Setting it up as a trunk port is done in the network switch your OSA port is connected to, so it needs to be done by your Network Support staff.
Brian Nielsen On Wed, 6 Dec 2006 17:41:42 -0000, Dusha, Cecelia Ms. WHS/ITMD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >How do I set up a port as a trunk port? Reference materials are greatly >appreciated. > >Thanks. > >Cecelia Dusha > >-----Original Message----- >From: Brian Nielsen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 10:02 AM >To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU >Subject: Re: OSA configurations > >In short, yes. The port would be set up as a trunk port so that all the >traffic can reach it. After that, traffic for the IP addresses register ed >to the OSA card by TCP stacks on the mainframe will be delivered to thei r >appropriate TCP stack, thus achieving whatever security access you've se t >up. > >You may want to use VLAN's in the network to further increase confidence in >the isolation and security. You would need to work with your network folks >to set up the VLAN numbers & IP ranges that would correspond to the various >access levels you defined. > >Brian Nielsen > >On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:20:00 -0000, Dusha, Cecelia Ms. WHS/ITMD ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>This is probably a dumb question, but I don't know the answer... >> >>Is it possible for a single OSA port to be a part of 3 different >>network types (trusted, private and public)? In other words, can it be >>set up to use IPL addresses in the range of the trusted, private and >>public? If so, what would be required on the network side to handle >>this? And what are >the >>security repercussions? >> >>Presently we are considering: >> OSA1 port 1 primary for general trusted access >> OSA1 port 2 primary for IFL trusted access >> OSA2 port 1 backup for general engine trusted access >> OSA2 port 2 backup for IFL trusted access >> OSA3 port 1 primary for public access >> OSA3 port 2 primary for private access >> OSA4 port 1 backup for public access >> OSA4 port 2 backup for private access >> >>This achieves the isolation for each network type and can be easily >managed. >>But an OSA card is capable of utilizing over 2000 IP addresses... >> >>Please advice. >> >>Thank you. >> >>Cecelia Dusha >======================== ========================= ========================
