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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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