You must configure the z/VSE operating system before you can use it
with the Lenovo Storage V7000 system.
Before you configure the z/VSE operating
system, the following tasks must be completed:
- A service representative must have installed the Lenovo Storage V7000 system.
- You must have installed the appropriate host bus adapter (HBA)
for your z Systems server.
- You must have configured the FICONExpress adapter or HBA in FCP
mode. FCP mode means the HBA has been configured with channel path
ID (CHPID) type FCP in the input/output control data set (IOCDS) of
your z Systems server.
After the prerequisite tasks are complete, use the following
general steps to configure your host system that is running the z/VSE operating system:
- Zone the host system to the Lenovo Storage V7000 system
on the Fibre Channel SAN.
For more information,
see the zoning details and zoning examples topics in the Configuring
section in this product information.
- Create the host system on the Lenovo Storage V7000 system
by using the worldwide port names (WWPNs) of your FCP adapter. Map
the volumes to the host, as required.
Note: With
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), multiple virtual FCP adapters can
be defined. Each virtual FCP adapter can have its own unique WWPN.
You can use the WWPN of a virtual FCP adapter to map volumes to
the host. This action can be used to define multiple hosts that share
the same physical FCP adapter. The NPIV support was introduced with System z9.
- Configure your z/VSE system
to use FCP-attached SCSI disks. After you configure a path to the
SCSI disk, the SCSI disks are recognized by z/VSE user programs and system programs as
fixed block architecture (FBA) disks only. You can use the SCSI disks
with existing FBA interfaces. The z/VSE operating system does not provide SCSI
command support for applications. See the IBMz/VSE Administration (SC33-8304)
publication for additional information.