Both solutions are made for same workload, only difference in request is FICON modules (not number of ports)
Any clue why the 2nd solution took 2 engines? I think it because of FICON port count from 8 to 16. But if 8 ports enough for SM, does it really required 16 ports with MM? Any suggestions! Thanks
Ugin
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February 10th, 2017 02:00
Max front-end I/O modules/
engine
Front-end I/O modules and
protocols supported
FC: 4 x 8Gbs (FC, SRDF)
FC: 4 x 16Gbs (FC, SRDF)
FICON: 4 x 16Gbs (FICON)
FCoE: 4 x 10GbE (FCoE)
iSCSI: 4 x 10 GbE (iSCSI)
GbE: 2/2 Opt/Cu (SRDF)
10GbE: 2 x 10GbE (SRDF)
FC: 4 x 8Gbs (FC, SRDF)
FC: 4 x 16Gbs (FC, SRDF)
FICON: 4 x 16Gbs (FICON)
FCoE: 4 x 10GbE (FCoE)
iSCSI: 4 x 10 GbE (iSCSI)
GbE: 2/2 Opt/Cu (SRDF)
10GbE: 2 x 10GbE (SRDF)
FC: 4 x 8Gbs (FC, SRDF)
FC: 4 x 16Gbs (FC, SRDF)
FICON: 4 x 16Gbs (FICON)
FCoE: 4 x 10GbE (FCoE)
iSCSI: 4 x 10 GbE (iSCSI)
GbE: 2/2 Opt/Cu (SRDF)
10GbE: 2 x 10GbE (SRDF)
Found this above information in VMAX 3 product guide page 25
tsamuel0905
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February 10th, 2017 05:00
Is there big differences between FICON MM & SM ports? In the guide, i couldn't find anywhere more specific about SM & MM. Any help on this? Thanks
tsamuel0905
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February 10th, 2017 15:00
I have 2 VMAX 100K solution as below, where both has OS and Mainframe workloads in same number.
1. VMAX 100K 1 Engine 1 TB - 12*FE, 4*SRDF & 8*SM FICON
2. VMAX 100K 2 Engine 1 TB - 12*FE, 4*SRDF & 16*MM FICON
Both solutions are made for same workload, only difference in request is FICON modules (not number of ports)
Any clue why the 2nd solution took 2 engines? I think it because of FICON port count from 8 to 16. But if 8 ports enough for SM, does it really required 16 ports with MM? Any suggestions! Thanks