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a. PTFs might be required for toleration support or exploitation of z14 features and functions. 

b. Support statement varies based on Linux on Z distribution and release. 

c. For SLES12/RHEL7/Ubuntu 16.10, Linux supports 256 cores without SMT and 128 cores with SMT (=256 threads). 

d. A total of 32 TB of real storage is supported per server. 

e. Linux on Z releases can support up to 64 TB of memory. 

f. On SCSI disks. 

g. Availability expected in fourth quarter of 2017. 

h. Packed decimal conversion support. 

i. Supported for data spaces. 

j. IBM is working with its Linux distribution Business Partners to provide this feature. 

k. With IBM Virtual Flash Memory0 for middleware exploitation. 

