Hi So from the mainframe perspective zoning is done even if the connectivity passes through SAN ? Sorry if my understanding is incorrect ?
Jake On Mon, 10 May, 2021, 2:32 pm Radoslaw Skorupka, <r.skoru...@hotmail.com> wrote: > W dniu 10.05.2021 o 06:36, Jake Anderson pisze: > > Hello All, > > > > Good evening > > > > I am trying to understand on how the ZONING part works when the > > connectivity to storage box or the tape device goes through a SAN switch. > > How does the ZONING is done and is there any documentation with an > example > > to understand better. I am trying to google to see if I can find the one > am > > looking but I am not successful yet. > > > > Is there any pointer or example if someone can help me with ? It will be > of > > a big help to proceed further. > > Zoning is needed for distributed systems world and "discovery" of > storage devices connected to the SAN. It is just to isolate/hide devices > not intended to use with given server. > In CKD world there is IODF/IOCDS configuration file which says what is > accessible to given LPAR or OS Config. > Of course your SAN can be used for various purposes like ISL, DASD array > remote copy (usually FC, not FICON) and maybe some FCP devices and servers. > > -- > Radoslaw Skorupka > (looking for new job) > Lodz, Poland > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
