Some SCSI disk devices can not be made to appear as EDEV 9336 DASD to CP; the IBM XIV storage system begin one of them. Linux guests can use it with no problems, but CP can not. Just something to keep in mind....
Have a good one. DJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Troth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SCSI Devices Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 18:56:21 -0400 > VM supports SCSI disk now, but not SCSI tape. > > > SCSI is SAN (FCP). The cards are FICON cards with FCP > personality. In FCP mode, they act more like OSA cards. > You can attach one or more (usually more) FCP subchannels > to a guest. Maybe the guest will know what to do with > them! But CP can use them too, so you can use one or more > FCP subchannels to define an EDEV (emulated device) making > a SAN-land disk look like a 9336 to VM. But no tape. > > > -- R; <>< > > > On Wed, 20 May 2009, Schuh, Richard wrote: > > > I just was asked by one of our h/w guys > > if I knew how he should define a SCSI tape device in the > > IOCP. Of course the answer was that there were no SCSI > > devices supported on VM the last time I had anything to > > do with IOCPs (some 20 years ago). If someone would > > either post a sample or e-mail one to me, I would > appreciate it. > > > > > Thanks, > > Richard Schuh > > > > > > > >
