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Configuring Fibre Channel Protocol on IBM LinuxONE and IBM Z to IBM FlashSystem Storage

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Published on 25 March 2025

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ISBN-10: 0738462055
ISBN-13: 9780738462059
IBM Form #: REDP-5751-00


Authors: Jay Brenneman

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    Abstract

    IBM® LinuxONE and Z platforms offer support for open systems Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) networks and subsystems, enabling their use for block storage provisioning for Linux and select z/VM® workloads. This IBM Redpaper provides a comprehensive guide to the hardware configuration and enablement of FCP for Linux environments.

    This document is intended for IBM Z® and LinuxONE system administrators, storage administrators, infrastructure architects, and implementers.

    Table of Contents

    FCP overview

    FCP versus FICON

    N Port ID virtualization

    Supported storage services

    Defining FCP devices on IBM Z and LinuxONE

    An example configuration

    Enabling NPIV on FCP channels

    Creating host definitions and mapping volumes in the storage controller

    Verifying SAN configuration using HMC functions

    Summary

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