yes---understand that...Mgnt that make the moves do not even know how a light bulb works.surprised they know how to tie a shoe..
From: "McKown, John" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 08/16/2012 09:25 AM Subject: Re: zLinux support of non-mainframe disk storage Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> OSA card??? You can attach standard SAN storage (SCSI?) to a z series and access it via an FCP card. An FCP card is basically a FICON channel with specialized microcode. I *will* be corrected if my memory has ECC checked on this. We don't use them. z/VM and z/Linux (and z/VSE) support FCP attached DASD. And I think you need another "gizmo", an SVC (SAN Volume Controller). I am so jealous of people who work at a shop which really uses the z. We are moribund on the z. IT Management is convinced that "Windows is the one, true way!" -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Larry Bernacki > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 8:29 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: zLinux support of non-mainframe disk storage > > Does zLinux support non-IBM disk array storage? > > The background: > We're currently running a Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) server 5.5 on > zOS, > and have found out that TSM 5.5 is the last version on zOS. IBM does > not > plan to support TSM v6 on zOS. > So we need to move our TSM server. IBM has a migration path for TSM > v5.5 > to TSM v6 onto either a system running AIX or zLinux. > Since we run zLinux, we're going with the zLinux option. > To decrease the storage cost and help with out disaster recovery, we > are > looking at moving the TSM storage pools to a non-zSeries storage > medium. > > We are looking at a disk storage array direct connected via an OSA > card. > Does anyone know if zLinux can utilize disk arrays in this manner? > > Thank you in advance, > Larry Bernacki > Laboratory Technical Services Branch, ANG-E13 > FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center > Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally privileged information. This information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity addressed above. If you are not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of the E-mail or attached files is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
