I think - and I've only loose proof - that 6 is FICON Express8 at 2, 7 is FE8 at 4 and 8 is FE8 at 8Gbps. (The loose proof is I now see 8 in a customer that has publicly stated it has FICON Express8.)
Cheers, Martin Martin Packer, Mainframe Performance Consultant, zChampion Worldwide Banking Center of Excellence, IBM +44-7802-245-584 email: martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com Twitter / Facebook IDs: MartinPacker Blog: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/mydeveloperworks/blogs/MartinPacker From: Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu, Date: 06/01/2012 19:03 Subject: Re: SMF73GEN Channel Generation Field - Modern Values Sent by: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r13/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.zos.r13.ieag200%2Fiea2g2c1273.htm only defines the values as 1 byte binary Channel type generation. z/196 specifies Network cards are OSA-Express 2, 3, or 4S http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg245948.pdf from April 2009 covers OSA-Express 2 and 3, speeds are 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 MbS. On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Martin Packer <martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com> wrote: > I'm seeing RMF SMF data from a z196 . One field in Type 73 intrigues me: > SMF73GEN. I've seen values up to 5 before - 5 being FICON Express4 at > 4Gbps. Anyone know what values 6 and 7 mean? These are the new ones in > this set of data. And should I expect in general to encounter a value of > e.g. 8? Wondering about FICON Express8 and Express8S and autonegotiation > down. (SMF73GEN has different values for eg Express4 @4, 2 and 1 Gbps.) > > Thanks, Martin > > Martin Packer, -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Unless stated otherwise above: IBM United Kingdom Limited - Registered in England and Wales with number 741598. Registered office: PO Box 41, North Harbour, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO6 3AU ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
