>>> On 12/3/2009 at 1:48 PM, Keith Gooding <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Jakub. DMX is 'high-end' storage and is supported for linux on > zseries according to the EMC compatibility matrix document. But I can see no > mention of zseries anywhere in the Clariion documents. So if you are working > OK with an FCP attachment to Clariion it does suggest that zlinux FCP will > work with 'industry standard' mid-range disks.
Don't confuse "not listed as supported" with "it isn't going to work." Supported configurations are simply the ones the vendor have tested, certified, and that they feel comfortable with saying are supported. Lots and lots of other configurations may work just fine, but won't get you any help from the vendor if/when things go wrong. Linux support for SCSI over FCP is almost entirely developed and tested by IBM, on IBM hardware. Certain other storage vendors, such as EMC, have made the effort to test their hardware as well. In at least one case, a kernel change had to be made for EMC to get certain things working better. I wouldn't depend on any arbitrary piece of hardware working properly without lots of testing, and possibly lots of help from the storage vendor. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
