If you have time, could you give us some examples of the interesting deployment options? Apart from the "embedded" DS8K you've mentioned.
Thank you! - KB ------- Original Message ------- On Monday, April 17th, 2023 at 10:17 AM, Timothy Sipples <[email protected]> wrote: > Enzo D'Amato wrote: > > > I think that it's very good that we now have something like the > > multiprise 3000 back again. > > > Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: > > > IMHO "back again" is not correct.... > > > I assume Enzo's point is that IBM hasn't offered a physical model mainframe > in less than a single frame form factor for many, many years. Until now. > Prior to the IBM z16 AGZ (and LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 AGL) the physically > smallest mainframe required a whole rack footprint, a rack that IBM supplied. > Now it doesn't; the physical dimensions are much smaller. > > There was some significant progress in recent years to pave the way for these > rack mount models. One big change was between the IBM z13s/LinuxONE > Rockhopper I and the IBM z14 ZR1/LinuxONE Rockhopper II. In that model cycle > IBM reduced the frame size significantly, converging on the industry standard > 19 inch rack size. And those models (and the IBM z15/LinuxONE III LT2) also > have some optional internal mounting space for a few use cases. As a notable > example, you can equip those models with internal ECKD storage (IBM DS8910F). > > But I agree with Enzo that these new rack mount models available in most > countries are attractive. They open up some interesting new deployment > options. > > — — — — — > Timothy Sipples > Senior Architect > Digital Assets, Industry Solutions, and Cybersecurity > IBM zSystems/LinuxONE, Asia-Pacific > [email protected] > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
