On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:25:42 -0600, John McKown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >This is strictly for z/Linux use. I really doubt that you can connect >"mainframe" DASD to your AIX system. The interface is different. The >"mainframe" uses FICON. The AIX likely uses FCP (or maybe some SCSI >variant). To the best of my knowledge, there is no "host adapter" for a p >Series which will connect it to a FICON DASD unit. And even if there were, >you'd need a device driver. > >Likely what you're thinking of is: > >http://www.mvsdasd.org/faq.html > >-- >John > Thank you John, that URL is exactly what I was thinking of. Thanks also for the connectivity lesson, obviously much needed. As a last resort z/Linux under Hercules accessing CCKD copies of the disks could use this module to access files. But then, so could ZZA utilities which are a lot simpler. Dave ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
