HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide

zLinux FCP support rules for HP storage
• FCP mode CHPIDs cannot connect to a FICON CU or FICON director. Use FCP mode to
connect to Fibre Channel directors and devices from an LPAR or z/VM guest running zLinux.
NOTE: For the latest information on Mainframe zLinux support with P9500 storage, see the
HP SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP
Passport to enable access.
On the left side of the home page, under Other Hardware, click Mainframe Connectivity to
access the mainframe streams. The P9500 streams are located under the Mainframe FICON
Streams heading.
• FCP CHPIDs are configured on the same FICON Express channel cards as FICON CHPIDs.
Use the mainframe configuration tools (IODF/IOCDS) to configure the CHPID type.
• FCP CHPIDs support NPIV when connected to a Fibre Channel switch/director that supports
NPIV.
• FCP paths through a fabric are not limited to 1 hop as they are for a FICON fabric. A maximum
of 7 hops are supported.
• Supported switches/directors and firmware versions for FCP are the same as those supported
for FICON.
NOTE: For the latest information on supported Fibre Channel switches and firmware, see
the HP SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP
Passport to enable access.
On the left side of the home page, under Other Hardware, click Switches to access the switch
streams. The FICON switch streams are located under the FICON Switches heading. Fibre
Channel switch and firmware support for FCP CHPIDs and HP storage is the same as for
FICON CHPIDs.
• Supported optic cable types and distances are the same as for FICON. See “Maximum
unrepeated distance” (page 94).
• FCP CHPIDs and SCSI devices should be in a separate zone from any FICON ports in the
fabric. FICON ports are included in a single zone, while FCP ports are typically zoned using
WWNs and WWPNs. For more information, see:
◦ “Zoning guidelines for B-series FICON directors” (page 42)
◦ “Zoning guidelines for C-series FICON directors” (page 61)
◦ “Zoning guidelines for McDATA FICON directors” (page 69)
◦ “FICON SAN zoning rules” (page 96)
◦ “Zoning guidelines” (page 157)
NOTE: Switches and Directors from different manufacturers are not supported in the same Fibre
Channel SAN for mainframe connectivity. In other words, B-series and C-series switches cannot
be mixed in the same fabric.
McDATA switches do not support zLinux FCP CHPIDS.
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