[gpfsug-discuss] Does SVC / Spectrum Virtualize support IBM Spectrum Scale with SCSI-3 Persistent Reservations?

IBM Spectrum Scale scale at us.ibm.com
Fri Apr 14 08:34:06 BST 2017


If you can use  " mmchconfig usePersistentReserve=yes" successfully, then
it is supported, we will check the compatibility during the command,  and
you can also use "tsprinquiry device(no /dev prefix)" check the vendor
output. Thanks.

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From:	"Christoph Krafft" <ckrafft at de.ibm.com>
To:	"gpfsug main discussion list" <gpfsug-discuss at gpfsug.org>
Cc:	Achim Christ <achim.christ at de.ibm.com>, Petra Christ
            <PCHRIST at de.ibm.com>
Date:	04/11/2017 04:25 PM
Subject:	[gpfsug-discuss] Does SVC / Spectrum Virtualize support IBM
            Spectrum Scale with SCSI-3 Persistent Reservations?
Sent by:	gpfsug-discuss-bounces at spectrumscale.org



Hi folks,

there is a list of storage devices that support SCSI-3 PR in the GPFS FAQ
Doc (see Answer 4.5).

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/STXKQY/gpfsclustersfaq.html#scsi3


Since this list contains IBM V-model storage subsystems that include
Storage Virtualization - I was wondering if SVC / Spectrum Virtualize
can also support SCSI-3 PR (although not explicitly on the list)?

Any hints and help is warmla welcome - thank you in advance.


Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Sincerely

Christoph Krafft

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