Has anyone outside of ibm actually implemented PAV for Linux? From everything i've seen, the requirement is in VM, not Linux.
>Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 14:41:58 -0400 >Reply-To: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> >Sender: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> >From: Robert J Brenneman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >VM will allow you to attach PAV devices to a guest, but does not >exploit them directly. > >Linux will see each PAV to a spindle as a seperate /dev/dasd? >node, and you will have to use LVM or software raid multipathing >to get real use out of it. > >It's a bit of work to configure but it does work and can provide >relief from device contention in I/O intensive environments. > >Jay Brenneman > >Jim Sibley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject >Latest on PAV's? > >What's the latest support for PAV's for VM? To support >Linux volumes under VM? Our MVS people want to jump >from 3390-3 to 3390-"12" images. No problem for them, >they have PAV's. But we have to share the shark. Our >preference would be to go to 3390-"12" if there is PAV >support, otherwise a smaller device size. > >Jim Sibley "If you can't measure it, I'm Just NOT interested!"(tm) /************************************************************/ Barton Robinson - CBW Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Velocity Software, Inc Mailing Address: 196-D Castro Street P.O. Box 390640 Mountain View, CA 94041 Mountain View, CA 94039-0640 VM Performance Hotline: 650-964-8867 Fax: 650-964-9012 Web Page: WWW.VELOCITY-SOFTWARE.COM /************************************************************/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
