
56 Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
2.7.2 Medium single systems
Figure 2-10 shows a modest mainframe system and the typical external
elements needed. The particular system shown is an IBM z890 system with two
recent external disk controllers, a number of tape drives, printers, LAN
attachments, and consoles.
Figure 2-10 Medium mainframe configuration
This is a somewhat idealized configuration, in that no older devices are involved.
The systems outlined here might have a number of LPARs active, for example:
A production z/VSE system running interactive applications.
A second production z/VSE devoted to major batch applications