OSA 3 devices require the PORTNUM option on the VM Link and Device Statement

Are you using a VSWITCH to connect your Linux images or are you using a direct 
connect method.


Larry Davis

From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf 
Of Mark Pace
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 1:55 PM
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
Subject: Odd OSA Express3 behaviour - maybe

Friday we migrated from a z9 with OSA Express2 adapters to a z10 with OSA 
Express-3 adapters.  Since then we have had odd behavior on a Linux (SLES-11) 
server running under z/VM 5.4.  When a customer tries to FTP data to us, they 
log in with problem, but when they do the put,  they will either time out, or 
they will wait for 2 to 3 minutes before the transfer begins.  I've verified 
this behavior by FTPing from my PC at home.  I've checked with our 
network/firewall guy and he says nothing has been changed/modified over the 
weekend.   The only thing I can bring it back to is the push/pull of the z9 to 
a z10 and the OSA adapters.  The old OSA express2 where 2 ports 2 chpids.  The 
OSA express3 are 2 ports 1 chpid.

Linux is connected to a vswitch as is z/VM TCPIP.

If on my PC client I enter the command
ftp> epsv
EPSV/EPRT on IPv4 off.

Then there is no pause at all when I issue the put command.   I've asked the 
customer to add this command to his FTP to see if it clears the problem.

Does anyone have an idea if the change from OSA2 to OSA3 could actually be 
causing this behavior?

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Mark Pace
Mainline Information Systems
1700 Summit Lake Drive
Tallahassee, FL. 32317

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