There is a host in which we exchange data that is converting to 9840C drives. We are looking at attaching two 9840C drives to z/OS 1.7 as 3590s. I am getting quite a bit of mixed information. This is how I see it working to this point:
The non-IBM host will see the drives as 9840C and that is the mode of the drive. z/OS will see the drives as 3590s and that will be the mode of the drive. I have been informed that the microcode within the 9840C is "smart" enough to realize that the data has been written in 9840C mode and must be "converted" to 3590 mode on the z/OS side. I was informed that this replaced the need for a 9840 UIM to be loaded on z/OS (so the 9840C could be defined to z/OS as 9840s). I cannot find any proof of this concept and am somewhat concerned about connecting the 9840Cs (to z/OS) and praying that this arrangement works. Any information, comments are welcomed. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
