Re: z114

2011-08-18 Thread O'Brien, Dennis L
>> We may be getting a z114 to test the feasibility of z/VM/Linux on Z for our >> shop. >> I'm not a mainframer but I'd like to know what storage devices can be >> provisioned for the z114 and what the preferred method is to accomplish >> this. >The usual suspects all work if you have FICON storag

Re: z114

2011-08-18 Thread David Boyes
> We may be getting a z114 to test the feasibility of z/VM/Linux on Z for our > shop. > I'm not a mainframer but I'd like to know what storage devices can be > provisioned for the z114 and what the preferred method is to accomplish > this. The usual suspects all work if you have FICON storage avai

Re: z114

2011-08-18 Thread Raymond Higgs
Linux on 390 Port wrote on 08/18/2011 10:10:16 AM: > From: Martha McConaghy > To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu > Date: 08/18/2011 10:20 AM > Subject: Re: z114 > Sent by: Linux on 390 Port > > Bob, > > I assume you are interested in SAN based storage, not direct attached &

Re: z114

2011-08-18 Thread Martha McConaghy
Bob, I assume you are interested in SAN based storage, not direct attached (System z can do it either way). I'm only familiar with IBM storage, so the others on the list will have to chime in on other vendors. The FICON adapters in the z114 can run in either FICON or FCP mode. In FCP mode, they