All it takes is for Linux to issue the appropriate Assign and Unassign channel commands to the shared tape. Sysplex would be serious overkill.
Romney On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 12:46:28 -0500 James Melin said: >I am forking this particular item because mostly, my deep dark subconscious >floated a question up to my rational mind, and I have decided to ask it >here... > >What would it take to allow/have/make z/Linux cooperate in a parallel >sysplex environment, so that tape devices in use by os/390, could also be >used by Linux without having to vary devices off-line to z/OS to use on >z/Linux and vice versa. > >I know this is a nontrivial undertaking, I'm just wondering if it would be >useful to provide parallel sysplex participation for tape devices in a >mixed bag environment.
