I have a z/OS 1.9 guest whose TCPIP is attempting to activate an OSA connection to a vSwitch. It starts activating but stays in this state:
IST486I STATUS= ACTIV, DESIRED STATE= ACTIV IST087I TYPE = LEASED , CONTROL = MPC , HPDT = YES IST1954I TRL MAJOR NODE = OSATRL1 IST1715I MPCLEVEL = QDIO MPCUSAGE = SHARE IST1716I PORTNAME = ADM1ETP LINKNUM = 0 OSA CODE LEVEL = F4F2 IST1577I HEADER SIZE = 4096 DATA SIZE = 0 STORAGE = ***NA*** IST1221I WRITE DEV = 0401 STATUS = ACTIVE STATE = ONLINE IST1577I HEADER SIZE = 4092 DATA SIZE = 0 STORAGE = ***NA*** IST1221I READ DEV = 0400 STATUS = ACTIVE STATE = ONLINE IST1221I DATA DEV = 0402 STATUS = OPEN.PEND STATE = N/A IST1724I I/O TRACE = OFF TRACE LENGTH = *NA* IST1717I ULPID = TCPIP IST1815I IQDIO ROUTING DISABLED IST1500I STATE TRACE = OFF IST314I END On the z/VM (5.4 0901) side I see: VSWITCH SYSTEM VSWITCH2 Type: VSWITCH Connected: 3 Maxconn: INFINITE PERSISTENT RESTRICTED ETHERNET Accounting: OFF VLAN Unaware MAC address: 02-00-00-00-00-02 State: Ready IPTimeout: 5 QueueStorage: 8 Isolation Status: OFF Portname: ADM1ETP RDEV: 1340.P00 Controller: DTCVSW2 VDEV: 1340 VSWITCH Connection: RX Packets: 13 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 TX Packets: 410 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 RX Bytes: 1299 TX Bytes: 58526 Device: 1340 Unit: 000 Role: DATA vPort: 0001 Index: 0001 Unicast IP Addresses: 172.17.16.5 MAC: 08-00-20-D9-99-58 Remote : : Adapter Owner: ZOS19 NIC: 0400.P00 Name: UNASSIGNED RX Packets: 0 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 TX Packets: 0 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 RX Bytes: 0 TX Bytes: 0 Device: 0402 Unit: 002 Role: DATA vPort: 0066 Index: 0066 Eventually it times out with the following message: 00- 08.51.16 STC00349 EZZ4310I ERROR: CODE=8010302E REPORTED ON DEVICE - ADM1ETP. DIAGNOSTIC CODE: 03 - 08.51.16 STC00349 EZZ4315I DEACTIVATION COMPLETE FOR DEVICE ADM1ETP Looking up the IP and SNA codes manual 8010302e is interpreted as: Permanent error with LLC layer not being able to register its home address As a z/OS neophyte, I'm not sure what is missing from my config. The TCPIP definition is: DEVICE ADM1ETP MPCIPA NONROUTER LINK OSDL IPAQENET ADM1ETP Neale
