HP XP20000/XP24000 HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Mainframe Host Attachment and - Page 3

Contents 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 Host Adapters, cables, distances, and specifications for ESCON adapters on zSeries 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 XP Disk Array Mainframe Host Attachment and Operations Guide 3