IBM AIX-AK FZK 2005 manual Design, Upper level

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IBM Systems Group

Design

			User Space
			Kernel Space
	SD	SR	ST	SG
upper level	disks	cdrom/dvd	tapes	pass-through
	block device	block device	char device	char device
	(sd_mod.o)	(sr_mod.o)	(st.o)	(sg.o)

IBMTape

char device (IBMtape.o)

mid level

lower level

SCSI unifying layer

(scsi_mod.o, scsi*.[hc], hosts.[hc], constants.c)

SCSI / FC Host Bus	Pseudo drivers for
Adapter drivers	non SCSI buses
(e.g. qla2300.o)	(e.g. ide-scsi.o)

SCSI / FC	SCSI / FC	SCSI / FC	Parallel SCSI / SAN	SCSI / FC
disks	disks	disks		tape

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Contents AIX AK April 2005 Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe IBM Storage with Linux Topics What Is Supported  What is supportedIBM Storage Support for Linux  DS6000, DS8000 SLES8, SLES9, RH-EL PLinux Support Disk DS4000 SLES8, SLES9, RH-EL  359x Sles 8, Sles 9, RH-EL PLinux Support Tape LTO Sles 8, Sles 9, RH-EL  Parallel Scsi attachment also supported  AdvancedLinux Scsi Subsystem Linux Device Addressing Everything is a fileDesign Upper levelLinux Kernel Version Storage Changes in Linux Kernel Wellknown Linux Scsi Limitations Still there Multiple LUN support of RH-EL  DS4000 Specific Other Problems and Pitfalls ESS, DS6000, DS8000 Specific Large filesystems support  Linux Kernel LimitsMultipathing Scenarios Multipathing Concepts LUN Transfer to Alternate Controller  Two multipathing solutions available DS4000 transfers LUNs to alternate controller LUN Thrashing Scenario LUN Thrashing Scenario LUN Thrashing Scenario  Must run mppUpdate after each configuration change Multipathing with RdacRdac Shared Data Scenario Rdac Shared Data Scenario Rdac Shared Data Scenario  DS6000 uses concept of preferred path Preferred Path SDD knows preferred path automatically Preferred Path Shared Data Scenario Preferred Path Shared Data Scenario Preferred Path Shared Data Scenario Preferred Path Shared Data Scenario Host Ports Independent of Controller  ESS and DS8000 have independent host portsIndependent Host Port Shared Data Scenario Independent Host Port Shared Data Scenario Independent Host Port Shared Data Scenario Tape Specifics IBMtape driver  Daemon IBMtapedIBMtapeUtil  Build and install using make  Provides For download as source code  Native Use LTO Devices 3rd party applications Native Library Management Medium Changer Failover Tape and Disk Connected to the Same HBA One driver for all HBAsQuestions & Discussion ESS / DS6000 / DS8000 Resources DS4000 Resources LTO Resources Redbooks White Papers Legal Notices