On Monday, 02/02/2009 at 01:37 EST, Rob van der Heij <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 7:06 PM, Mark Pace <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you're using a FICON chpid can't you just share the CHPID and control > > unit? I didn't think a physical cable was require for FICON FCTC. > > I think that with FICON you also need a CNC and CTC device to couple. > The CNC type chpid definition tells the channel to play control unit > too. But I'm willing to learn...
According to the "ESCON and FICON Channel-to-Channel Reference," SB10-7034: - ESCON does not require an ESCON director, but requires two chpids. (Point-to-point.) - FICON requires a FICON director, but only a single chpid. (No point-to-point.) There are no internal wrap channels within a chpid. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
