Shai, Let me see if I have this right. You have been contacted by someone with some model of HDS Disk array formatted for MF, but they don't have a MF to connect it to. You want to read the data from the MF formatted volumes via Fibre Channel.
If that's it, then I'm afraid you are out of like. The API for Cross OS File X (HMDE, Rapid X) manages reassmbling/dissasembling the CKD records that are encpasulated in the FBA blocks of the logical volume, including the CKD level ECC. The problem for you is that volumes that can mounted as both MF and FBA must be formatted as such from the get go. Unless the MF volumes was formatted as a 3390-nA, 3390-nB or 3390-nC the storage will only let you access the volume through ESCON or FICON. The A/B/C designations are Hitachi internal, and relate to the direction in which updates are allowed (MF only, OPEN only, or swinging both ways). Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of shai hess > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] direct attach PC to Hitachi, EMC or IBM. > > RON, > > I need to access the data of the 3390 disk inside the box. There must > be > something that will enable it. The CKD is not standard in non FICON > interface. > > I heard that there is API which enable server to access the 3390 data. > Maybe a driver is needed in the PC. > > Can you give me more information if you familiar wit this issue. > > Thanks, > Shai > > > On 4/3/08, Ron Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Shai, > > > > Just to get things right, there is no such thing as a 3390 ot 3990 > > controller. There are Disk arrays that can have CKD volumes connected > by > > FICON or ESCON, or FBA LUNs connected through Fibre Channel or iSCSI. > > There > > is also a plethora of storage that is FBA Fibre Channel only and > there is > > a > > bunch of network attached filers that manage fibre channel storage. > > > > If you want to write to HDS a storage from a PC connected through > Fibre > > Channel, then all you have to do is mount the LUN on the server and > that's > > it. There's no API to do Fibre Channel IO. > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On > > > Behalf Of Shai Hess > > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:02 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [IBM-MAIN] direct attach PC to Hitachi, EMC or IBM. > > > > > > HI, > > > > > > I know that some 3390 controller allow direct attached PC computer > to > > > their > > > controller using fiber channel or any other connection. > > > > > > I know that they have API to communicate with the 3390 data. > > > > > > > > > Anybody can help me with that. I have a request from smeone who > ask to > > > copy from pc to Hitachi controller which is not connected to MVS os > > > their > > > 3390 data from PC. > > > > > > That can make MFNetDisk a better product. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Shai > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN > INFO > > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN > INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
