It may become necessary for your installation to add or remove cryptographic coprocessors. This topic gives you a brief overview of the hardware implications. For more detailed information, refer to the zSeries PR/SM Planning Guide and the zSeries Hardware Management Console Operations Guide (OS/2).

There are several terms associated with removing the cards. Use the Support Element (SE) panel to configure cryptographic coprocessors online and offline (standby). Use the ICSF Coprocessor Management panel from your TSO user ID to activate and deactivate cryptographic coprocessors. Use the TKE workstation to enable and disable cryptographic coprocessors.