z/Transaction Processing Facility Enterprise Edition V1.1 hardware requirements

• IBM® eServer® zSeries® 800
• IBM eServer zSeries 890
• IBM eServer zSeries 900
• IBM eServer zSeries 990
• IBM System z9 Business Class (z9 BC)
• IBM System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC), formerly the IBM System z9 109 (z9 109)
• IBM System z10 Business Class (z10 BC)
• IBM System z10 Enterprise Class (z10 EC)
• IBM zEnterprise 196 (z196).

Loosely coupled complexes require the following:

• Channel Redrive, which is activated when you set Enterprise Systems Architecture/390® (ESA/390) TPF mode in the activation profile for each image.
• One of the following external time synchronization mechanisms:
  • Sysplex Timer®. For a high-availability Sysplex Timer, the dual port Sysplex Timer attachment card is required.
  • Server Time Protocal (STP).
• DASD control units require multi-path lock facility (MPLF). If you have a coupling facility (CF), DASD control units do not require MPLF.
  

Tape units

At least four tape units are required. The z/TPF system supports the following tape units:

• IBM 3490 Magnetic Tape Subsystem
• IBM 3490 Magnetic Tape Subsystem Enhanced Capability Models E01 and E11 (also known as the 3490E subsystem)
• IBM TotalStorage® Enterprise Tape System 3590, including Models B, E, and H
• IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3592
• IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive Model E05.

  Note: To use tape encryption, you must have the IBM Encryption Key Manager component for the Java Platform (Encryption Key Manager). See z/TPF Enterprise Edition 1.1 software requirements for more information.

At least one tape control unit is required. The z/TPF system supports the following tape control units:

• IBM 3490 Tape Control Unit
• IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3590 Model A60
• IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Controller 3592 Model J70
• IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Controller Model C06.

• IBM Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON®) channel adapter
• Fiber connection (FICON®) channels.

The z/TPF system supports the following tape libraries:

• IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Library 3494
• IBM Magstar Virtual Tape Server (VTS), which includes support for ESCON and FICON connectivity
• IBM System Storage TS3400 Tape Library
• IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library
• IBM Virtualization Engine TS7720
• IBM Virtualization Engine TS7740.

The z/TPF system supports the following DASD and DASD control units:

• IBM Enterprise Storage Server® (ESS) Model 2105 (3990 Model 3 TPF mode)
• IBM TotalStorage DS6000
• IBM TotalStorage DS8000.

1. The z/TPF system requires at least two DASDs and one DASD control unit.
2. The DASD control unit must be configured to run in TPF mode.
3. DASD control units require the multi-path lock facility (MPLF) in a loosely coupled complex. If you have a coupling facility (CF), DASD control units do not require MPLF.

• IBM 3737 Remote Channel-to-Channel Unit Model 1, which allows IBM host systems to communicate with each other through public or private T1 facilities.
• IBM 9032 Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) Director, which provides for connectivity and switching among IBM ESCON channels and control units. Connect at least one IBM 9032 ESCON Director port to an IBM z/OS® or IBM z/VM® system for device support.
• IBM 9033 ESCON Director, which provides connectivity and switching among ESCON channels and control units. Connect at least one IBM 9033 ESCON Director port to an IBM z/OS or IBM z/VM system for device support.
• One IBM 9034 ESCON Converter Model 1 attached to one input/output (I/O) device with parallel channel adapters to ESCON channels. You can have more than one IBM 9034 ESCON Converter Model 1 to I/O device attachment in your complex.

• IBM 3745, which requires a z/OS Communications Server.
• IBM 3746, which is a connectivity subsystem for Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) support.
• Open Systems Adapter (OSA)-Express card, which you must use with an Ethernet adapter.
  

• IBM 3215 Console support provided by platforms such as TPF Operations Server, including the IBM System/390® Channel to LAN Connectivity Card (9663-001)
• Local, non-SNA, DFT 3270 devices provided by control units such as the IBM 2074 or the OSA-Express Integrated Console Controller
• IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) Operating System Messages Console
• IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC).

• Clock synchronization is required and can be achieved with the Sysplex Timer or Server Time Protocal (STP).
• The z/TPF system must operate in ESA/390 TPF mode.

• IBM Enterprise Systems Connection (ESCON) Channel-to-Channel (CTC) device
• Fiber connection (FICON) CTC device.