NPIV works well with both disk and tape, but make sure you take in account the fact that the virtualized hba you get on your client lpar is not the same kind you get on the VIO.
The output of lsdev -Cc adapter is ; Fcs0 Available C2-T1 Virtual Firbre Channel Client Adapter Fcs1 Available C2-T1 Virtual Firbre Channel Client Adapter Backing this is the only NPIV supported HBA op POWER, the dual port 8Gb Qlogic (FC5735) This might be usefull to know driver or other dependancy wise, also realise that your fc switches need to support NPIV and you will need soft zoning on your switches for the NPIV zoning. -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] Namens David E Ehresman Verzonden: vrijdag 20 augustus 2010 14:19 Aan: [email protected] Onderwerp: Re: [ADSM-L] LAN-free backup in a logical partition With VIOS v2, VIO servers can virtualize HBAs. So it is possible to run LAN-free via a virtualized HBA. I haven't done it yet, so can't speak to performance. David >>> Remco Post <[email protected]> 8/19/2010 5:32 PM >>> VIO servers can't route tape
