John, I think part of your problem is the set edev command. You should be using a wwpn of your XIV, not the channel.
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 03:25:45 PM: > From: John Hanley <jhan...@courts.state.va.us> > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 06/23/2011 03:27 PM > Subject: Re: XIV Questions > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > Hi Ray, > Yes I'm using NPIV and it looks on the z side. > > q fcp wwpn 2201 > FCP 2201 NPIV WWPN C05076FD1C00021C > CHPID E0 PERM WWPN 5005076401226A45 > FREE > > set edev c201 type fba attr xiv fcp_dev 2201 wwpn C05076FD1C00021C > lun 0002000000000000 > EDEV C201 was created. > > vary on c201 > HCPSZP8701I Path FCP_DEV 2201 WWPN C05076FD1C00021C LUN > 0002000000000000 was del > eted from EDEV C201 because it is invalid. > HCPCPN8700I Emulated Device C201 cannot be varied online because > HCPCPN8700I there are no valid paths defined to the device. > 1 device(s) specified; 0 device(s) successfully varied online > > > Yet I can attach the rdev 2201 to a linux guest and do a chccwdev -e > 0.0.220, and it comes online and shows up in the cisco switch with > the correct npiv? > > But.....even then the XIV does not see it and it is in the zone? > > I think I'm missing very basic. > > I have TS3500 scsi tapes working from this z10 thru the same san > just fine, also npiv. > > > John Hanley > > [image removed] Raymond Higgs ---06/23/2011 03:04:00 PM---Raymond > Higgs <rayhi...@us.ibm.com> > > Raymond Higgs <rayhi...@us.ibm.com> > Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > 06/23/2011 03:03 PM > > Please respond to > The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > [image removed] > To > > [image removed] > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > [image removed] > cc > > [image removed] > > [image removed] > Subject > > [image removed] > Re: XIV Questions > > [image removed] > > [image removed] > > > 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.
