Re: virtualize tape I/O

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rob, just asking is this us mult-zoning or WWPN's.

On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 10:18 AM, <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It doesn't seem that long ago we swapped out our IBM 2109-F16 switch for
> our Cisco 9124 fiber switch with 16 fiber ?gbics?.  We are using 11 of
> those:
> - 6 tape drives in our 3576
> - 5 lpars on our Power 6.
> We're going to disconnect that and use this other switch.  Something about
> standardizing on one switch.  Other switch seemed popular with the people
> who set up our NetApp.
>
> I was asked how many gbics I'll need.  I am thinking the same:  11.
> However, do I really?  Or, should I get some uber gigibit fiber card on
> the Power 7 that will virtualize to multiple lpars and yet not negatively
> impact performance?
>
>
> Rob Berendt
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