IBM 41V1916 server / storage / networking hardware Server Hardware / Parts

The IBM 41V1916 is a FICON channel card recorded as a 4 Gbit/s unit. FICON is IBM’s fibre channel based mainframe storage protocol, and a FICON feature provides the optical ports through which a System z machine reaches its disk and tape. The 4 Gbit/s rating places it in the FICON Express4 era of hardware. Support is tied to machine generation and the ports come in long wave and short wave forms, so tell us the machine type and the feature code you need and we will confirm the card against it.

IBM builds its large frame systems, the System z mainframes and the high end Power servers that share their packaging, around a bulk power subsystem rather than around individual power supplies. Mains comes in at the bulk power enclosure, is regulated and controlled there, and is distributed through the frame to converter assemblies at each book and drawer. Blowers, motor drive assemblies and, on the liquid cooled models, refrigeration or water cooling units hold the processor complex in its thermal envelope. Every one of those is a field replaceable unit.

Tell us the machine type and model this is going into and we will check the item we hold against it before quoting. Tech-Star is UK-based and ships worldwide. Contact our sales team for current stock, tested condition and pricing.