John, Ficon Express 4 will work. Are you using NPIV? The channel will not login NPIV subchannels to the fabric until the EDEV is varied online.
Regards, Ray Higgs System z FCP Firmware Development Bld. 706, B42 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 435-8666, T/L 295-8666 rayhi...@us.ibm.com The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> wrote on 06/23/2011 12:47:12 PM: > From: John Hanley <jhan...@courts.state.va.us> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 06/23/2011 12:55 PM > Subject: XIV Questions > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > I have a couple of questions on setting up an XIV box to be used by our z10. > It will be for zLinux under zVM (6.1), and I'd like to configure the > LUNs as EDEVs. > Does the XIV require FICON Express8 cards on the z10, or will Express4 work? > The XIV does not see the z10 through the switch. > Does the san switch need to be an IBM "SVC" for EDEVICES with the XIV? > Thanks.
