IBM z14 (3906) Technical Guide

Native Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

This appendix introduces the native Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) features management on IBM Z platform (IBM z14, z13 and z13s)¹. The appendix also includes concepts of the integrated firmware processor (IFP) and resource groups (RG).

This appendix includes the following topics:

•C.1, “Design of native PCIe adapter management” on page 470

•C.2, “Native PCIe feature plugging rules” on page 472

•C.3, “Native PCIe feature definitions” on page 472

C.1 Design of native PCIe adapter ...