Also be aware that if you want to use NPIV you /must/ have a switch and the switch must explicitly support NPIV since that is a function that requires both FCP Host adapter and switch support to work.
On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 7:35 AM Jim Elliott <jlelliot...@gmail.com> wrote: > Christian: > > Thanks. We will go with a switch to attach the V5010 and decided on an > IBM/Cisco SAN32C-6 with 8-port 16 Gb bundle. > > Jim Elliott > Senior Consultant - GlassHouse Systems Inc. > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 6:58 AM Christian Borntraeger < > borntrae...@linux.ibm.com> wrote: > > > On 16.09.19 21:19, Jim Elliott wrote: > > > For z/VM you must have a SAN switch to connect FCP attached disk. Is > this > > > also true for KVM (Ubuntu if it matters)? > > > > As KVM borrows the FCP support from Linux the answer is the same as for > > Linux in LPAR. > > In general the Linux code supports switched fabric and direct attachment. > > The code does > > not support arbitrated loop. > > What you also need is a support statement that tells about the storage > > server and the > > Z system. For example a V7000 DOES work when connected to a z Box (there > > is no fencing) > > but it is not a supported config (at least it was not when I check 3 > years > > ago). > > So in general you are on the safe-side with a switch. Without a switch > > requires to check > > the certifications. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > > visit > > http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > -- Jay Brenneman ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
