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Give your Great Scot style even more versatility. This skirt looks terrific paired with a white blouse or cashmere knit.
Ideal for your next In-Hand Showing Class or a day out at the Races. Our classic, vintage-inspired skirt has a form fitting cut and high waist fit. It is available in 2 lengths to suit you perfectly.
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Nestle Waters exec talks recycling at ocean conference
As the two-day Our Ocean conference kicked off in Washington D.C., on Monday, the U.S. State Department -- the event's sponsor -- tweeted that 60 percent of all marine debris is plastic.
That's exactly what Brian Flaherty, vice president of public policy at Nestle Waters North America, was invited to the conference to talk about.
In representing the Stamford-based Nestle Waters at the event, Flaherty joined a diverse crowd of nearly 400 participants from 80 countries, including heads of state, scientists, members of non-governmental organizations and high-profile supporters of ocean conservation efforts. Nestle Waters was there to discuss its efforts to become a "zero waste" company, Flaherty said in a telephone interview on Tuesday.
"Four out of every 10 bottles is not getting recycled," he said. "That's not good enough."
On Monday, Flaherty took part in a panel discussion on marine debris, outlining Nestle Waters' long and short term plans for recycling and conservation. An ultimate goal for Nestle Waters, Flaherty said, is to implement market-based recycling, which would include the cost of recycling in the price of their bottled water. Paying an extra one or two cents for the product at the register can contribute to a fund to pay for the recycling of the plastic packaging. It's an effort that has been rolled out successfully in Manitoba, Canada, Flaherty said, increasing recycling by 61 percent in that province. It's also something that could work on a local level, in Nestle Waters' own backyard, he said.
"Connecticut is recycling like never before," Flaherty said. "The common denominator is that for a penny, you can find a way to recycle all the beverages in your household."
The "zero-waste" push -- to get the company to reuse everything it produces "' has come directly from Nestle Waters' CEO Tim Brown, Flaherty said. At the moment, 6 of Nestle Waters' 28 U.S. factories reuse all their waste and contribute nothing to landfills, he said.
To encourage conservation efforts, the company's Zephyrhills brand, which sources its water from Florida, has made an agreement with the organizations Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful and Tampa Bay Watch to conduct an eight-month cleanup and education program for the area.
"Getting rid of single-use plastics is a big positive step, ensuring that we get as much plastic back through recycling and keep it out of the oceans," said Lance Morgan, president of the Marine Conservation Institute. "It's great that some of these corporations are thinking about how to tackle this problem."
Nestle has been in discussions with policy makers across the country about putting market-based recycling into place, but it's been "slow going," Flaherty said. Nevertheless, he noted that he was gratified by the enthusiasm from fellow attendees at the Our Ocean conference.
"I'm a policy wonk, so I was really excited and energized by the whole discussion and the people I met," Flaherty said. "This was one high-powered convening. This was major."
In his opening remarks at Our Ocean on Monday, Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated the importance of saving the ocean from pollutants and overfishing, even as he cut his presence at the event short to deal with the burgeoning crisis in Iraq.
"It's a vital security issue involving the movement of people, the livelihood of people, the capacity of people to exist and live where they live today," Kerry said of ocean conservation in his opening statement.
As the conference wound down on Tuesday, President Obama announced his intention to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in the Pacific Ocean, as the Washington Post reported.
"There's certainly an ongoing focus on the oceans," Morgan said. "It's wonderful to see this high level of political engagement."

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diplomacy & tutorials.
If only we could hear you scream in space, now on PC!
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diplomacy & tutorials.
We should be able to actually make peace with aliens instead of selecting "diplomacy" on the holopad then forgetting all about it. Also, tutorial should be a little more cohesive and explain more about how to play like combat, basic controls, crew assignment, navigation, and stuff like that. The current tutorial doesn't explain much about actually playing.
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I second the idea. Yes, it would have been better, if we can interact more with the aliens. I haven't played the alphas so don't know about the tutorials. But, I think it would be better with time.
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IBM United States
Hardware Announcement 102-052
February 19, 2002
IBM Introduces Nine New Models of the IBM z800 Family of Servers
(Corrected on November 7, 2002)
In the Prices section, the names of features 0876 and 0879 were corrected.
(Corrected on April 19, 2002)
The names of features 0088 and 0089 were modified.
(Corrected on March 26, 2002)
For feature 0800, the plant/field install indicator was changed.
(Corrected on February 26, 2002)
Three features were added to the Prices section.
(Corrected on February 22, 2002)
Some model numbers were corrected in the performance comparison
At a Glance
The IBM zSeries 800 family is an attractively priced solution for those requiring zSeries functionality with total capacity less than that currently offered by the z900. It offers:
For ordering, contact:
Your IBM representative, an IBM Business Partner, or IBM Americas Call Centers at 800-IBM-CALL (Reference: YE001).
The newest additions to the IBM z800 family of servers consist of eight general-purpose models and a Coupling Facility only model.
The z800 family uses key functional characteristics of IBM z900 in a package that delivers excellent price/performance for those requiring zSeries functionality with total capacity less than that currently offered by the z900. The z800 is intended to provide a transition into the new world of e-business servers exploiting z/Architecture, and is intended to take full advantage of the IBM Framework for e-business. These new models of the z800 family, along with the IBM zSeries Offering for Linux announced on January 29, 2002, which uses the z800 0LF model as its foundation, and the new z/OS.e operating system software being announced today, are intended to satisfy mission-critical enterprise server requirements for e-business transaction processing and data management with the same qualities of service as the IBM z900 while helping customers to exploit the fast-growing world of e-business and new workload data management applications on the IBM z800. These new models of the z800 family, when used in concert with the IBM Framework for e-business, are designed to help you build the innovative infrastructure required for the transition into the new world of e-business.
z800 is:
A new optional offering introduced January 29, 2002, IBM Network Integration and Deployment Services for zSeries Fiber Cabling, is also available on z800 servers. The zSeries Fiber Cabling Service is intended to provide personalized, scalable, flexible cabling options for the z800 to support your current system environment, with the future in mind.
Also being announced today is zSeries Entry Licensing Charge (zELC), a new, attractive software pricing structure for the z800.
Key Prerequisites
Refer to the Description section.
Planned Availability Date
March 29, 2002
MES Planned Availability Dates are as follows:
Key Prerequisites
The z800
The IBM z800 is a zSeries branded system that is intended to provide:
The z800 introduces zSeries 64-bit capability to customers requiring zSeries functionality with total capacity less than that currently offered by the IBM z900.
The z800 offers:
Performance for Your e-business Advantage
The IBM z800 brings 64-bit architecture capability and key functional characteristics of the IBM z900 to customers requiring zSeries functionality with total capacity less than z900.
The IBM z/800 combined with z/OS.e is intended to bring increased flexibility, choice, and capacity to you for adding new workloads and for running a mix of new and traditional work. A few examples of the potential capacity increases available to you are:
64-bit architecture, compared with the architecture available on many of the systems currently in use in this performance range, should offer improvements beyond those stated below for the processor comparisons. Not all comparisons are listed here. For more detailed information, including Large System Performance Reference (LSPR) information, contact your IBM representative.
When comparing the z800 family to many of the currently used systems in the same performance category, the following performance improvements may be possible:
Performance Processor Comparison Estimates with OS/390® Version 2 Release 10: Compared to some of the 9672 Generation 4 servers, the z800 server is expected to offer the following performance advantage:
2066-0A1 1.1 -- 1.4 times 9672-R15 2066-0B1 1.6 -- 2.0 times 9672-R15 2066-0C1 1.7 -- 2.4 times 9672-R15 2066-0A2 1.9 -- 2.4 times 9672-R25 2066-0A2 1.3 -- 1.7 times 9672-R35
Relative to the following 9672 G5 models, the expected performance of the selected z800 server models is:
2066-0A1 0.9 -- 1.0 times 9672-RA6 2066-0B1 1.2 -- 1.4 times 9672-RA6 2066-0C1 1.1 -- 1.3 times 9672-R16 2066-001 1.4 -- 1.7 times 9672-T16 2066-0A2 1.0 -- 1.3 times 9672-R26 2066-002 0.9 -- 1.2 times 9672-R36 2066-003 1.0 -- 1.3 times 9672-R46 2066-004 1.1 -- 1.3 times 9672-R56
Relative to the following MP3000 servers, the expected performance ratios to selected z800 server models is:
2066-0A1 1.2 -- 1.5 times 7060-H30 2066-0B1 0.9 -- 1.1 times 7060-H50 2066-0A2 1.1 -- 1.3 times 7060-H70
The above performance estimates are Internal Throughput Rate Ratios (ITRR) based on measurements and projections using standard IBM benchmarks in a controlled environment and are subject to change without notice. The actual throughput that any user will experience will vary depending upon considerations such as the amount of multiprogramming in the user's job stream, the I/O configuration, and the workload processed. Therefore, no assurance can be given that an individual user will achieve throughput improvements equivalent to the performance ratios stated here. Such performance estimates are provided "AS IS" and no warranties or guarantees are expressed or implied by IBM. Software licenses that are based on machine performance will be billed based on these estimates until such time that IBM determines and publishes final performance measurements, at which time appropriate billing adjustments may be made as determined by IBM.
For more detailed performance information, including Large System
Performance Reference (LSPR) information, contact your IBM
Technical Description/High-Level Design
The z800 is a stand-alone single-frame package, designed such that all of the system configurations fit into one frame. The z800 frame holds the following subsystems:
Processor Subsystem: The Processor Subsystem for the z800 is provided on one unique building block, the Basic Processor Unit (BPU) card, which is similar to the processor card in the Multiprise 3000. The processor MCM carries five Processor Unit chips, memory, and optional Cryptographic Co-processors.
I/O Subsystem: The I/O Subsystem of the z/800 supports the new I/O features common with the z/900 and provides a plugging capability for up to 16 I/O Books integrated in the frame.
The system provides hot plug and concurrent upgrade/repair capabilities for these attachments, just as in the z900. FICON Express hardware provides native FICON or FICON Bridge support.
Power Packaging and Cooling (PPC) Subsystem: The PPC Subsystem provides the mechanical, power, and cooling support for the z800 system as a dense, cost-efficient, self-contained package for entry offerings.
Service Element (SE) Subsystem:
The SE Subsystem is based on IBM's standard SE design of the z900
server family, also packaged on a ThinkPad® inside the frame. Just
like the z900, two SEs are standard on the z800 and the z800 system
requires a connection to a Hardware Management Console. The code package
includes a Repair & Verify package with online guided repair procedures.
Functions and Features: The IBM zSeries 800
The following table describes the content of the eight z800 general-purpose models including, by model, the number of:
Each model has a mandatory quantity of CPs, SAPs, and spare PUs assigned. Any remaining PUs may be assigned to optional functions such as optional ICFs, IFLs, CUoD, or CBU.
Processor Unit Usage
CBU/ Maximum CUoD Spares ICF/ Engines if NO Model CPU PUs IFL SAPs Avail CBU/CUoD Mod 0A1 1 5 0 1 0-2 3 Mod 0A1 1 5 1 1 0-1 2 Mod 0A1 1 5 2 1 0 1 Mod 0B1 1 5 0 1 0-2 3 Mod 0B1 1 5 1 1 0-1 2 Mod 0B1 1 5 2 1 0 1 Mod 0C1 1 5 0 1 0-2 3 Mod 0C1 1 5 1 1 0-1 2 Mod 0C1 1 5 2 1 0 1 Mod 001 1 5 0 1 0-2 3 Mod 001 1 5 1 1 0-1 2 Mod 001 1 5 2 1 0 1 Mod 0A2 2 5 0 1 0-1 2 Mod 0A2 2 5 1 1 0 1 Mod 0A2 2 5 2 1 0 0 Mod 002 2 5 0 1 0-1 2 Mod 002 2 5 1 1 0 1 Mod 002 2 5 2 1 0 0 Mod 003 3 5 0 1 0-1 1 Mod 003 3 5 1 1 0 0 Mod 004 4 5 0 1 0 0
The z800 0CF has a mandatory number of SAPs and Spare PUs assigned, as illustrated in the table below. Any remaining PUs may be assigned to optional functions such as optional spares, CBU, or CUoD.
Processor Unit Usage Chart for z800 0CF
Model/Feature Number Number of Engines PUs SAPs Spares 0CF/3601 1 5 1 3 0CF/3602 2 5 1 2 0CF/3603 3 5 1 1 0CF/3604 4 5 1 0
ESAME 64-bit Architecture: ESAME is a 64-bit architecture mode that is a superset of ESA/390. The ESAME architecture was first exploited in the z900 and is now available to customers requiring zSeries functionality with total capacity less than that currently offered by the z900.
ESAME has:
The 64-bit I/O architecture offers an Indirect Address List, which allows
all programs to designate data addresses for I/O. Use of 64-bit operands
and general registers for all I/O instructions is added. Gigabit
Ethernet architecture is expanded to allow 64-bit Queued I/O queuing
structures, in addition to the 64-bit Indirect Addressing List for data
addresses for I/O. IEEE Floating Point architecture adds 12 new
instructions for 64-bit integer conversion. The Coupling architecture
allows CFCC to drive the ISC3 and ICB3 channels and allows full CFCC
64-bit addressing. 64-bit addressing CFCC can be loaded into VM guest
storage. The 64-bit SIE architecture allows an ESAME host to have an
ESA/390 or ESAME guest. Zone Relocation is expanded to 64-bit for LPAR
and z/VM. Use of 64-bit operands and general registers for all Crypto
Coprocessor instructions and PCI Crypto instructions is added.
Hardware Offering Assumptions
Multi Chip Module (MCM): The MCM Part Number is fully populated with five Processor Units. Model granularity is delivered via Licensed Internal Code Control Code (LICCC). The largest model (4+1) does not include a spare PU, similar to G5 and G6 offerings but different than the z900.
Memory: Minimum physical memory is 8 GB with additional offerings of 16 GB, 24 GB, and 32 GB in 8 GB increments. The z800 also contains one keystore DIMM, which will support all memory configurations. Each DIMM pair is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU).
Cryptography (Crypto): The Crypto coprocessor hardware is optional on the z800. Two Crypto chips (packaged as SCMs) can be plugged onto the processor card. The Crypto SCMs are FRUs which can be plugged in the field. The PCI-Crypto cards, PCI-CC and PCI-CA, are available on all eight general-purpose models. PCI-CA only is available on the Linux only model (0LF). The Crypto coprocessor is a prerequisite for the PCI-CC and PCI-CA.
Balanced utilization of all hardware cryptographic engines is the key to the performance achievements of zSeries servers. z/OS transparently routes requests for cryptographic services to an appropriate, available engine and in the case of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transactions, cryptographic requests are load-balanced across all available engines, taking maximum advantage of zSeries scalability.
z800 cryptographic functions are intended to include the full range of cryptographic operations used for e-business, e-commerce, and financial institution applications.
Configuration Capabilities: The Channel Subsystem provides six 1 gigabyte/second STI links for I/O and Coupling Facility connectivity. Of these six I/O domains, four can have their Gigabyte STI links be multiplexed to four 333 megabyte/second I/O slots. These 16 I/O slots are intended to provide ample I/O connectivity capabilities. Each of these slots can drive one of the new I/O features common with the z/900 (15-ESCON, FICON Express, OSA-E channels, and so on) such that 240 ESCON channels can be provided. The remaining two I/O domains can be used to drive ICB Peer CF links (CBP), IC links (ICP), and other devices that require CHPID numbers.
Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex (GDPS): The IBM z800 is intended to support the GDPS in the same way the IBM z900 does.
In e-business, two of the most stringent demands for survival are continuous availability and near-transparent disaster recovery (D/R). Systems that deliver continuous availability combine the characteristics of high availability and continuous operations to deliver high levels of service (24x7x52). To attain the highest levels of continuous availability and near-transparent D/R, the solution should be based on geographical clusters and data mirroring. These technologies are the backbone of the GDPS solution.
Since IBM Parallel Sysplex® clustering technology enables resource sharing and dynamic workload balancing, enterprises are now able to dynamically manage workloads across multiple sites to achieve high levels of availability. GDPS complements a multisite Parallel Sysplex implementation, and is intended to provide a single, automated solution to dynamically manage storage subsystem mirroring (disk and tape), processors, and network resources to allow a business to attain continuous availability and near-transparent business continuity (disaster recovery) without data loss. GDPS is intended to minimize and potentially eliminate the impact of any failure, including disasters or a planned outage. It is intended to provide the ability to perform a controlled site switch for both planned and unplanned site outages, with no data loss, maintaining full data integrity across multiple volumes and storage subsystems and the ability to perform a normal Data Base Management System (DBMS) restart not DBMS recovery at the opposite site. GDPS is application independent (covers your complete application environment) and supports both the synchronous (PPRC) as well as the asynchronous (XRC) forms of remote copy.
GDPS is intended to provide the following functions:
For a more detailed description of GDPS, refer to the white paper available at:
Coupling Considerations: The z800 system includes the technology intended to support Parallel Sysplex environments. If z800 systems are coupled with other z800 or z900 systems in a Parallel Sysplex cluster, it is recommended that Peer Mode ISC or ICB (CFP, CBP) links be configured for the coupling links.
Coupling connections to non-z/Architecture systems such as G5 and G6 servers can be provided via the ISC-3 (CFP) links configured as Compatibility Mode (CFS, CFR) links, if necessary. There will be no ICB Compatibility Mode links offered.
The z800 also supports the Internal Coupling links (ICP) for connectivity to Coupling Facilities within the same server.
The required external time reference (ETR) for Parallel Sysplex is provided via an ETR connection to a Sysplex Timer® via an OSC/ETR card (which contains one port per card). This connection is included in the optional zSeries Fiber Cabling Service.
The 0CF Coupling Facility models of the z800 are intended to initially support the Coupling Facility Control Code (CFCC) level 12, which includes 64-bit addressing, thus eliminating the 2 GB control store limit.
Clustering Architecture The Intelligent Resource Director: Several architecture features are provided that enable the z/OS Workload Manager (WLM) to interact with the I/O Supervisor and with the channel subsystem which is intended to provide more efficient use of the system's resources. These new facilities allow the central processors, channels, and associated DASD I/O resources to be managed by z/OS WLM on a policy basis for the LPARs within the cluster. They are intended to provide z/OS WLM with the ability to dynamically interact with PR/SM in order to control the use of CPU and channel path resources within the Intelligent Resource Director. Additionally, they allow z/OS WLM to prioritize the execution of queued I/O operations at the channel subsystem.
LPAR CPU Management: This architecture facility is intended to provide z/OS WLM with the ability to dynamically alter the logical partition (LP) weights for each of the logical partitions within the LPAR cluster, thereby influencing PR/SM to help each logical partition receive the percentage of shared CPU resources necessary to meet its workload goals.
Dynamic Channel Path Management (DCM): These interfaces allow z/OS WLM to dynamically reconfigure channel path resources within the cluster and are intended to help ensure that a business-critical application's I/O processing requirements, necessary to meet its workload goals, are not being delayed due to the unavailability or overutilization of channel path resources.
Channel Subsystem Priority Queuing: This facility provides z/OS's WLM with the ability to prioritize and thereby influence the channel subsystem's execution of queued I/O requests. The benefit is intended to ensure that the most important I/O across all LPARs will be handled before less important I/O requests that are waiting to use some channel.
Performance: The performance design of the z/Architecture helps to enable the entire server to support a new standard of performance for all applications by expanding upon the balanced system approach. As CMOS technology has been enhanced to support additional processing power and more engines, the IBM z800 was designed to support the increase in processing power. The I/O subsystem supports greater bandwidth through the use of FICON Express and associated DASD, thus providing for larger and quicker data movement into the server. Support of larger amounts of data within the server required improved management of storage configurations made available through combination of the software operating system and hardware support of 64-bit for real and virtual storage. New coupling links in the architecture allow customers to continue to exploit the advantage of the leading clustering solution in the industry, Parallel Sysplex. The combined balanced system effect allows for dramatic increases in performance across a broad spectrum of applications.
Subchannel Constraint Relief: As users see their I/O configurations grow, and in order to meet the high storage and high availability demands of their workloads, they must define more and more devices and subchannels to their system. Moreover, users that exploit the Parallel Access Volumes (PAV) or Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy features, including the PPRC Dynamic Address Switching (P/DAS) capability, of the IBM Enterprise Storage Server may require additional subchannel growth for improved performance and continuous availability.
The z800 supports 512K HSA subchannels, the maximum for all logical partitions (LPs) and up to 63K in basic mode and for each logical partition (LP) in LPAR mode.
Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD): Improving on IBM's G6 CUoD capability, the z800 offers more flexible concurrent upgrades. If an installation projects that their present capacity would be satisfied by a small z800 model, but envisions growth to a larger model, CUoD allows concurrent upgrade capability. By planning ahead, your installation can react quickly to increased capacity demands.
While model upgrades to the processor itself are concurrent, your software may not be able to take advantage of the increased capacity without performing an Initial Program Load (IPL).
Network Connectivity OSA-Express Features: The Open Systems Adapter-Express (OSA-Express) features in combination with the z800 continue to offer you an open platform delivering integrated, direct connectivity to the Local Area Network (LAN) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network, intended to reduce overhead and latency and to continue to reduce the total cost of computing across your enterprise.
The dual-port OSA-Express features support the Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, ATM, and Token Ring environments and are all capable of achieving line speed. Results will vary depending upon customer environment and applications.
All of the OSA-Express features can be configured to utilize Queued Direct Input/Output (QDIO), a highly efficient data transfer architecture that breaks many of the barriers associated with the Channel Control Word (CCW) architecture. QDIO supports TCP/IP environments only.
The OSA-Express Fast Ethernet, ATM, and Token Ring features can also be configured to support non-QDIO environments, either TCP/IP passthru (LCS LAN Channel Station) or Systems Network Architecture/Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking®/High Performance Routing (SNA/APPN®/HPR) environments.
The software requirements for the OSA-Express features are dependent upon the operating mode and media type. Refer to the Software Requirements section of this announcement, or to the Open Systems Adapter-Express Customer's Guide and Reference (SA22-7476).
HiperSockets: The HiperSockets function provides "Network in the Box" functionality that allows high-speed any-to-any connectivity among OS images within a zSeries server without requiring any physical cabling. This "Network in the Box" concept minimizes network latency and is intended to maximize bandwidth capabilities between z/VM, Linux, and z/OS images (or among combinations of these) to enable optimized e-business and ERP solutions within a single server. Up to four separate "Cluster LANs" can be configured within a server, thereby allowing OS images to be grouped according to the function they provide. These groupings are independent of sysplex affiliation.
Performance is drastically improved over the currently available OSA-Express Gigabit LPAR to LPAR latency, depending upon the workload characteristics. The z800 does a direct move from one LPAR's memory to another's memory using QDIO.
I/O CHPIDs Assignment: The ability to assign channel paths IDs independent of the installed physical position that channel cards have within the I/O cage is a Customer Engineer-only function on the z800 Support Element that allows the active channels to be assigned CHPID numbers chosen by you. All 256 CHPID numbers may be assigned; no more "blocked CHPIDs."
Availability Mapping Tool: A Web-based tool is available through IBM's Resource Link to enable an installation to remap CHPID assignments after the server is ordered, but before it is installed. If you want to remap CHPID numbers at install time, this tool must be used to create a diskette to be provided to the install team. The tool can also optionally aid an installation in choosing channels for control units that best exploit the reliability, availability, and serviceability characteristics of the system.
Inter-System Channel (ISC-3), Integrated Cluster Bus (ICB-3), and Internal Coupling Channel (IC-3): To help ensure Sysplex environments continue to scale with today's efficiency as IBM zSeries performance grows, the zSeries coupling link design has been improved. To optimize z800 performance either between other IBM zSeries servers, or among S/390 Parallel Enterprise Servers, two modes of coupling links are now available: Peer Mode and Compatibility Mode.
z800 servers support a maximum of 24 ISC-3 links; five ICB-3 links on a general-purpose z800; or six ICB-3 links on the 0CF model. The z800 general-purpose models and 0CF model also allow the definition of up to 32 internal coupling (IC-3) links.
It is not possible to get the maximum ISC-3 (24) and ICB-3 (5 or 6) on the same machine. Following are examples of combinations that are possible:
64-bit Architecture (with z/OS): 64-bit architecture is intended to eliminate bottlenecks associated with lack of addressable memory by making the addressing capability nearly unlimited (up to a theoretical 16 exabytes; this limit compares to the prior capability of 2 Gbytes in S/390 systems). As an application's server capacity requirements grow, the requirement for greater addressability increases as well. As addressability begins to be constrained, the lack of real storage increases overhead and ultimately constrains system growth. This situation exacerbates critical situations in which explosive systems growth has been a result of successful e-business implementation.
IBM's zSeries 64-bit architecture is intended to:
64-bit Addressing Memory Constraint Relief: The z800 provides up to 32 GB memory and enables significant paging overhead reduction. 64-bit real addressing is intended to give immediate constraint relief to customers with real memory bottlenecks today. This is intended to benefit DB2®, Domino, TSO, and other UNIX®-based applications.
z800 Support for Linux: The zSeries Offering for Linux offers a comprehensive server environment for multiple Linux systems on a single z800 server. zSeries Offering for Linux is an easy-to-use, high-performance Linux Offering which has the capability to have one to four enabled engines.
The S/390 Integrated Facility for LINUX previously announced for 9672 Parallel Enterprise Servers, G5 and G6, and also for IBM z900 is also available on z800. This feature provides the ability for an independent processing capacity for Linux applications. An installation may purchase additional processing capacity, exclusively for Linux workloads, with no effect on the z800 model designation. No additional IBM operating system or middleware charges will be incurred due to the additional capacity unless the software is actually running in that additional capacity. The hardware feature is isolated from general use, is dedicated for Linux use only, and cannot run other IBM operating systems except z/VM Version 4.
IBM continues to support a full complement of middleware for Linux on
IBM zSeries Fiber Cabling Service for the z800
IBM zSeries Fiber Cabling Service, available with the z800, is designed to provide you with:
In the world of open systems and Storage Area Networks (SANs), the changing requirements for fiber optic cabling are fast becoming directly dependent upon the physical system configuration in the data center. As industry-standard components continue to be embraced in the open systems and SAN environment, the fiber optic cabling options become numerous and complex.
Today's marketplace is seeing the adoption of new small form factor (SFF) fiber optic connectors, short wavelength (SX) and long wavelength (LX) laser transceivers, and increasing link speeds from 1 Gigabits per second (Gbps) to 10 Gbps. New industry-standard SFF fiber optic connectors and transceivers are utilized on the z800 ESCON and FICON Express features and must coexist with the current infrastructure that utilizes a different "family" of fiber optic connectors and transceivers.
zSeries Fiber Cabling Service is designed to deliver to you a contracted service to meet the needs of your system configuration, be it small, medium, or large. Included in this service is an analysis of your existing fiber optic infrastructure and the z800 configuration to determine the cabling options, including jumper cables and speciality cables customized for your system environment.
IBM connectivity experts will help you select the option that is best suited to achieve your business goals to simplify the z800 deployment with effective on-site fiber optic cable planning and installation support.
Cabling Responsibilities: The following tasks must be performed prior to machine installation if the cabling services contract is not purchased:
Additional service charges may be incurred during the machine installation if the above cabling tasks are not accomplished as directed.
IBM zSeries Satisfaction Guarantee
The following guarantee applies in applicable countries:
If you, the original user of an IBM zSeries machine or zSeries model upgrade, are dissatisfied with its quality or reliability, IBM will replace your equipment with the same machine model or model upgrade, when requested in writing by you within one year of its initial installation date. The replaced equipment must be transferred to IBM with clear title, free of liens and encumbrances, and in unaltered condition. This guarantee applies only in the country of purchase, does not apply to replacement equipment, and does not cover damage caused by alterations, misuse, accident, unsuitable physical operating environment, improper maintenance, or improper installation by a third party.
IBM may change the terms of this guarantee at any time. However, any change would not be retroactive.
Accessibility by People with Disabilities
The IBM z800 is capable on delivery, when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation, of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 794d, as implemented by 36 C.F.R. Part 1194, provided that any Assistive Technology used with the product properly interoperates with it.
Product Positioning
IBM z800 servers are intended to provide an attractively priced solution in a package that offers excellent price/performance for customers requiring zSeries functionality and total capacity less than that currently offered by the z900. The z800 offers existing S/390 and zSeries customers a transition to the new world of e-business servers exploiting z/Architecture, and is intended to take full advantage of the IBM Framework for e-business. The z800 is intended to satisfy mission-critical enterprise server requirements for e-business transaction processing and data management with the same qualities of service as the IBM z900. It is a lower-entry-price, new workload platform for customers who want the zSeries qualities of service using either Linux or z/OS.e; it is ideal for VSE customers who have growing traditional S/390 workloads, those who have growing new Linux workloads due to e-business applications or server consolidation, or those migrating to z/OS; and it is ideal for z/VM customers who want to consolidate Linux workloads onto a single zSeries server or who require support for varied operating system environments. In addition, the z800 is an excellent application development platform for large customers or Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) requiring a 64-bit target platform.
The z800 is intended to fully exploit the IBM Framework for e-business and the middleware that implements it.
Statement of General Direction
IBM is also announcing today that it plans to support a new function for Linux programs on the zSeries processors:
All statements regarding IBM's future plans, direction, and intent represent the current intentions of IBM. IBM development plans are subject to change or withdrawal without further notice. Any reliance on this Statement of Direction is at the relying party's sole risk and will not create any liability or obligation for IBM.
Reference Information
Education Support
Your primary source for education on the zSeries 800 should be the courses provided in the Education section on the Resource Link Web site. You may also call IBM Education and Training at 800-IBM-TEACH (426-8322) for other catalogs, schedules, and enrollments.
The following publications are shipped with the announced product:
Publications for zSeries 800
Publications for the zSeries 800 can be obtained via Resource Link by accessing:
Using the instructions on the Resource Link panels, obtain a user ID and password. Resource Link has been designed for easy access and navigation.
z800 publications that are available February 19, 2002, in the Library section of Resource Link:
z800 publications available at general availability in the Library section of Resource Link:
Publications available at general availability of the z800 in the Library section of Resource Link and as part of publications ship group:
IBM Resource Link
IBM's e-business strategy is evolving in sophistication from simple delivery of e-business applications to more advanced applications.
IBM Resource Link is the Web site for product planning, administering, training, and communicating with customers and Business Partners for zSeries 800. Resource Link increases your satisfaction, reduces warranty and installation costs, provides timely support, and delivers customized product information.
Initially available on September 30, 1999, Resource Link provides postsale information and support using the Internet. The primary areas include planning, education, library, forums, and technical support for Enterprise Servers.
Resource Link continues to extend this function to IBM zSeries 800. Resource Link function includes:
Some specific current functions in support of the z800 include:
Once you get to the site, instructions are provided for obtaining a password and ID that will gain you access to this powerful information source. IBM's Customer Care Advantage includes publications that support the zSeries.
Technical Support Portal is world-class, Web-based technical support. Navigate and access related Web sites to find technical support libraries, user-to-user collaboration, installation planning, and access to geography local support teams.
For more information refer to:
The following publication will be available at general availability on March 29, 2002.
To order, contact your IBM representative.
Order Web Title Number Address Technical SG24-6515 www.redbooks.ibm.com Introduction: IBM z/800 Series
The Publication Notification System (PNS) is available by order number/product number. Customers currently subscribing to PNS will automatically receive notifications by e-mail. Customers who wish to subscribe can visit the PNS Web site location at:
The publications listed on the notification can be ordered by calling the Pubs Support Group in Raleigh at 800-879-2755, option 1.
The IBM Publications Center Portal:
The Publications Center is a worldwide central repository for IBM product publications and marketing material with a catalog of 70,000 items. Extensive search facilities are provided, as well as payment options via credit card. Furthermore, a large number of publications are available online in various file formats, which can currently be downloaded free of charge.
Note that PNS subscribers most often order their publications via the Publication Center.
Technical Information
Specified Operating Environment
Physical Specifications: The mechanical package for the IBM z800 servers conforms to EIA guidelines for frames.
The 2066 requires 30 inches of service clearance on all four sides.
Hardware Requirements
For the appropriate peripheral hardware and device attachments, contact your IBM representative.
IBM devices previously attached to IBM S/370 or S/390® systems are supported for attachment to z800 server channels, unless noted. The subject I/O devices must meet ESCON or FICON architecture requirements to be supported. I/O devices that meet OEMI architecture requirements are supported only via an external converter. Prerequisite Engineering Change Levels may be required. For further detail, contact IBM service personnel.
Refer to the Key Prerequisites section of this announcement for additional information regarding how to obtain external converters.
Note: IBM cannot confirm the accuracy of performance, compatibility, or any other claims related to non-IBM products. Questions regarding the capabilities of non-IBM products should be addressed to the suppliers of those products.
New Hardware Functions and Capabilities with the IBM z800: In addition to the traditional functions of S/390 servers, the z800 provides:
Hardware Functions and Capabilities (Standard and Optional)
Parts integration reduces the number of parts in the machine, which should lead to higher reliability.
A Systems Assurance Pre-Installation Review is required for the first installation in a location. For details, refer to the z800 Systems Assurance Product Review (SAPR) Guide (SA01-007), available via Resource Link:
The standard features that are intended to provide a high level of availability include:
Note: Not all patches are nondisruptive. Some patches still require a Power On Reset to be activated.
The optional features that provide a high level of availability include:
The standard features that are intended to provide a high level of serviceability include:
Software Requirements
IBM e(logo)server z800 Software Support: The IBM z800 will be supported by the following operating systems:
The IBM z800 does
support operating systems in 370 mode.
Support Levels and Schedules for all Operating Systems, Applications: The operating system planned availability dates shown below may not always match the z800 GA dates. The z800 systems will be supported at planned availability by the then currently available releases of the operating systems as listed above. Where necessary, APARs and/or SPEs will be provided.
OS/390, z/OS, Support in Basic mode and LPAR mode will be provided as follows:
z/OS.e Releases, Support in LPAR mode only:
VM, Support in Basic mode and LPAR mode will be provided as follows:
Releases Supported:
VSE, Support in Basic mode and LPAR mode will be provided as follows:
Releases Supported:
TPF Releases Supported: TPF Version 4 Release 1
Software Requirements for the OSA-Express Features: The minimum software requirements for the Open Systems Adapter-Express (OSA-Express) features are identified below:
Note: The Queued Direct Input/Output (QDIO) mode described herein is for TCP/IP traffic only. The non-QDIO mode described herein is for Systems Network Architecture/Advanced Peer-to-Peer Networking®/High Performance Routing (SNA/APPN®/HPR) traffic and/or TCP/IP traffic (LAN Channel Station LCS).
Gigabit Ethernet supports IP traffic only, and therefore supports only the QDIO mode. Fast Ethernet and Token Ring are supported both in the QDIO and non-QDIO modes. If a 155 ATM feature is configured for Ethernet LAN Emulation, the QDIO mode is supported. The 155 ATM features support the non-QDIO mode.
The QDIO mode and the non-QDIO mode are mutually exclusive. Each port on an OSA-Express feature (two ports per feature) can be configured for only one mode, QDIO or non-QDIO. The non-QDIO mode requires the use of the Open Systems Adapter Support Facility (OSA/SF) for setup and customization.
For OSA-Express Gigabit Ethernet; QDIO mode only
For OSA-Express Fast Ethernet QDIO mode one or more of the following are required.
For OSA-Express Fast Ethernet non-QDIO mode one or more of the following are required.
For OSA-Express 155 ATM Ethernet LAN Emulation QDIO mode one or more of the following are required.
For OSA-Express 155 ATM non-QDIO mode one or more of the following are required.
For OSA-Express Token Ring QDIO mode one or more of the following are required.
For OSA-Express Token Ring non-QDIO mode one or more of the following are required.
The Open Systems Adapter Support Facility Version 2 Release 1 (OSA/SF) is required for the OSA features under the following circumstances.
OSA/SF is available for the z/OS, OS/390, z/VM, VM/ESA, and VSE/ESA environments as identified below.
Limitations: The following are not being offered on the IBM z800:
Planning Information
IBM zSeries Fiber Cabling Service for the z800: Fiber optic cables for the IBM z800 may be ordered via the IBM Network Integration and Deployment Services for zSeries Fiber Cabling (zSeries Fiber Cabling Service) offered by IBM Global Services. I/O fiber optic cables for the z800 are not available as features.
The zSeries Fiber Cabling Service delivers a convenient, packaged solution to reduce the complexity of planning, ordering, and installing fiber optic cables. This solution is packaged as follows:
Refer to the services section of Resource Link for further details.
Access Resource Link at:
Cabling Responsibilities: The following tasks must be performed prior to machine installation if the cabling services contract is not purchased:
Additional service charges may be incurred during the machine
installation if the above cabling tasks are not accomplished as directed.
Security, Auditability, and Control
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities.
Terms and Conditions
This product is available for purchase under the terms of the IBM Customer Agreement.
IBM hardware products are manufactured from parts that may be new or used. In some cases, a hardware product may not be new and may have been previously installed.
Regardless, IBM appropriate warranty terms apply.
The following table provides software groups and processor MSUs for z800 models:
Model MSUs 0A1 13 0B1 20 0C1 25 001 32 0A2 44 002 60 003 84 004 108
The above performance measurements are estimates only, and are subject to change without notice. Software licenses that are based on machine performance will be billed based on these estimates until such time that IBM determines and publishes final performance measurements, at which time appropriate billing adjustments will be made for both future and retroactive software usage.
IBM Credit Corporation Financing: Yes
Warranty Service: IBM On-Site Repair (IOR) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, same-day response
ServiceSuite and ServiceElect (formerly ESA) Maintenance: IOR 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, same-day response
IBM Hourly Service Rate Classification: Three
When a type of service involves the exchange of a machine part, the replacement may not be new, but will be in good working order.
Field-Installable Features: Yes
Licensed Internal Code: IBM Licensed Internal Code is licensed for use by a customer on a specific machine, designated by serial number, under the terms and conditions of the IBM Agreement for Licensed Internal Code. The Licensed Internal Code for the machine type 2066 0LF may only be used to support Linux workloads and may not be used for any other purposes.
z800 Feature Summary
The following features are installed in the z800 I/O cage. The total number of ESCON, FICON Express, ISC-3, OSA Express, PCI-CA, and PCI-CC cannot exceed 16 features per system. Refer to the Feature Descriptions section for more details. Normally, the purchase increment is one feature. The exceptions are noted for ESCON and ISC-3.
Per System Increments/ Minimum Maximum Maximum Ports per Purchase z800 Features Features Features Ports Feature Increments ESCON 0(1) 16 240 16(2) 4(3) FICON Express 0(1) 16 32 2 1 ISC-3 0 8 24 4 1(4) OSA Express 0 12 24 2 1 PCI-CA 0 6(5) 12 2(6) 1 accelerator cards PCI-CC 0 8(5) 16 2(7) 1 coprocessors
Feature Descriptions
ISC-M (#0217), ISC-D (#0218), ISC-3 Port (#0219)
The InterSystem Coupling-3 (ISC-3) feature represents the third generation of coupling technology. The ISC-3 feature is used by coupled systems to pass information back and forth over high-speed links. The ISC-3 feature is compatible with HiPerlink Coupling links/HiPer links on S/390 Generation 3 Generation 6 servers.
The ISC-3 feature is composed of a mother card (ISC-M #0217) and one or two daughter cards (ISC-D #0218). Each daughter card has two ports, for a total of four ports per feature. Ports are purchased in increments of one. Each port is activated via Licensed Internal Code, Control Code (LICCC). The ISC-M feature and the ISC-D feature are not orderable features. When the quantity of ISC-3 port (#0219) features is selected, the appropriate number of ISC-Ms and ISC-Ds will be selected by the configuration tool.
Each ISC-3 port has a peak data rate capability of 200 megabytes per second if operating in peer mode (z800 to z800 or z800 to z900) and a peak data rate of 100 megabytes per second if a z800 is connected to a coupling-capable server that is not a z800 or z900 and is operating in Compatibility Mode. Each ISC-3 link supports an unrepeated distance of up to 10 km (6.2 miles).
Each ISC-3 port utilizes a long wavelength laser as the optical transceiver, and supports use of a 9/125-micrometer single mode fiber optic cable terminated with an industry-standard small form factor LC Duplex connector. When the ISC-3 feature is operating in Compatibility Mode, it accommodates, at reduced distances, reuse of 50 micron multimode fiber optic cables. A pair of Mode Conditioning Patch (MCP) cables is required. MCP cables are for one gigabit links only.
The Peripheral Component Interconnect Cryptographic Coprocessor (PCI-CC) feature is an optional addition to the System Cryptographic Coprocessors, along with the Peripheral Component Interconnect Cryptographic Accelerator (PCI-CA) feature number 0862. PCI-CC is programmable, to rapidly deploy new standard functions, to enable migration from the IBM 4753 external cryptographic product, and to meet unique customer requirements User Defined Extensions (UDX). Each PCI-CC feature has two independent PCI coprocessors.
The Peripheral Component Interconnect Cryptographic Accelerator (PCI-CA) feature is an optional addition to the System Cryptographic Coprocessors, along with the Peripheral Component Interconnect Cryptographic Coprocessor (PCI-CC) feature number 0861. The PCI-CA is a very fast cryptographic processor designed to provide leading-edge performance of the complex RSA cryptographic operations used with the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. Each PCI-CA feature has two independent PCI accelerator cards, and is designed specifically to help maximize SSL acceleration.
FICON Express LX (#2319)
The FICON Express LX (long wavelength) feature is an optional feature with an enhanced design that includes a high performing 66 MHz, 64-bit Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) infrastructure. The FICON Express LX feature utilizes an LC Duplex connector.
The FICON Express LX feature has two independent ports, each port supporting attachment to an ESCON Director Model 5 with a FICON LX Bridge feature, to a Fibre Channel Director with a Fibre Channel/FICON LX feature, or to a control unit with a Fibre Channel/FICON LX feature. FICON Express LX works with any LX feature supporting FICON. The FICON Express LX feature utilizes a long wavelength laser as the optical transceiver and supports use of a 9/125-micrometer single mode fiber optic cable terminated with an LC Duplex connector.
If multimode fiber optic cables are being reused with the FICON Express
LX feature, a pair of Mode Conditioning Patch (MCP) cables is required,
one for each end of the link. MCP cables are for use with one gigabit
per second links only (100 MB/sec) and may reduce the maximum distance
over which FICON Express LX can transmit.
FICON Express SX (#2320)
The FICON Express SX (short wavelength) feature is an optional feature with an enhanced design that includes a high performing 66 MHz, 64-bit PCI infrastructure, which can improve performance.
The FICON Express SX feature has two independent ports, each port supporting attachment to a Fibre Channel Director with a Fibre Channel/FICON SX feature, or to a control unit with a Fibre Channel/FICON SX feature. FICON Express SX works with any SX feature supporting FICON. The FICON Express SX feature utilizes a short wavelength laser as the optical transceiver, and supports use of a 50/125-micrometer multimode fiber optic cable or a 62.5/125-micrometer multimode fiber optic cable terminated with an LC Duplex connector.
16-Port ESCON (#2323)
The high-density ESCON feature has 16 ports, 15 of which can be activated for customer use. One port is always reserved as a spare, in the event of a failure of one of the other ports. ESCON cards are installed in increments of two.
This is not an orderable feature. The configuration tool will select the quantity of features based upon the order quantity of ESCON port feature number 2324, distributing the ports across pairs of features for high availability.
ESCON Channel Port (#2324)
ESCON channels are ordered in increments of four. Ports are activated via Licensed Internal Code, Control Code (LICCC). Ports are activated equally across all installed 16-Port ESCON features for high availability. Each ESCON port utilizes a Light Emitting Diode (LED) as the optical transceiver, and supports use of a 62.5/125-micrometer multimode fiber optic cable terminated with an industry-standard small form factor MTRJ connector.
OSA Express 155 ATM SM (#2362)
The OSA Express 155 ATM SM (single mode) feature has two independent ports, each port supporting attachment to a 155 megabits per second (Mbps) Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. The feature has a long wavelength optical transceiver that supports use of a 9/125-micrometer single mode fiber optic cable terminated with an SC Duplex connector.
OSA Express 155 ATM MM (#2363)
The OSA Express 155 ATM MM (multimode) feature has two independent ports, each port supporting attachment to a 155 Mbps Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network. The feature utilizes a Light Emitting Diode (LED) as the optical transceiver, and supports use of a 62.5/125-micrometer multimode fiber optic cable terminated with an SC Duplex connector.
OSA Express GbE LX (#2364)
The OSA Express GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) LX (long wavelength) feature has two independent ports, each supporting attachment to a one gigabit per second (Gbps) Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN). The feature utilizes a long wavelength laser as the optical transceiver, supporting a 9/125-micrometer single mode fiber optic cable terminated with an SC Duplex connector.
If multimode fiber optic cables are being reused with the GbE LX feature,
a pair of Mode Conditioning Patch (MCP) cables is required, one for each
end of the link. MCP cables are for use with one gigabit per second
links only (100 MB/sec) and may reduce the maximum distance over which
OSA Express GBE LX can transmit.
OSA Express GbE SX (#2365)
The OSA Express GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) SX (short wavelength) feature has two independent ports, each supporting attachment to a one gigabit per second (Gbps) Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN). The feature utilizes a short wavelength laser as the optical transceiver, and supports use of a 50/125-micrometer multimode fiber optic cable or a 62.5/125-micrometer multimode fiber optic cable terminated with an SC Duplex connector.
OSA Express Fast Ethernet (#2366)
The OSA Express Fast Ethernet feature has two independent ports, each supporting attachment to either a 10BASE-T (10 Mbps) or a 100BASE-TX (100 Mbps) Ethernet LAN. The feature automatically adjusts to 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps, depending upon the LAN to which it is attached. The Ethernet LAN must conform to either the IEEE 802.3 (ISO/IEC 8802.3) standard or to the Ethernet V2.0 specifications.
OSA Express Token Ring (#2367)
The OSA Express Token Ring feature has two independent ports, each supporting attachment to either a 4 Mbps, 16 Mbps, or 100 Mbps Token Ring Local Area Network (LAN).
The OSA Express Token Ring feature supports autosensing as well as any of the following settings: 4 Mbps half- or full-duplex, 16 Mbps half- or full-duplex, 100 Mbps full-duplex. Regardless of the choice made, the network switch settings must agree with those of the OSA Express Token Ring feature. If the LAN speed defaults to autosense, the OSA Express Token Ring feature will sense the speed of the attached switch and insert into the LAN at the appropriate speed. If the Token Ring feature is the first station on the LAN and the user specifies autosense, it will default to a speed of 16 Mbps and will attempt to open in full-duplex mode. If unsuccessful, it will default to half-duplex mode. The OSA Express Token Ring feature conforms to the IEEE 802.5 (ISO/IEC 8802.5) standard.
Fiber Quick Connect Delivers!
Fiber Quick Connect (FQC) is an option in the e-configuration tool.
The FQC features are for factory installation of IBM Fiber Transport Services (FTS) fiber harnesses for connection to ESCON channels in the I/O cage of the z800. FTS fiber harnesses enable connection to FTS direct-attach fiber trunk cables from IBM Global Services.
FQC, coupled with IBM FTS from IBM Global Services, delivers a solution to reduce the amount of time required for on-site installation and setup of cabling, to minimize disruptions, and to isolate the activity from the active system as much as possible. FQC facilitates adds, moves, and changes of ESCON multimode fiber optic cables in the data center and can reduce fiber connection time by up to 80%.
IBM Global Services provides the direct-attach trunk cables, patch panels, and Central Patching Location (CPL) hardware, as well as the planning and installation required to complete the total structured connectivity solution. Four trunks, each with 72 fiber pairs, can displace up to 240 fiber optic cables, the maximum quantity of ESCON channels in an I/O cage on the z800. This significantly reduces ESCON cable bulk.
The CPL panels use the small form factor fiber optic connector, called Single Connector-Dual Contact (SC-DC). Use of the SC-DC connectors in the CPL panel instead of the ESCON Duplex connectors has reduced the required floor space by 50%.
CPL planning and layout are done prior to arrival of the server on-site using the default CHannel Path IDentifier (CHPID) placement report, and documentation is provided showing the CHPID layout and how the direct-attach harnesses are plugged.
FQC supports all of the ESCON channels in the I/O cage. FQC cannot be
ordered for selected channels.
Fiber Quick Connect (#7933, #7934, #7935)
The FQC features are for factory installation of IBM FTS fiber harnesses for connection to ESCON channels in the I/O cage.
These descriptions are for information purposes only. They are not orderable. The configuration tool selects the appropriate features and quantities based upon the system configuration, when FQC is requested in the configuration tool.
FQC supports all of the ESCON channels in the I/O cage. FQC cannot be
ordered for selected channels.
MTP Base Bracket (#7933)
The MTP Base Bracket is not an orderable feature. When FQC is ordered,
the configuration tool selects the required number of brackets based upon
the ESCON card quantity.
MTP Additional Brackets (#7934)
This is not an orderable feature. When FQC is ordered, the configuration
tool selects the required number of brackets based upon the ESCON card
quantity. Each bracket has positions for 10 MTP connectors to be
plugged, each MTP supporting 12 fiber pairs (six ESCON channels), for a
total of 120 fiber pairs (60 ESCON channels) for each MTP mounting
MTRJ 6 ft Harnesses (5) (#7935)
This is not an orderable feature. This description is for information purposes only. A quantity of five harnesses supporting 30 channels is supplied with this feature. This direct-attach harness supports 62.5/125-micrometer multimode fiber optic trunk cables. The fiber harness is for use in the I/O cage and supports the 16-Port ESCON feature with the optical transceiver supporting the industry-standard small form factor MTRJ connector.
The fiber harness has six MTRJ connectors on one end to attach to six ESCON ports. The opposite end has one MTP connector for plugging into the MTP Coupler Bracket. When FQC is ordered, the configuration tool selects the required number of harnesses based upon the ESCON card quantity.
The prices provided in this announcement are suggested retail prices for the U.S. only and are provided for your information only. Dealer prices may vary, and prices may also vary by country. Prices are subject to change without notice. For additional information and current prices, contact your local IBM representative.
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Kelly Ripa's co-host, Michael Strahan, may not be an NFL star anymore, but that doesn't mean he's letting his focus on fitness fade away! The "Live with Kelly and Michael" host showed off his impressive bod with a snapshot from the gym on Monday. Trainer Latreal Mitchell tweeted the photo writing, "So proud of my client @michaelstrahan @KellyandMichael 4 maintaining 7% BF! Ready 4 summer! #ripped #lean #cleaneating."
But the talk show host hasn't always sported those rock hard abs. The 41-year-old daytime charmer opened up in the March 2013 issue of Men's Fitness about his past weight struggles and even admitted that his brothers used to pick on him for his size. "They'd laugh at me, and I didn't get it. I'm 13 years old at the time, and then one day my brother's friend says, 'You know what Bob stands for? Booty on back. You're fat.' Like my butt was so big I could reach for my wallet over my shoulder."
Who's laughing now? Michael used the teasing as motivation, started working out daily and now has a killer body! Check out the vid to see who became his workout buddy


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Agar Recipes
Panna cotta is a dessert we often ate during our Italian vacation last month. It consists of a combination of cream, milk, sugar and gelatin, which is the key ingredient for binding and thickening the dessert. My husband Lulu, who's a vegetarian, is still on a diet and has been working hard to shed the last few pounds, so I prepared my own version to suit his dietary needs.
Agar agar (made from seaweed) is a great vegan substitute for gelatin. I used hazelnut milk to replace the cream and milk and Manuka honey as the sweetener.
To give an appealing look to the dessert, I served it with red currants ("Corinthes rouges" in French) for a striking contrast in color. The reasoning behind the hazelnut milk is that historically, panna cotta was eaten with fruit and hazelnuts.
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Che Thai Recipe
Che Thai is a Vietnamese interpretation of a Thai dessert. It's made of a combination of coconut milk, half and half and pandan flavorings. This makes the base of the dessert, the rest is up to you. I usually add whatever I have available; it can be fresh jackfruit, longans, lychees, pomegranate seeds or agar agar jelly.
I have a funny anecdote about this dessert. When I first introduced it to my husband's family, everyone was very pleased and surprised by how refreshing it tasted, especially Lulu's uncle, Ibbu Mamu. It was a really hot summer day and I can still picture him, eating cup after cup of che Thai. At some point, he asked for the recipe. "Jackie, I love this dessert, it's so light and refreshing". After I listed off the ingredients though, he kind of freaked out, seeing as he had just polished off two very large cups!
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Rau Cau Dua: Vietnamese Coconut Jello Recipe
Rau câu is Vietnamese jello made with agar agar, which is a seaweed by-product, similar to gelatin (except it's vegetal). Several months ago, family friends came for dinner and brought delicious rau câu made with nước dừa ("coconut juice" in Vietnamese). We usually serve the more traditional Vietnamese dessert made with sweetened condensed milk and flavor it with layers of chocolate, mocha, pandan and sometimes durian, but I really like the flavor of this variation. I was also pleasantly surprised at how easy this version was to make. All you need is a few cans of coconut juice with pulp and agar agar. How simple is that?
The coconut jello has another great advantage. It has the same texture as pana cotta, so you can serve it to children without being scared of any spilling or any accidents on your floor. I've adopted this cube version whenever I make it for kids. You can use the same recipe using your children's favorite drinks. It's mess-free and melts in your mouth. They'll love it!
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Agar Agar Cherry Panna Cotta Recipe
Agar agar panna cotta is my way of making a light dessert suitable for a strict vegetarian diet. Agar agar powder is a good gelatin substitute for vegetarians. It's derived from seaweed and is cooked the same way you would gelatin. It's widely used in Asia, especially for making rau câu (Vietnamese jello cake).
This time around I decided to flavor the panna cotta with cherries. I incorporated fresh fruit, cherry extract and a little red food coloring to make the dessert more appealing. We have some very pretty verrines which I used as the molds. It's a tasty summer dessert with definite visual appeal!
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Matcha Green Tea Agar Agar with Sweet Black Sesame Sauce
When I think of Asian sweets, the flavor that comes to mind after mango, litchi and durian is matcha green tea. I love pairing matcha with black sesame; I think the flavors go perfectly together.
Lulu and the girls made a beautiful rau câu birthday cake for my birthday several weeks ago, based on a recipe I posted. Rau câu means agar agar in Vietnamese.
I made a matcha agar agar jello cake paired with black sesame sauce and garnished it with fresh diced mangoes for color. The dessert tastes like a sweeten matcha green tea with a soft jelly texture.
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Dear Fellow Cooks,
This will be my last entry before I head to the wilds of Northern Ontario for the summer to teach kosher cooking to campers of all ages. It is a very exciting opportunity because I am very motivated to teach young people to cook. In my experience, many young people don't how to cook, and even worse, don't feel confident or comfortable in the kitchen. I can't wait to get in there, roll up my sleeves and get to work.
I know many of you heartily agree about the importance of home cooking and how it helps strengthen families in so many ways, but dare I say that we've gone off the rails a tad when it comes to transmitting these culinary skills? Cooks aren't born cooking you know. We become educated by knowledge, experience and the greatest teacher; trial and error.
I know, at times, I forget this. I want instant, picture-perfect results. I believe, at times, mistaken notions have resulted from over-reliance on recipes, especially the exciting ones with colour pictures that promise oh-so-easy instructions, that can leave some of us in tears of frustation with scorched dreams. (There is a recipe for kettle popcorn in a new kosher cookbook that resulted in disaster for a dear, young 'cook of my heart'.) It's only after becoming a seasoned cook that you can have a sporting chance of navigating the shoals and rocks of recipe integrity. Good recipes provide a map, but can only promise success once we've learned to master basic cooking skills.
Which brings us to the next point.
In planning next year's calendar for My Kosher Kitchen @ COR, I realized that in addition to the core courses, I would like to try and organize something new, something that really builds our culinary knowledge. And realizing there is definite strength in numbers, I think that if we unify as a group, we should benefit. In our time together, let's not only learn new culinary techniques, but really reap rewards.
Tuesday August 27th, in the morning, I am arranging to purchase a whole tuna from King of Fish, (Chabad Gate Plaza). We will have the incredible experience of seeing this majestic fish whole, and benefit from the freshest purchase to wrap it up and have in our freezer for our super-early, three day yomtovs.
I have been given a price of approximately $15/pound (compared with the usual price of around $23/pound) because we will be taking the whole fish. Since the fish, after its cleaned and trimmed is still between 100-120 pounds, we need 10 people to commit to taking 10 pounds each. There will be a $36 registration fee and we will also learn a few recipes to feature this delicious, lean delicacy. So if one of your goals for the new year is not to gain 5 pounds after each Yomtov, and you are interested in participating in this unique opportunity, please reserve your spot with me asap.
Here are the class details:
What: My Kosher Kitchen @ COR first Field Trip to The King of Fish
When: Tuesday August 27th 10:00 – 11:30 am (time to be confirmed)
Where: The King of Fish, 7241 Bathurst St.
Cost: $36 + 10 pounds of tuna x $15=$150 (approximately). Your tuna will be cut to portion and wrapped for the freezer.
How to register: Call Nancy at 416-902-9995 or email email@example.com
Maximum #: 10
Registration closes: Friday June 14th
Wishing you a safe, healthy and fun summer.
Let's continue to change the world one recipe at a time,
Nancy Weisbrod, Director of Culinary Education, Kashruth Council of Canada


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It seems Los Angeles has finally decided to warm up to us and the heat is slowly but surely attacking our foggy lovable city. I was trying to find something to post here that would welcome the heat wave back in LA after months of rain and freezing cold nights. Although this commercial is obviously targeting the concept of using natural gas in "winter", I feel like if I could describe the heat in LA right now, would be a wool covered house.
The commercial is made by Lovo Films, a company that operates in Europe. They are known for making great commercials for companies like Belgacom, Coca-Cola, Telenet, Yamaha, TDK, Mio, McDonald's, Gordon Beer, Center Parcs, Renault and Seat. They also have a "making of video" of this awesome commercial.
Now get ready to welcome the heat of Los Angeles with open arms~! HA!


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With the recent passage of the long overdue state budget and the subsequent mid-year budget reduction that soon followed, I believe it is a good time to update you on CSULB's budget planning for this fiscal year. First, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your dedication, hard work and commitment to our great university. I feel very fortunate to be a part of this campus where the faculty and staff regularly demonstrate their commitment to our public mission and genuinely believe in the value we provide to our students, our community, and the State of California.
I also want to thank our Resource Planning Process (RPP) Task Force for their ongoing counsel and guidance on the development of a fiscally responsible and creative financial strategy that will allow us to continue striving forward despite external economic conditions that have been thrust upon us.
Following the longest budget delay in state history, the Governor signed a state budget in late September that resolves the $24 billion deficit identified in the state's budget May Revision but does not resolve California's persistent structural budget deficit.
As you already know, the passage of the May Revision protected us from very serious and difficult budget cuts first advocated in the Governor's initial legislative proposal last January. I am grateful to the collaboration of students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni working with the "Alliance for the CSU" which proved very successful in advocating the protection of education and the CSU from the initial budget cuts. I'd like to thank all of you for your enthusiasm and support of this important alliance. However, as we have recently experienced, we still have much work ahead and maintaining the strength of the "Alliance for the CSU" will be critical as we wade through uncertain economic waters.
Overall, this year's budget provides the CSU with essentially the same level of state support as last year, or $2.97 billion from the state General Fund and an estimated $1.5 billion from student fee revenue. A component of the budget is a 10 percent student fee increase for undergraduates, graduates, and credential students. However, CSU fees remain very low compared to other state university systems. For example, our 10 percent increase equaled only $276 per year for full-time resident undergraduate students at CSULB, bringing our total fees to $3,392. This compares very favorably to the national public university average for tuition and fees, which rose to $6,585 for fall 2008 after increasing $394. Additionally, CSULB continues to be the most affordable campus in the CSU, costing less than half the national average for comparable state universities. High quality education and low costs are two important reasons why CSULB consistently ranks among the best universities in the nation.
Unfortunately, just after we finished analyzing the state budget at it was passed, the Department of Finance estimated that state revenues received in the first quarter of the fiscal year were $1.1 billion below the budget plan earlier anticipated. In that context, state agencies and departments, including the CSU and UC, were informed that $390 million would have to be reduced from their current budget allocations in mid-October. This mid-year budget reduction means the CSU experienced a $31.3 million immediate cut, which also translates to a $2.3 million reduction for CSULB. So despite the rhetoric that the CSU received the much improved allocations proposed in the May Revision, the CSU will actually receive less. Based upon what is known today, it is currently expected that this reduction will be non-recurring. For this reason, I have decided to use campus contingency funds to cover this reduction to cause the least disruption to current campus operations and instruction.
Regrettably, the CSU budget is still more than $200 million below operational needs. This year's budget provides no increase for enrollment growth, a trend that began in 2005-06 when student enrollment grew faster than state funding. Furthermore, this budget does not provide funding for unavoidable cost increases for health benefits, compensation, or escalating energy costs. We must find ways to cover these ourselves without additional state assistance.
The state's worsening budget situation also brings the possibility of further mid-year reductions in the 2008-09 budget. We certainly hope this does not occur but must be prepared as a campus. The Governor has already announced plans next month for a special session of the legislature to address the budget situation. We will keep you informed of any new developments that surface in November and beyond.
Although the CSU still faces this serious funding gap, we all remain committed to preserving academic quality and academic programs that are critical to the future success of California.
The campus budget situation is as good as can be expected under the current state and national economic circumstances. The final budget, which excludes an almost $7.5 million state budget reduction that was part of the Governor's January proposal but also doesn't provide all funding proposed in the May Revision, still represents an improvement over our original budget planning scenario.
However, the budget unfortunately provides no funding for enrollment growth for additional students or for unavoidable mandatory cost increases. These mandatory cost increases include health benefits which increased by $1,598,000, energy costs which grew by $335,000, as well as unfunded compensation increases of $6,665,000. We also have identified essential campus initiatives totaling $3.5 million for activities such as the emergency notification system, classroom maintenance, and the comprehensive fundraising campaign.
Even though the final state budget reduced the level of budget cuts assigned to the CSU, our campus still faces a $6.9 million shortfall generated by the mandatory costs and high-priority activities described above. In order to lessen the effects of this shortfall, we will again utilize temporary resources in the amount of $2.9 million to sustain operations until permanent funds become available. Consequently, divisions will only be asked to implement $4 million in reductions. While still serious, this reduction amount is significantly less than the $7.8 million reduction planned for in our original budget scenario based upon the Governor's January Budget.
This year's final state budget only delayed some difficult decisions that will have to be made in the coming years. It is highly likely that we will face a new set of budget reductions in fiscal year (FY) 2009-10. Therefore, it is imperative that we make progress resolving our current year $6.9 million shortfall. If we are not careful this year, we will face a more drastic fiscal situation next year. The threat of further mid-year reductions in 2008-09 and the expected reductions in 2009-10 should encourage us all to take measures such as to curtail travel, defer purchases, and even delay the filling of some vacant positions.
The following chart displays the distribution among divisions of the $4 million base reductions and the loss of one-time Budget Recovery Program (BRP) funding which had been provided last year but is discontinued in FY 2008-09.
|A - Base Budget Cut
|B - Loss of BRP Funds
|C - Total Impact
|Operating Budget
|Academic Affairs - Instruction
|Academic Affairs - Non-Instruction
|Total Academic Affairs
|Administration and Finance
|Student Services
|University Relations and Development
|President's Office
I am pleased to support the recommendation of the RPP Task Force in allocating $1 million in one-time dollars to non-instructional budgets to partially fund the final year of the Budget Recovery Plan. I understand this still results in a loss of $2 million from 2007-08 funding levels (column B above), but this funding will help mitigate the overall reduction to non-instructional budgets in 2008-09.
The multi-year budget recovery plan successfully protected the campus from the disruption and trauma of earlier state budget cuts and almost restored instructional and non-instructional based budgets to the 2003-04 level. The plan enabled us to preserve instructional capacity, improve quality, and partially restore services impacted during those budget reduction years. It is unfortunate that we were not able to complete this effective budget recovery strategy.
Unfortunately, the 2008-09 state budget does not include provision for salary increases for faculty and staff. Because increased salaries are well deserved and critical to our ability to recruit and retain the best employees at CSULB, the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees are committed to seeking additional state funding in future budget cycles, including the upcoming 2009-10 budget year so that we can offer competitive salaries.
State resources alone are simply not sufficient to take CSULB to the next level. Private dollars are essential to a university's ability to excel. We have embarked on a comprehensive fundraising campaign to provide better educational opportunities for our students, build our endowment, boost fundraising efforts, and strengthen our statewide and national reputation.
Given our recognized achievements, large alumni base, excellent reputation in the community, and our compelling vision, we are well positioned to be successful with a major fundraising campaign. With an expected return on investment of $7 for every $1 spent on fundraising, dedicating some resources toward this endeavor is essential and vital in building the kind of flexible funding that assists faculty, staff, and students.
Already we are seeing positive results from our development efforts over the previous three years. Last year we experienced our most successful fundraising year in our history. The university raised $34 million, which represents a 26 percent increase from the previous year and a 66 percent increase since 2005-06. We also received the largest single gift in CSULB history, a $16 million gift from the Bob Cole Trust to establish the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music.
Our endowment grew to nearly $38 million, despite a very troubled year in the investment markets. This represents an increase of over 9 percent from last year, and a 40 percent increase from two years ago. More importantly, we now have over $66 million in gift expectancies or pledged gifts that will add to our endowment in the years to come.
Enrollment at CSULB continues to be very strong. Our new enrollment this fall pushed us to nearly 38,000 students, not because we admitted more but because the rate of acceptances exceeded previous years, and because we are retaining more students. These are both very encouraging trends of which we all should be proud. The increase in enrollment is even more gratifying considering that once again we attracted a growing number of economically disadvantaged students and President's Scholars. The campus has worked hard to provide adequate classes and services and is to be commended for these successful efforts. However, our enrollment success during a difficult budget period when state funding support for enrollment growth is not available challenges our ability to well serve our students.
With no enrollment growth funding, our funded enrollment target for 2008-09 is 29,357 FTES. We already achieved this level of enrollment in 2007-08, and current indications are that we exceeded this target by about 1,300 FTES. Consequently, our first funding priority has been to ensure that courses are available for students. We must manage our student enrollment while maintaining our educational effectiveness, focusing on student success, and improving our graduation rates. As enrollment rises, we remain committed to ensuring all students have the level of support and high quality university experience they deserve. We also recognize, however, that if state support is not forthcoming, it is not feasible to sustain this enrollment level. Therefore, we are anticipating reducing our enrollment by approximately 1,300 FTES for 2009-10 to move back to our funded enrollment target.
This fall, we welcomed 35 new tenure-track faculty members and a number of new lecturers who have joined us from all over the nation and the world and who bring very impressive professional and academic credentials.
We also added many new staff members to our campus family from academic department staff, counselors, advisors, maintenance and custodial professionals, campus police officers, grounds crews, to many, many others who will collaborate in new and creative ways to ensure that more students achieve their educational dreams.
This year we will have more campus construction underway at one time than at any other point in the history of the university. Nearly $250 million in building and renovation projects will affect virtually every corner of our campus.
Recently we achieved many institutional milestones that are praiseworthy. Our unofficial graduation rate is expected to be nearly 54 percent, above 50 percent for the first time in history and more than double the graduation rates in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The influence and impact our approximately 8,500 graduates will bring to California and the national economy is immeasurable.
Due to our increasing momentum and attractiveness, we received a total of about 70,000 applications for fall admission. To put this in perspective with many other universities nationwide that also had record-setting applicant numbers: We had 17,000 more applicants than the University of Texas-Austin; 24,000 more applicants than the University of Florida; 32,000 more applicants than the University of Wisconsin-Madison; 44,000 more applicants than the University of Virginia; and 47,000 more applicants than Harvard, which also had its biggest year.
Today, out of 2,018 other four-year universities, there are only a handful of institutions nationwide that are more affordable to their students – where undergraduates finish college in less loan debt, have a lower percentage of its students graduate with any loan debt, and offer a greater individual or social rate of return than CSULB.
CSULB continues to be recognized for its excellence in academic programs and increasingly is being recognized as one of the nation's truly high-quality/high-value university models. Thanks to your dedication and commitment to our students, our outcomes at every level indicate that we are among the nation's best producers of highly educated talent. Unfortunately, the unpredictable economic circumstances that we are experiencing are well beyond our control. Therefore, it is imperative that as we move forward we will need to continue to be strategic, entrepreneurial, and creative due to a very troubling fiscal environment. Despite these challenging economic conditions, I am confident that we will adjust and fulfill our mission in the collaborative spirit that has proven to be the envy of many universities in California and beyond.
Once again, thank you for your dedication and commitment, and Go Beach!


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Ncorreia1 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 173 designs submitted by 51 freelance designers.
Correia Group of Companies (correiagroupofcompanies.com)
We are a Guyanese Group of companies involved in a number of business'. Our origins are in Gold and diamond mining, and our other business have evolved from this. We run Aviation Scheduled and Charter services to many remote regions of Guyana, This Company is Trans Guyana Airways. To support this business, We have an aviation maintenance services business, that maintains many different types of Aircraft and supplies aviation fuel at a small International Airport. this company is called Caribbean Aviation Maintenance Services Ltd.
Our other interests are through Correia Mining company, we provide road (trucks & buses) and river transportation (jet boats, Cargo Boats) services to miners and shopkeepers in the interior
We have a nature Based tourism company called Evergreen Adventures Inc. who is an inbound Tour operator selling tours to the interior of Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and North Brazil. We also own and operate a small resort on a private island located in the 3rd largest river in South America
We are a family owned business that is now in its 3rd Generation of Business. We consider ourselves pioneers in the development of the interior of Guyana and provide the best possible services to the most remote of locations.
We would like to update our image(s) throughout our group
business and high end travellers
We would like to create a new logo representing this group it is a design that feels representative that we can identify with. This logo will be used on all of the other companies identification(stationery etc)
When you see this logo
It can be a symbol, It can incorporate the words "Correia Group of Companies"
The colour scheme should be of an earthy nature Please feel free to experiment with colors stay away from feminine colours
No Cartoons - we want it to be Elegant and Business like
The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. We want something that stands out.
The files we will require are:
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