Hi, Jake. No, SAN switch information is not required. Those details are for humans reading HCD reports, not for the machine. It doesn't matter if you're using NPIV or not, p2p or switched.
If SYSTEM CONFIG has an IODF statement in it, the IODF merely constrains the list of devices that CP will recognize. Regards, Alan Alan Altmark IBM Senior z/VM Engineer and Consultant 1 607 321 7556 (Mobile) [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jake Anderson > Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2025 2:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [LINUX-390] FCP channel SAN switch clarifications > > Hello > > Recently I have a inherited an environmental where Linux running on zvm lpar > uses SCSI using FCP. > > We share IODF with zvm and zos. In IODF I dont see any switch details for zVM > FCP definition. > > Please correct me if I am wrong. So if we configure NPIV for SCSI, We dont > need to define switch > details in IODF even if the FCP data goes through SAN switch? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
