2 IBM eServer zSeries 900 Technical Guide
1.1 Introduction
The IBM zSeries 900 (z900) family of servers offers 42 air-cooled models, from one-way to
16-way, utilizing up to 20 processing units. These servers can be configured in numerous
ways to offer outstanding flexibility and speed deployment of e-business solutions. Each z900
server can operate independently or as part of a Parallel Sysplex® cluster of servers. In
addition to supporting z/OS™, the z900 can host from tens to hundreds of Linux® images
running identical or different applications in parallel, based on z/VM™ virtualization
technology.
The z900 family is based on the IBM z/Architecture™, which supports a new standard of
performance and integration by expanding on the balanced ...