No, z/OS cannot "see" anything other than Escon or Ficon [E]CKD dasd. It cannot directly backup FCP attached SCSI. You'd need to use something else to do your backups.
-- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Applications & Solutions Team This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Accessing DASD on a Shark from Linux under z/VM > > > Interesting idea... I need to look into this. Is there a > way for z/OS to > see those volumes? If not, we couldn't use OFFLINDR running > on z/OS to > backup the volumes. > > Are many shark shops using open system formatted DASD for z/Linux? > Rob > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Post, Mark K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: Accessing DASD on a Shark from Linux under z/VM > > > > But, if they've got the Shark configured for Open Systems, > then they don't > > have to live with the 3390 form factor constraints. So, no > need for LVM, > > software RAID, etc. > > > > > > Mark Post > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Rob > > Schwartz > > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:01 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Accessing DASD on a Shark from Linux under z/VM > > > > > > Hey Josh, > > > > The way we have our DASD set up is using S390 type volumes > on the Shark. > > > > Rob > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marist EDU" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 10:40 AM > > Subject: Accessing DASD on a Shark from Linux under z/VM > > > > > > Please bear with me as I'm am Linux guy and not a Mainframe guy :-) > > > > We are running SLES8 under z/VM. We have purchased a new > Shark and have > > DASD allocated as Open Systems. I would like to access > this space from > > Linux. > > > > Can someone please point me in the right direction? > > > > Thanks in Advance, > > > > Josh Konkol, CNE MCSE > > Technical Research Specialist > > .~. GuideOne Insurance > > /V\ > > /( )\ > > ^^-^^ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > This message and accompanying documents are covered by the > Electronic > > Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. '' 2510-2521, and contains > information > > intended for the specified individual(s) only. This information is > > confidential. If you are not the intended recipient or an agent > responsible > > for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby > notified that > > you have received this document in error and that any review, > dissemination, > > copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this > > information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication > > in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and > delete the original > > message. >
