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Hp storageworks xp disk array mainframe host attachment and operations guide (a5951-96154, september 2010)
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- Reference manual (372 pages) ,
- Configuration manual (183 pages)
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1 Overview of mainframe operations ....................................................... 7
Mainframe compatibility and functionality ...................................................................................... 7
Connectivity ............................................................................................................................... 8
Program products for mainframe ................................................................................................... 9
2 FICON/zHPF and ESCON host attachment ......................................... 11
FICON/zHPF and ESCON for zSeries hosts ................................................................................. 11
Setting up ESCON and FICON/zHPF links ........................................................................... 11
Multi-pathing for ESCON and FICON/zHPF ......................................................................... 11
Attaching ESCON CHAs ..................................................................................................... 11
ESCON connectivity on zSeries hosts ................................................................................... 12
hosts .......................................................................................................................... 12
Cable lengths and types for ESCON adapters on zSeries hosts ......................................... 13
Logical paths and path groups for ESCON adapters on zSeries hosts ................................ 13
Data transfer for ESCON adapters on zSeries hosts ......................................................... 13
Directors and channel extenders for ESCON adapters on zSeries hosts .............................. 13
Identifying the port for TSO commands on zSeries hosts ................................................... 13
Attaching FICON/zHPF CHAs .................................................................................................. 14
FICON/zHPF physical specifications .................................................................................... 14
FICON/zHPF logical specifications ...................................................................................... 15
FICON/zHPF operating environment .................................................................................... 16
FICON and FICON/zHPF protocol sequence ........................................................................ 16
Hardware specifications ...................................................................................................... 17
FICON CHAs .................................................................................................................... 17
Logical paths ..................................................................................................................... 18
Supported topologies ......................................................................................................... 20
Point-to-point topology .................................................................................................. 20
Switched point-to-point topology .................................................................................... 20
Cascaded FICON topology .......................................................................................... 21
Required high-integrity features ...................................................................................... 23
Viewing path information .............................................................................................. 24
Physical host connection specifications .................................................................................. 24
Logical host connection specifications ................................................................................... 25
Enabling XPfor Compatible High Perf FICON connectivity software (zHPF) operations ........................ 26
Activating the zHPF program product .................................................................................... 26
Enabling the zHPF function .................................................................................................. 26
Installing zHPF in a switch cascading configuration ................................................................ 27
Uninstalling the FICON/zHPF program product ..................................................................... 27
3 Mainframe operations ...................................................................... 29
Mainframe configuration ........................................................................................................... 29
Storage subsystem IDs ........................................................................................................ 29
Mainframe hardware definition .................................................................................................. 30
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