> -----Original Message----- > From: David Boyes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: z/VM access to EMC (was: Accessing DASD on a > Shark from Linux under z/VM) > > > Linux on 390 Port <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can Linux under z/VM can access EMC Symmetrix or DMX > > as FBA, not as 3390 (similar to the way it can access Shark)? > > > Seems to work fine for us. The volumes must be FCP attached > (just like the > Shark), and VM itself must still use CKD for now, but it > mostly was getting the > volume definitions right. Neale (AFAIK) also has some EMC > SCSI disk working. > > > -- db > > David Boyes > Sine Nomine Associates
I'm curious. One of the benefits touted, and true, about Linux on zSeries vs. some other platform, is the zSeries' strength in I/O. Is this still true with FCP attached SCSI DASD? Why would the zSeries drive SCSI DASD better than Intel or Sun? -- 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.
