Thanks for the suggestion, but there is no FICON directory. Sounds like I'm SOL for now. It would have been nice to be able to do it via internal hipersocket. I'll look into IPGATE. That might be useful. In any case, it isn't a big deal. It was mainly a convenience for myself and the other sysprog.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Martha On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:22:41 -0200 said: >Hi, > >>> How could it connect LPARs if one end goes to DASD or TAPE? > >I think it is possible only with a Ficon Director (Switch). The switch >"redistribute" the connections, and allow a mixed of devices (CTC, TAPEs >and DASDs) on the unique Ficon channel. >And you can use a single channel (not a pair) to do CTCs between several >LPARs on the same CEC. The signal goes to switch and returns by the same >channel, "two-way"... >______________________________________________ >Clovis > > > >From: >Shimon Lebowitz <[email protected]> >To: >[email protected] >Date: >22/12/2010 08:28 >Subject: >Re: ISFC connection between LPARs >Sent by: >The IBM z/VM Operating System <[email protected]> > > > >Really? Wouldn't a FICON channel that is being used for CTC between LPARs >need to have *both* ends attached to FICON cards in the computer, the way >an ESCON >CTC is built? How could it connect LPARs if one end goes to DASD or TAPE? > >I do not yet have FICON (till next month....) but I am interested in >learning! > >Thanks, >Shimon > > >On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Riedel, Alexander < >[email protected]> wrote: >Hi Martha, > >it is not necessary to reserve some FICON Links for only CTC. You can >share them for DASD, TAPE and FICON-CTC. > >Kind regards, > >Alexander > > >-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- >Von: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[email protected]] Im >Auftrag von Martha McConaghy >Gesendet: Dienstag, 21. Dezember 2010 20:32 >An: [email protected] >Betreff: ISFC connection between LPARs > >Its been a long while since I had to create an ISFC connection. We are >finally >getting a z10 and I need to create a link between the two main LPARs. I >don't have ESCON adapters in this box and I'd really hate to use up a >couple of FICON just for a CTC connection between the 2 LPARs. > >Is there any other way to do this on a z10? > >Martha > > >
