>you can have multiple VSWITCHes share the OSA using different device addresses. But when that happens, I start to question why you need two VSWITCHes
I'm doing this to test moving from layer 3 to layer 2. And, well there's my VM stack who can't move. Note that LACP will not let one do this - an OSA chpid will then get to go to one and only 1 vswitch. (regardless if LPAR or VM) (correct me if I'm wrong Alan :) But Brian, I'm confused about your reason. Wouldn't you just want to use a VLAN aware vswitch, put the guests on access port types, and issue the set vswitch grant the the right vlan for the guest? Marcy "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:54 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] VSWITCH On Thursday, 07/17/2008 at 02:39 EDT, "Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a quick question. Can the same physical OSA address be used on different > VSWITCHES? The same *chpid* can be used on different VSWITCHes. That is, LPAR1 and LPAR2 can share an OSA chpid. The device numbers used by each LPAR are not important - they can be the same or different - it depends on the IOCDS. Within a single z/VM LPAR, the same device address cannot be used, but as with LPARs, you can have multiple VSWITCHes share the OSA using different device addresses. But when that happens, I start to question why you need two VSWITCHes. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
