapter or SCSI Attach or LAN Attach and/or Emulation. Other | |devices can be technically feasible to attach, but have not run| |in IBM's current environment. | '---------------------------------------------------------------' The following hardware is supported with the enhanced functions. The hardware must be purchased separately. Hardware -- Adapters Wide Area Connector Adapter (33G846x): Each card can support up to two communication lines at data rates up to 2.048 Mbps. A maximum of four WAC adapters are supported per system. The adapter supports RS-232, Version .35 and X.21 interfaces. Part numbers vary depending on type of interface required. EIA RS-232 Adapter Board (33G8465) CCITT Version .35 Adapter Board (33G8466) CCITT X.21 Adapter Board (33G8467) Artic Portmaster Adapter (53F26xx): Each card can support up to eight communication lines at data rates up to 19.2 Kbps. A maximum of two Portmasters are supported per system. Part numbers vary depending on type of interface required. Artic Portmaster 2MB (53F2607) Eight-port RS-232 Interface Board (53F2610) Eight-port RS-232 Cable (53F2619) TERMS AND CONDITIONS All the terms and conditions of the PC Server 500 S/390 family systems remain unchanged, including those for the licensed internal code. CHARGES The enhanced S/390 Microprocessor Complex code for PC Server 500 S/390 is being made available at no additional charge or license fees to the existing and future customers of PC Server 500 S/390 systems. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.