IBM z14 Technical Introduction

IBM z14 hardware overview

This chapter expands on the description of the key hardware elements of the z14 that was presented in Chapter 1, “The base of a trust economy” on page 1. It includes the following topics:

•Models and upgrade paths

•Frames and cabling

•CPC drawers

•I/O system structure

•Power and cooling

2.1 Models and upgrade paths

The z14 has an assigned machine type (MT) of 3906, which uniquely identifies the central processor complex (CPC). The z14 is offered in five models (M01, M02, M03, M04, and M05¹). All z14 models use seven, ...