oops -- that HOME statement should be: HOME 10.68.0.6 255.255.255.0 VMVSWD
You point to the 'LINK' (VMVSWD in this case).. I cut the line short in my last post. Scott On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Scott Rohling <scott.rohl...@gmail.com>wrote: > Ok - Before I show the TCPIP PROFILE -- here is a line from the TCPIP > directory entry: > > NICDEF A000 TYPE QDIO LAN SYSTEM VSW1 > > Our system has a VSWITCH called VSW1 .. TCPIP will use address A000 to > connect to it. > > In PROFILE TCPIP: > > DEVICE VMVSW OSD A000 PORTNAME VMVSW PORTNUMBER 0 AUTOR > LINK VMVSWD QDIOETHERNET VMVSW MTU 1492 > . > . > HOME > 10.68.0.6 255.255.255.0 VMVSW > > . > . > START VMVSW > > Really - just exactly like an OSA (it's a virtualized OSA) -- the only > difference is where your device comes from --- a virtual NIC attached to a > VSWITCH, instead of a dedicated OSA. You can make the switch by simply > changing the directory entry for TCPIP.. (just make sure TCPIP has been > granted access to the vswitch!) Use the same address as you used for > your OSA and use it on the NICDEF statement. Bring TCPIP down and up again > - done. > > Scott > > > > > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Billy Bingham < > billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net> wrote: > >> Scott, >> >> Can you send me the TCPIP PROFILE that you have setup to use Vswitches? >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> Billy >> >> On 16 Feb 2010 at 11:40, Scott Rohling wrote: >> >> > >> > Agreed -- I like connecting TCPIP to the VSWITCH and letting the >> controllers manage the >> > OSA's. It's also nice to be able to recycle TCPIP without affecting >> Linux guests. >> > >> > Scott >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Mark Pace <mpac...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Yes. >> > >> > It can be done either way. You can connect TCPIP to it's own OSA >> connection, or connect >> > TCPIP to the vswitch. There may be good reasons for not having TCPIP >> connected to the >> > vswitch, but I don't know what they would be. With vswitch having >> automatic fail-over when >> > it has multiple OSA addresses, it's the way I run. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Billy Bingham < >> billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net> wrote: >> > Hello all, >> > >> > Risking the old saying that it's better to have someone think you're >> stupid than to open your >> > mouth and remove all doubt... but :) >> > >> > I'm confused about Vswitches on z/VM... sorta. I know you define the >> Vswitch in the System >> > Config file, but does the TCPIP guest running on z/VM also use that >> Vswitch or does TCP/IP >> > use it's own OSA connection and other Liniux guests (In this case) >> use the Vswitch? Is there >> > a 'cookbook' available for setting up Vswitches? >> > >> > Any hints and tips appreciated. >> > >> > >> > Billy >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Mark Pace >> > Mainline Information Systems >> > 1700 Summit Lake Drive >> > Tallahassee, FL. 32317 >> > >> > >> >> >> > >
