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

A draft IBM Redpaper publication

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Last updated on 13 February 2025

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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

Handy switch command cheat sheets

 

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