HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide

• FCV mode CHPIDs cannot connect to a FICON CU or FICON director.
• FCP mode CHPIDs cannot connect to a FICON CU or FICON director. Use FCP mode to
connect to Fibre Channel directors and devices from an LPAR running zLinux. Arbitrated loop
topologies are not supported with FCP mode.
NOTE: FICON Express and FICON Express 2 cards are available only as a carry-over from an
existing processor during an upgrade to a z9 processor or a z10 processor.
IBM z9 BC
IBM z9 BC (Business Class) processors support:
• Two LCSSs
• Maximum of 20 FICON Express cards, for a total of 40 FICON ports
• Maximum of 40 FICON Express 2 cards, for a total of 80 FICON ports
• Maximum of 28 FICON Express 4 cards, for a total of 112 FICON ports
IBM z9 EC
IBM z9 EC (Enterprise Class) processors support:
• Four LCSSs
• Maximum of 60 FICON Express cards, for a total of 120 FICON ports
• Maximum of 84 FICON Express 2 and/or FICON Express 4 cards, for a total of 336 FICON
ports
IBM z10 BC
IBM z10 BC (Enterprise Class) processors support:
• Four LCSSs
• Maximum of 20 FICON Express cards, for a total of 40 FICON ports
• Maximum of 28 FICON Express 2 cards, for a total of 112 FICON ports
• Maximum of 32 FICON Express 4 and/or FICON Express 8 cards, for a total of 128 FICON
ports
• 3325 and 3326 FICON Express 8 channel cards
IBM z10 EC
IBM z10 EC (Enterprise Class) processors support:
• Four LCSSs
• Maximum of 60 FICON Express cards, for a total of 120 FICON ports
• Maximum of 84 FICON Express 2, FICON Express 4, and/or FICON Express 8 cards, for a
total of 336 FICON ports
• 3325 and 3326 FICON Express 8 channel cards
IBM zEnterprise 196
IBM zEnterprise 196 processors support:
• Four LCSSs
• A maximum of 84 FICON Express 4, and/or FICON Express 8 cards, for a total of 336
FICON ports
90 Mainframe rules