VM66180: IBM ADAPTER FOR NVME ON IBM LINUXONE SERVERS SUPPORT

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Support is provided for the IBM Adapter for NVMe PCI function
  on IBM LinuxONE servers.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All installations running z/VM on an IBM     *
  *                 LinuxONE server with the IBM Adapter for     *
  *                 NVMe installed.                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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  This APAR provides guest exploitation and
  dynamic I/O support for the IBM Adapter for
  NVMe available on the IBM Emperor II and
  Rockhopper II servers running driver D36.
  Specifically, this adds the ability to
  dynamically add NVMe PCI functions to a
  partition and attach NVMe PCI functions
  to guest virtual machines that exploits NVMe.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

• FOR RELEASE VM/ESA CP/ESA R640 :
  PREREQ: VM66103 VM66203 VM65942
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  FOR RELEASE VM/ESA CP/ESA R710 :
  PREREQ: VM66203
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  

Comments

• Support is provided for the IBM Adapter for NVMe PCI function
  on IBM LinuxONE servers as follows:
  ----
  z/VM HCD and the CP DEFINE PCIF dynamic I/O command
  were updated to provide the ability to dynamically create
  LPAR access to the new NVMe PCIe adapter type.
  -
  CP was updated to recognize the new NVMe PCI Function type and
  allow an NVMe function to be VARYed online and attached to
  a guest.
  -
  The QUERY PCIF command response was updated to display the new
  NVMe PCI Function type for an NVMe PCI function.
  -
  The QUERY VIRTUAL PCIF command response was updated to display
  the new NVMe PCI Function type for an NVMe PCI function
  attached to a guest virtual machine.
  -
  Existing montior records that include PCI Function types were
  updated to include the NVMe PCI function type.
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  Publication Updates:
  The CP Command and Utilities Reference manual for z/VM 6.4.0 and
  z/VM 7.1.0. were updated to include the NVMe PCI function type
  on the CP DEFINE PCIFUNCTION command.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UM35381 UM35382

Modules/Macros

• HCPPCI   HCPPCJ   HCPRPCI  HCPZSI   MRIODPAD MRIODPON MRMTRPCI
  PCIFUNCT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CP

• Fixed component ID

  568411202

Applicable component levels

• R640 PSY UM35381

     UP18/11/02 P 1901  

• R710 PSY UM35382

     UP18/11/02 P 1901  

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