Thanks Les! ----- Original Message ----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> Sent: Sat Feb 05 08:44:26 2011 Subject: Re: Question on mainframe decommissioning
As long as you can disconnect at the SANS *whithout* any mechanical disturbance, you should be ok. After all, the SAN can't electrically "see" the cable. Les McBride, Catherine wrote: > We were a Z-VM 5.4 shop. Unfortunately due to consolidation we have shut > down our mainframe and are in the process of de-installing it. VM and the > mainframe were shut down normally, and all the FICON and ESCON cables were > disconnected from the mainframe. My question for the list has to do with > disconnecting the "other end" of those FICON and ESCON cables. They are > connected to two IBM SANS that are still in use for open systems storage. > The mainframe cables do not connect to the same cards in the SANS as the open > systems cables, and the mainframe was not sharing LUNS with open systems. > (Not even sure that could be done on our older SANS). Any harm in > disconnecting those mainframe cables from the two SANS? They are already > disconnected from the mainframe side and that did not cause any problems for > the SANS. > > Catherine McBride > Manager, Technical Services > Kable News Company > 16 S. Wesley Ave > Mt Morris, IL 61054 > cmcbr...@kable.com > (815) 734-5905 > > >
