A customer currently running a zBC12 with FICON 4Gbps channel cards would like to migrate to the most current channels cards on the z14 ZR1. What FICON channels cards are available for this machine…

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Options

• AFICON 2Gbps
• BFICON 16Gbps
• CFICON 4Gbps
• DFICON 8Gbps

• B
  95% (20)
• D
  5% (1)

Explanation

FICON Express16S (16Gbps) is the current-generation channel card available as a net new purchase on the IBM z14 ZR1, representing a significant bandwidth increase over what the customer currently uses on their zBC12. Option A (2Gbps) is incorrect because it is two generations behind the zBC12's existing cards and far too outdated for any modern IBM Z system. Option C (4Gbps) is wrong because it describes the customer's current FICON generation on the zBC12, not a net new option on the z14 ZR1 - IBM does not offer older channel generations as new purchases on newer systems. Option D (8Gbps) is incorrect because FICON Express8S was the net new offering for the z13 generation, not the z14; IBM advances the supported channel generation with each major system family.

Memory tip: Think of IBM mainframe generations doubling FICON speeds - 4Gbps on zBC12/z12, 8Gbps on z13, 16Gbps on z14/z15. Each new system family drops the prior generation as a new purchase and adopts the next doubling.

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