RE: Disk storage - iSeries/Windows/UNIX

Yes, with internal DASD the disks are formatted with different sized blocks.

But it doesn't effect how the internal DASD can be allocated between OS/400, 
Windows, and Linux.

Don't know if an external SAN device would use 512, 520, or something else.  I 
don't believe it matters.

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Graap, Ken
> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 8:18 AM
> To: 'Midrange'
> Subject: Disk storage - iSeries/Windows/UNIX
> 
> 
> We are looking into partitioning an iSeries in order to host 
> OS400, Linux
> and at the same time using some integrated xSeries servers to 
> also include
> Windows in the picture... The intent is to share resources, 
> especially disk
> resources...
> 
> Our UNIX administrator asked the following question that I 
> don't have an
> answer for... Can anyone help me?
> 
> Here is her question:
> 
> I believe the AS/400 (she means iSeries) uses a different 
> blocksize than the
> UNIX and Windows worlds -- 520K vs 512K.  That is why 
> purchasing a SAN (from
> a non-IBM source) that would work across all three of our 
> architectures
> proves very expensive.  So, could you confirm if the 
> blocksize is, in fact,
> different between the different platforms, and what effect 
> this has on how
> storage can be allocated between them in your proposed architecture?
> 
> Thanx in advance .... 
> 
> Kenneth
> 
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> AS/400e Professional System Administrator
> NW Natural (Gas Services)
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