'On your z/OS you might also have the latest command additions to display stuff like the SFPs and light intensity on fibres which you might find useful'
Interesting any idea from zOS level I can use the commands on zOS ? On Wed, 1 May, 2019, 9:34 AM Alan(GMAIL)Watthey, <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter, > > Well, if an interface goes down that z/OS has in its IODF then you'll > probably get loads of messages out about it on the z/OS consoles. However, > if another interface goes down (say an ISL or a backend tape) then you > won't. > > I specify that SYSLOG from my SAN Directors is sent to a server (there it > is logged, emails sent, incidents generated, whatever) and then I can see > everything that is going on. We have Brocade so I also enable MAPS and get > transient information about CRC, latency, etc issues logged which z/OS > never sees. > > If you've got the FMS option (CUP) and generate that in the IODF and vary > it online then there is information sent to z/OS on that link as well (eg. > RMF). > > I know there's a problem before anyone else does. Resolving it is another > issue of course. > > How do you check from the Director? I use the switchshow and porterrshow > commands on my Brocades but there are loads of others. See the manuals for > your particular Director. There's also the web interface. Limited, but it > might show what you need. > > On your z/OS you might also have the latest command additions to display > stuff like the SFPs and light intensity on fibres which you might find > useful. I prefer to use the Directors. > > Regards, > Alan Watthey > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter <[email protected]> > Sent: 30 April 2019 1:53 pm > Subject: Validate SAN switch > > Hi > > This is just a general question > > If any one of the switch is in error or down. How do we validate or check > from the Mainframe (zOS) that a particular ficon is not working ? Is it > just displaying the ficon device alone will be enough ? > Then how do we check from SAN switch login ? > > Any advise would be helpful. > > Peter > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email > to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
