Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM. -- Jay Brenneman
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Robert, Yes, 2109 and 2005 were zonned to allow z10 access. Same zone was used to test access to intel, so zonned is working ok. I can´t bring up a linux image, since I´m not able to define storage to be used by this image. My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:00, Robert J Brenneman escreveu: Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM.
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Do you have defined the FCP SCSI-WWPNs on the HMC? And set the flag Enable SCSI IPL ? Alexander From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Carlos Bodra - Pessoal Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:12 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Robert, Yes, 2109 and 2005 were zonned to allow z10 access. Same zone was used to test access to intel, so zonned is working ok. I can´t bring up a linux image, since I´m not able to define storage to be used by this image. My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:00, Robert J Brenneman escreveu: Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM.
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Carlos, z10 with ESS800 should work fine point-to-point. That config was tested a lot here in Poughkeepsie. We don't have a ds4700. It should work though. There is some configuration that needs to be done inside linux. You need to tell linux which busid (device number), target wwpn, and lun to use. If you are using Suse, yast has a nice setup wizard. Have you done any configuration inside of Linux? The output of lszfcp -D, and lsscsi would be helpful. If you are using edevs, then you need to tell vm which device number, target wwpn, and lun to use. Regards, Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 435-8666, T/L 295-8666 rayhi...@us.ibm.com Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 10:53 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject z10 shark 800 and FCP Hi I´m trying to connect a z10 to a shark using FCP protocol, but without success. We did some tests that are describe below: 1 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as Ficon. Works fine 2 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP. Direct connection, no switch envolved. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. After reading some material (redbooks) we found information about that a direct connection didn´t work. Is mandatory use a switch. 3 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP and using an old IBM 2109-S16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. 4 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP and using an IBM 2005-B16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. 5 - Connect z10 to DS4700 via FC adapter with z10 define as FCP and storage defined as FC and using an old IBM 2109-S16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to access open dasd. We checked microcode level for shark and seems to be ok. If I connect shark or DS4700 to an intel server, we are able to access open dasd without problems. Since z10 with FCP access is new for us, any hint or tip about are welcome. Thanks in advance. -- Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Have you read the Redbook Fibre Channel Protocol for Linux and z/VM on IBM System z ? http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247266.pdf Alexander From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Carlos Bodra - Pessoal Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 5:12 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Robert, Yes, 2109 and 2005 were zonned to allow z10 access. Same zone was used to test access to intel, so zonned is working ok. I can´t bring up a linux image, since I´m not able to define storage to be used by this image. My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:00, Robert J Brenneman escreveu: Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM.
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Carlos, What do you mean by My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it.? I'm confused. Are you trying to SCSI IPL vm? If you installed a vm system onto ECKD storage on an ESS800, then you have to IPL it with your ficon channels. If you have a scsi vm system, then use the fcp info that you installed with. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 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 09/27/2010 11:12:03 AM: Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 11:12 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Robert, Yes, 2109 and 2005 were zonned to allow z10 access. Same zone was used to test access to intel, so zonned is working ok. I can´t bring up a linux image, since I´m not able to define storage to be used by this image. My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:00, Robert J Brenneman escreveu: Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM.
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Ray, Sorry for a not so clear definition. What happens is that we are trying to define Open System Storage in ESS800 and when we try to allocate dasd space to z10 (open space using FCP defined ports), ESS800 didn´t able to complete configuration, so I can´t define a volume inside this space. zvm was installed in eckd disks as traditional zvm does, but I´n not trying to ipl from fcp dasd yet, since I was not able to define it yet. Problem seems to be something missing in definitions or wrong sequence. As I describe in previous email, ports (at ess800 and z10) and fibre cable are ok, since if I chance ports to Ficon protocol all works fine. A question arrised now: ports are SX (shot wave) in both sides, cable could be same used for Ficon? Or FC demands a specific cable? Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:29, Raymond Higgs escreveu: Carlos, What do you mean by My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it.? I'm confused. Are you trying to SCSI IPL vm? If you installed a vm system onto ECKD storage on an ESS800, then you have to IPL it with your ficon channels. If you have a scsi vm system, then use the fcp info that you installed with. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 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 09/27/2010 11:12:03 AM: Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 11:12 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Robert, Yes, 2109 and 2005 were zonned to allow z10 access. Same zone was used to test access to intel, so zonned is working ok. I can´t bring up a linux image, since I´m not able to define storage to be used by this image. My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:00, Robert J Brenneman escreveu: Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM.
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Ray, Just to clarify, can I connect directly z10 port defined as FCP (IOCP) to a ESS800 SW2 defined FCP? (no switch needed) Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:20, Raymond Higgs escreveu: Carlos, z10 with ESS800 should work fine point-to-point. That config was tested a lot here in Poughkeepsie. We don't have a ds4700. It should work though. There is some configuration that needs to be done inside linux. You need to tell linux which busid (device number), target wwpn, and lun to use. If you are using Suse, yast has a nice setup wizard. Have you done any configuration inside of Linux? The output of lszfcp -D, and lsscsi would be helpful. If you are using edevs, then you need to tell vm which device number, target wwpn, and lun to use. Regards, Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 435-8666, T/L 295-8666 rayhi...@us.ibm.com *Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br* Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 10:53 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject z10 shark 800 and FCP Hi I´m trying to connect a z10 to a shark using FCP protocol, but without success. We did some tests that are describe below: 1 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as Ficon. Works fine 2 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP. Direct connection, no switch envolved. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. After reading some material (redbooks) we found information about that a direct connection didn´t work. Is mandatory use a switch. 3 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP and using an old IBM 2109-S16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. 4 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP and using an IBM 2005-B16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. 5 - Connect z10 to DS4700 via FC adapter with z10 define as FCP and storage defined as FC and using an old IBM 2109-S16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to access open dasd. We checked microcode level for shark and seems to be ok. If I connect shark or DS4700 to an intel server, we are able to access open dasd without problems. Since z10 with FCP access is new for us, any hint or tip about are welcome. Thanks in advance. -- Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
On Monday, 09/27/2010 at 12:55 EDT, Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br wrote: As I describe in previous email, ports (at ess800 and z10) and fibre cable are ok, since if I chance ports to Ficon protocol all works fine. A question arrised now: ports are SX (shot wave) in both sides, cable could be same used for Ficon? Or FC demands a specific cable? You say that it works ok if you change the *ports* to FICON. Did you remember to change (and activate) the IOCDS to define the chpid as TYPE=FCP instead of TYPE=FC? Alan Altmark z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant IBM System Lab Services and Training ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Hi Alan, Yes, I changed IOCDS and did a power on reset. Since this machine isn´t in production, I can do POR as I need. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 14:03, Alan Altmark escreveu: On Monday, 09/27/2010 at 12:55 EDT, Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br wrote: As I describe in previous email, ports (at ess800 and z10) and fibre cable are ok, since if I chance ports to Ficon protocol all works fine. A question arrised now: ports are SX (shot wave) in both sides, cable could be same used for Ficon? Or FC demands a specific cable? You say that it works ok if you change the *ports* to FICON. Did you remember to change (and activate) the IOCDS to define the chpid as TYPE=FCP instead of TYPE=FC? Alan Altmark z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant IBM System Lab Services and Training ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
If you wish to have the z10's WWPN appear in the ESS you'll have to get a Linux image up and running first and attempt to configure the non-existant LUN. This can be either an existing image installed on ECKD DASD or the Linux Installation media loaded from the VM RDR. It's a chicken and egg problem: you need Linux to connect to the ESS so that you can create the LUN to attach to Linux. -- Jay Brenneman
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
It's a chicken and egg problem: you need Linux to connect to the ESS so that you can create the LUN to attach to Linux. Couldn't you accomplish the same result by defining an EDEV with a non-existant LUN through VM? - Please consider the environment before printing this email and any attachments. This e-mail and any attachments are intended only for the individual or company to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential and prohibited from disclosure or unauthorized use under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail or the information contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited by the sender. If you have received this transmission in error, please return the material received to the sender and delete all copies from your system.
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
That'll be easier to drive the initial fabric and device login that the ESS is looking for, but I'm not as familiar with how you'd use the VM tools to debug zoning or lun masking issues - I'm more familiar with the Linux tools. If you're more of a VM person than a Linux person it's probably a better approach though. -- Jay Brenneman
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Carlos, Yes. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 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 09/27/2010 12:53:26 PM: Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 12:53 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Ray, Just to clarify, can I connect directly z10 port defined as FCP (IOCP) to a ESS800 SW2 defined FCP? (no switch needed) Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:20, Raymond Higgs escreveu: Carlos, z10 with ESS800 should work fine point-to-point. That config was tested a lot here in Poughkeepsie. We don't have a ds4700. It should work though. There is some configuration that needs to be done inside linux. You need to tell linux which busid (device number), target wwpn, and lun to use. If you are using Suse, yast has a nice setup wizard. Have you done any configuration inside of Linux? The output of lszfcp - D, and lsscsi would be helpful. If you are using edevs, then you need to tell vm which device number, target wwpn, and lun to use. Regards, Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 2455 South Road Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (845) 435-8666, T/L 295-8666 rayhi...@us.ibm.com Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 10:53 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject z10 shark 800 and FCP Hi I´m trying to connect a z10 to a shark using FCP protocol, but without success. We did some tests that are describe below: 1 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as Ficon. Works fine 2 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP. Direct connection, no switch envolved. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. After reading some material (redbooks) we found information about that a direct connection didn´t work. Is mandatory use a switch. 3 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP and using an old IBM 2109-S16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. 4 - Connect z10 to shark 800 sw2 adapter with both sides defined as FCP and using an IBM 2005-B16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to define open system storage in ESS Specialist. Seems that shark doesn´t see FCP adapter in z10. 5 - Connect z10 to DS4700 via FC adapter with z10 define as FCP and storage defined as FC and using an old IBM 2109-S16. Didn´t work. We aren´t able to access open dasd. We checked microcode level for shark and seems to be ok. If I connect shark or DS4700 to an intel server, we are able to access open dasd without problems. Since z10 with FCP access is new for us, any hint or tip about are welcome. Thanks in advance. -- Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Carlos, Yes, the short wave optics and fibre that worked as ficon will work as FCP. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 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 09/27/2010 12:49:08 PM: Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 12:49 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Ray, Sorry for a not so clear definition. What happens is that we are trying to define Open System Storage in ESS800 and when we try to allocate dasd space to z10 (open space using FCP defined ports), ESS800 didn´t able to complete configuration, so I can´t define a volume inside this space. zvm was installed in eckd disks as traditional zvm does, but I´n not trying to ipl from fcp dasd yet, since I was not able to define it yet. Problem seems to be something missing in definitions or wrong sequence. As I describe in previous email, ports (at ess800 and z10) and fibre cable are ok, since if I chance ports to Ficon protocol all works fine. A question arrised now: ports are SX (shot wave) in both sides, cable could be same used for Ficon? Or FC demands a specific cable? Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:29, Raymond Higgs escreveu: Carlos, What do you mean by My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it.? I'm confused. Are you trying to SCSI IPL vm? If you installed a vm system onto ECKD storage on an ESS800, then you have to IPL it with your ficon channels. If you have a scsi vm system, then use the fcp info that you installed with. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 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 09/ 27/2010 11:12:03 AM: Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 11:12 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Robert, Yes, 2109 and 2005 were zonned to allow z10 access. Same zone was used to test access to intel, so zonned is working ok. I can´t bring up a linux image, since I´m not able to define storage to be used by this image. My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:00, Robert J Brenneman escreveu: Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM.
Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP
Carlos, If you are having problems creating volumes on the ESS800, then this is not a problem with your mainframe. Updating the IOCDS isn't going to help create these volumes. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 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 09/27/2010 12:49:08 PM: Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 12:49 PM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Ray, Sorry for a not so clear definition. What happens is that we are trying to define Open System Storage in ESS800 and when we try to allocate dasd space to z10 (open space using FCP defined ports), ESS800 didn´t able to complete configuration, so I can´t define a volume inside this space. zvm was installed in eckd disks as traditional zvm does, but I´n not trying to ipl from fcp dasd yet, since I was not able to define it yet. Problem seems to be something missing in definitions or wrong sequence. As I describe in previous email, ports (at ess800 and z10) and fibre cable are ok, since if I chance ports to Ficon protocol all works fine. A question arrised now: ports are SX (shot wave) in both sides, cable could be same used for Ficon? Or FC demands a specific cable? Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:29, Raymond Higgs escreveu: Carlos, What do you mean by My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it.? I'm confused. Are you trying to SCSI IPL vm? If you installed a vm system onto ECKD storage on an ESS800, then you have to IPL it with your ficon channels. If you have a scsi vm system, then use the fcp info that you installed with. Ray Higgs System z FCP Development Bld. 706, B24 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 09/ 27/2010 11:12:03 AM: Carlos Bodra - Pessoal cbo...@terra.com.br Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU 09/27/2010 11:12 AM Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: z10 shark 800 and FCP Robert, Yes, 2109 and 2005 were zonned to allow z10 access. Same zone was used to test access to intel, so zonned is working ok. I can´t bring up a linux image, since I´m not able to define storage to be used by this image. My problem is before try to bring up zvm 5.4 or linux under it. Carlos Bodra IBM zSeries Certified Specialist Sao Paulo - Brazil Em 27/09/2010 12:00, Robert J Brenneman escreveu: Is the 2109 zoned to allow the z10 to access the storage device? Did you IPL a linux guest or LPAR and use it to drive a fabric login or fabric discovery ? The ESS and DS4700 will only show you the hosts which have contacted them, since they don't do discovery of the host systems. The z10 will not drive any discovery actions in the SAN by itself ( unlike other platforms ) You have to bring up a Linux image and do a SAN fabric / device scan or attempt to configure the FCP storage from z/VM.
