It has to be a real CTC where one end is attached to the virtual machine and the other end is activated to CP.
On 4 October 2010 15:13, Mark Pace <pacemainl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Real CTC link are working between LPARs. > I have a 2nd level VM that I dedicated a CTC address to that is also talking > to the other LPAR. > Now I'm trying to figure out how to define a virtual CTC between CP and the > 2nd level VM. > CP DEFINE CTC is for a virtual machine. > VMA = LPAR > VMB = 2nd level VMA guest > VMC = LPAR > > VMA -------- VMC > ctc | > ? | > VMB ----------+ > ctc > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Mark Wheeler <mwheele...@hotmail.com> > wrote: >> >> In the Better Late (for John) Than Never department, the Redbook "FICON >> CTC Implementation" was published in 2001. Find it at >> http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp0158.pdf >> >> Mark Wheeler >> UnitedHealth Group >> >> -- >> >> "Excellence. Always. If Not Excellence, What? If Not Excellence Now, >> When?" >> Tom Peters, author of "The Little BIG Things" >> >> >> >> >> >> > Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:25:24 +0200 >> > From: jphartm...@gmail.com >> > Subject: Re: z/VM ISFC links >> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >> > >> > When I set up something similar in a 6-lpar VM system almost 10 years >> > ago, it took me quite some time to get the CTC defined correctly in >> > the IOCP so that I had n-to-n connectivity. Of course this was in the >> > days of stand-alone IOCP. I hope you have better tools. >> > >> > j. >> > >> > On 30 September 2010 19:00, Mark Pace <pacemainl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > > I see that now. >> > > 1st criteria for this test is to share SFS across LPARs. >> > > 2nd was to start learning about what will be involved with SSI. >> > > So I guess I'm sticking to ISFC. >> > > Glad I have extra ESCON and FICON CHPIDs. Guess I'll start with ESCON >> > > as I >> > > also have extra cables, no extra FICON cables. >> > > >> > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:49 PM, Rob van der Heij <rvdh...@gmail.com> >> > > wrote: >> > >> >> > >> On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Mark Pace <pacemainl...@gmail.com> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> > I think I'll also look into IPGATE. >> > >> >> > >> But that does not do ISFC ... >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > Mark D Pace >> > > Senior Systems Engineer >> > > Mainline Information Systems >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > -- > Mark D Pace > Senior Systems Engineer > Mainline Information Systems > > > >
