Multipathing is handled by the I/O processors of the S/390. Linux doesn't even know (or care) that it is happening.
On Thursday 16 May 2002 08:45 am, you wrote: > I have heard that multipath i/o is supported on s390 and was curious how > this is accomplished. If anyone has any information I'd appreciate a > reference or a reply to this post. > > On other architectures, multipath i/o is handled in the scsi layer, using > the scsi id found on newer drives. However, on a 390 system I haven't a > clue as to how multipath would be handled ... unless the dasd driver is > handling it ... but I don't think it does. Can anyone shed some light on > this? > > Thanks! > > -Don -- Rich Smrcina Sytek Services, Inc. Milwaukee, WI [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catch the WAVV! Stay for Requirements and the Free for All! Update your S/390 skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2003 in Winston-Salem, NC. April 25-29, 2003 For details see http://www.wavv.org
