I prefer a peanut butter and jelly SAN SWITCH Chris Hoelscher Lead Sys DBA IBM Global Technical Services on assignmemt to Humana Inc. T 502.476.2538 or 502.407.7266
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Radoslaw Skorupka Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 10:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Ficon director and SAN switch [External Email: Use caution with links and attachments] W dniu 07.04.2021 o 18:38, Jake Anderson pisze: > Hello > > We are in process of getting new virtual tape solution to replace an > existing one. > > Solution is to get the channel connected to two ficon directors.and > connect them virtual tape. > > So the question is instead of ficon director can we use the SAN switch ? SAN switch is another name for director. Usually bigger devices are called directors, while smaller (pizza box) are switches. Vast majority of devices come from single source: Brocade, which is now part of Broadcom. Logo on the chassis can be EMC, Dell, IBM, HP, etc. but it is still same device. There is also Cisco equipment, but the marketshare is approx. 10-15%. So, you have director or switch. Now you have to configure it to FICON. It can require change of internal software called FOS. Not every FOS version is FICON approved. Of course someone has to work with the switch/director configuration, cabling, HCD, etc. -- Radoslaw Skorupka (looking for new job) Lodz, Poland ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sex, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. Humana Inc. and its subsidiaries do not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sex, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion. English: ATTENTION: If you do not speak English, language assistance services, free of charge, are available to you. Call 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). Español (Spanish): ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). 繁體中文(Chinese):注意:如果您使用繁體中文,您可以免費獲得語言援助 服務。請致電 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711)。 Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole): ATANSION: Si w pale Kreyòl Ayisyen, gen sèvis èd pou lang ki disponib gratis pou ou. Rele 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). Polski (Polish): UWAGA: Jeżeli mówisz po polsku, możesz skorzystać z bezpłatnej pomocy językowej. Zadzwoń pod numer 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711). 한국어 (Korean): 주의: 한국어를 사용하시는 경우, 언어 지원 서비스를 무료로 이용하실 수 있습니다. 1‐877‐320‐1235 (TTY: 711)번으로 전화해 주십시오. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
