Adam, I thought that you were required to have a SAN in order to use SCSI on Linux. If that is the case, you already have the structure to do what you want with the SAN. I may be wrong, trying to recall memory from the VSE TECH Conference in Las Vegas!
Loren Charnley, Jr. Tech Support Administrator Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (704) 847-6961 Ext. 2000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Thornton [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 11:42 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: ESS/PPRC-XD question > > This may not be quite the right forum, but someone here probably knows > the answer. > > If I want to put Sharks in different places (more than 103km apart), and > use PPRC-XD over a channel extender to synchronize the data.... > > Can I use PPRC-XD on DASD that is presented as FCP SCSI, or does the > channel extender requirement (which is what's making me nervous) mean > that the DASD must be presented as ECKD? Or from the Shark's > perspective, is its DASD all the same? > > Adam
