Table 48. Feature codes for zHyperLink I/O adapters
Feature code Description Models
3500 1-port zHyperLink I/O adapter card models 984 (requires
feature code 4425), 985,
986, and 988 with 12-core
and higher processors
Feature codes for zHyperLink cables
Use these feature codes to order cables to connect zHyperLink I/O adapters to
storage systems with 12-core and higher processors . Take note of the distance
capabilities for cable types.
Table 49. Feature codes for zHyperLink cables
Feature code Cable type Cable length Compatible zHyperLink I/O
adapter features
1450 OM4 50/125 micrometer,
multimode, MTP connectors
40 m
(131 ft)
zHyperLink I/O adapter
(feature code 3500)
1451 OM4 50/125 micrometer,
multimode, MTP connectors
150 m (492 ft)
Feature codes for Transparent cloud tiering adapters
Use these feature codes to order adapter pairs to enhance Transparent cloud tiering
connectivity for your storage system.
Transparent cloud tiering connectivity can be enhanced with 10 Gbps adapter pairs
to improve bandwidth for a native cloud storage tier in IBM Z environments.
Table 50. Feature codes for Transparent cloud tiering adapter pairs
Feature code Description Models
3600 2-port 10 Gbps SFP+ optical/2-port 1 Gbps
RJ-45 copper longwave adapter pair for 2U
processor complex
model 984
3601 2-port 10 Gbps SFP+ optical/2-port 1 Gbps
RJ-45 copper longwave adapter pair for 4U
processor complex
models 985, 986, and 988
Feature codes for flash RAID adapters
Use these feature codes to order flash RAID adapters for a DS8888F storage system
model 988 and 88E.
For your all-flash DS8888F storage system to have more than eight High
Performance Flash Enclosure Gen2 pairs (feature code 1600), you must order a
flash RAID adapter.
Table 51. Feature codes for flash RAID adapters
Feature code Description Models
1604 flash RAID adapter pair all-flash model 988 and
88E
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