Network Attachments
To attach TCP/IP to the network you need one of the following network processors and associated components or their equivalents:
IBM® RISC System/6000 Channel
Attachment:
- To attach to the RISC System/6000 using MPCPTP, the
following items are required:
- AIX® 4.3 (or later)
- PCI ESCON Control Unit Connectivity Version 2.1
IBM Open Systems Adapter
(OSA) Feature:
- OSA-Express2 supporting Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and 1000Base-T Ethernet connections on zEC12, zBC12, z196, z114, z10™ EC, and z10 BC servers.
- OSA-Express3 supporting Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and 1000Base-T connections on zEC12, zBC12, z196, z114, z10 EC and z10 BC servers.
- OSA-Express4S supporting Gigabit Ethernet and
10 Gigabit Ethernet, and 1000Base-T connections on z13,
z13s,
zEC12, zBC12, z196, z114, z10 EC and z10 BC
servers. - OSA-Express5S supporting Gigabit Ethernet and
10 Gigabit Ethernet, and 1000Base-T connections on z13, z13s, zEC12, zBC12, z196, z114, z10 EC and z10 BC
servers.
OSA Direct SNMP subagent support requires a server with the OSA-Express feature running in QDIO mode (OSD) or non-QDIO mode (OSE). It is available on all servers supported by z/OS®. For information about the level of each server that is required for this support, see z Systems OSA-Express Customer's Guide and Reference.