On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 10:43:07 -0600, Lee Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED] l.net> wrote:
>Does VM's TCPIP support FICON CTCs (FCTCs)? > >Thanks, >Lee >-- > >Lee Stewart, Senior SE >Sirius Computer Solutions >Phone: (303) 798-2954 >Fax: (720) 228-2321 >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Web: www.siriuscom.com >======================== ========================= ========== ============== Yes. As log as you have z/VM 4.2 or later. See IBM: z/VM Performance Report: Summary of Key Findings at <http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/reports/zvm/html/420key.html>. "Guest support for the FICON channel-to-channel adapter is provided by z/ VM 4.2.0 with APAR VM62906. Throughput of bulk data transfer was measured to be over twice t hat obtained using an ESCON connection, while CPU usage per megabyte transferred was similar (s ee Guest Support for FICON CTCA at <http://www.vm.ibm.com/perf/reports/zvm/html/ficon.html>)." The article specifically mentions TCPIP. Alan Ackerman Alan (dot) Ackerman (at) Bank of America (dot) com
