In Alan's stead, and for EVERYONE who searches for IBM PUBLICATIONS (aside from looking in the bibliography of almost every manual), please BOOKMARK ALL OF THE FOLLOWING in your favorite web browsers:
http://www.vm.ibm.com/pubs/ (<--- my personal favorite) http://www.vm.ibm.com/library/ http://www-05.ibm.com/e-business/linkweb/publications/servlet/pbi.wss?CTY=US Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Billy Bingham" <billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 02/16/2010 03:02 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: VSWITCH Alan, Where do I find this z/VM Connectivity book? Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 15:55, Alan Altmark wrote: > On Tuesday, 02/16/2010 at 01:20 EST, Billy Bingham > <billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net> wrote: > > > 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, if you haven't already done so, please look at the z/VM > Connectivity book. > > I suggest that TCPIP be given a virtual NIC on the VSWITCH rather than > dedicating an OSA for these reasons: > 1. VSWITCH has better OSA stall detection than TCPIP > 2. No need for dynamic routing daemon and VIPA > 3. No need for additional IP addresses > 4. Reduces the temptation to share OSA ports (VSWITCH + TCPIP) > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
