Bob, I assume you are interested in SAN based storage, not direct attached (System z can do it either way). I'm only familiar with IBM storage, so the others on the list will have to chime in on other vendors. The FICON adapters in the z114 can run in either FICON or FCP mode. In FCP mode, they can talk to any SCSI based SAN. We use Cisco at Marist, but I'm pretty certain that it can talk to the others as well. On the storage side, we use DS8000s for both direct attached (FICON) and SAN storage. Most of the cheaper IBM boxes such as DS4000s and DS5000s cannot talk directly to a System z as they do not have the emulation code. However, if you have an SVC, System z can talk to it and any storage behind it. (SVC does the emulation.) There is also the newer IBM XIV storage, which System z should be able to handle without an SVC. (We don't have one but that is what I've been told.)
Martha McConaghy System Architect/Technical Lead Marist College On Thu, 18 Aug 2011 08:29:32 -0400 Robert J Molerio said: >We may be getting a z114 to test the feasibility of z/VM/Linux on Z for our >shop. > >I'm not a mainframer but I'd like to know what storage devices can be >provisioned for the z114 and what the preferred method is to accomplish >this. >-- >Thank you, > >Bob Molerio >Systems Administrator >New York University >ITS Computer Facilities Services/Infrastructure >Level C-2 >75 Third Avenue >New York NY 10003-5527 >email:[email protected] <[email protected]> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 more information on Linux on System z, visit >http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
