On Monday, 09/28/2020 at 02:57 GMT, Jim Elliott <[email protected]> 
wrote:
> Can Spectrum Scale (GPFS) be used as the disk to install z/VM? I know we
> can use it for Linux on Z, but wondering if I can get away without any
> Vxxxx disk.

Not on Z, no.  Since z/VM only support native FCP as the client side, the 
FCP adapter on the receiving side has to be capable of accepting an 
inbound FCP "open" request.  IBM Z FCP adapters don't support that 
capability.

You might be able to do it on a non-Z platform, but that's where you would 
need the moral equivalent of the SAN Volume Controller.  That's exactly 
what it does.

Alan Altmark

Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant
IBM Systems Lab Services
IBM Z Delivery Practice
ibm.com/systems/services/labservices
office: 607.429.3323
mobile; 607.321.7556
[email protected]
IBM Endicott


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