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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:03 pm
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Hello,

Recently i posted this topic asking about running Mainframe applications in a/the cloud:
ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=60893
So far no one has replied that they have done/seen this.

As part of this exercise, i've also been asked it there is a way to directly access a SAN (Storage Area Network) from code running on the mainframe. Due to the nature of the way dasd is supported on the mainframe versus SAN, i suspect this is not yet possible. I am just wondering if there is add-on software that allows this to happen.

Thanks,

d
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Robert Sample

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PostPosted: Wed May 01, 2013 10:35 pm
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Check out these Redbooks:
Introduction to Storage Area Networks, SG24-5470
Designing an IBM Storage Area Network, SG24-5758

Nothing immediately indicates what z/OS can do with a SAN, but there does seem to be a goodly number of Google hits for z/os storage area network
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Anuj Dhawan

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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2013 11:18 am
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Check if these help:

searchstorage.techtarget.com/answer/Connecting-an-IBM-mainframe-to-a-SAN

searchstorage.techtarget.com/tip/Finding-a-common-language-between-mainframes-and-SAN
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2013 11:45 pm
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Thanks guys icon_smile.gif

Now for more digging in those pubs / links . . .

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