>>> On 3/30/2011 at 02:13 PM, "Crabtree, Anne D" <anne.d.crabt...@wv.gov> >>> wrote: > My question is: Should the cable be > connected to the z10 and the switch prior to either the switch and z10 > being configured for NPIV? ? and if not, why does it matter if I enable > it first?
Having the cable there first isn't necessary. The reason you want to do it on the switch first is that if the HBA (your FICON card) tries to "talk NPIV" to the switch and the switch says "I don't think so," it won't work until after the switch is reconfigured and your FICON card varied completely offline and back on. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
