Hi Parwez Thanks for sharing
On Mon 13 Aug, 2018, 12:44 PM Parwez Hamid, <parwez_ha...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jake, > If you don't have access to IBM TechDocs, I can send the PDF version to > you direct. There are some important considerations if you are using the > z14 ZR1 as a coupling facility. This is covered in detail in the Tech Doc. > > > Short answer. customer supplied UPS. > > Here is some text I have cut from the TechDoc I referenced: > > The Internal Battery Feature (IBF) is an optional feature on many of the > IBM Z family processors. The IBF provides a local uninterrupted power source > and further enhances the robustness of the power design present in the > mainframe and increases a mainframe’s immunity to power line disturbance > . It provides battery backup power to preserve processor data during a > loss of power on all power feeds from the computer room. The IBF can hold > power briefly during a brownout, or for orderly shutdown if there is a > longer outage. IBM announced the IBM z14 ZR1 in April 2018. The > announcement included information about the single 19” frame that houses > the ZR1hardware components as well as a new Feature Code (FC), FC 0617 – > 16U Reserved, which allows customers to install components other than ZR1 > hardware inside of the 19” rack given that it meets a set of criteria for > the space. > The ZR1 will not be available with an IBF; clients requiring a battery > backup solution must consider an alternative battery backup solution when > planning for the ZR1 > . > Although the IBF is offered on the dual frame z14, it will not be offered > as a feature option for the IBM z14 Model ZR1 processor. Clients with > sensitive data on a ZR1 will need to explore an external industry - > standard solution such as an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) to address > concerns regarding back - > up generator lag - time. > > IBM ZR1 Considerations. There is no IBF feature for any z14 Model ZR1 . > Battery backup, such as an external UPS solution or floor wide UPS > solution, can be used to provide power resiliency to the ZR1. A UPS > installed into the 16U Reserved Area will only be able to provide battery > backup to other > hardware installed in this area; ZR1 hardware, outside of the 16U Reserved > area, cannot be powered from a UPS installed in the 19” rack. > > Battery backup power from an external UPS solution or floor wide UPS > solution can provide the ZR1 power in case of a brownout, or in the case of > a longer power outage, it will provide time to properly bring down > components running in the ZR1. This can become particularly important when > Coupling Facilities (CF) are housed inside of the CPC. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
