Thank you, Jim. I just wanted to be sure IBM was remaining open.
Scott Ledbetter StorageTek -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Elliott Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 1:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: IBM zSeries Announcements Today > In the z/VM 5.1 General Information manual on page 9, I found this > statement: > "z/VM 5.1.0 supports SCSI FCP disk logical units (SCSI disks) for both > system and guest use. SCSI disks supported are those within an IBM > TotalStorage(r) Enterprise Storage Server(r) (ESS) when it is > connected to a fibre-channel (FC) fabric by zSeries FCP channels." > Is the SCSI support being restricted to ESS an restriction due to z/VM > doing a SCSI Inquiry and examining the returned identity, and refusing > to use anything other than ESS, or is it simply a testing/support > issue? Will there be a certification process for other vendor's SCSI > disk? Scott: And you won't see any mention of STK or EMC or HDS disk anywhere in the publications, not just related to the SCSI FCP support. It is up to vendors to certify their products for attachment. However, to answer your first question, there is nothing in the code to restrict this to ESS. This is the only disk device that IBM Storage Systems was willing to certify in this environment. Jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
