No it's not. I share my OSA with z/OS. z/OS needs a portname, z/VM does not.
On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Sterling James <ssja...@dstsystems.com>wrote: > It is needed if you share an OSA port with zOS. > > > > From: Mike Walter <mike.wal...@hewitt.com> To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Date: 08/27/2010 01:46 PM Subject: Re: Defining VSWITCH difficulties Sent > by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > > Um, uh... then why not simply remove the PORT argument from the z/VM > manuals and from the command syntax itself - issuing an error message > (unsupported operand) when it is specified? > I'll submit an RCF if it will help with that part. :-) > > That would not help the issue with Linux guests, but there would be one > less bullet in the chamber, no? > > Respectfully, > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > *"Alan Altmark" <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com>* > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > 08/27/2010 01:38 PM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > To > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > cc > Subject > Re: Defining VSWITCH difficulties > > > > > > > On Friday, 08/27/2010 at 12:26 EDT, George Henke/NYLIC > <george_he...@newyorklife.com> wrote: > > 09:26:39 DTCOSD310E VSWITCH-OSD device VSWAILT181DDEV: Missing or > incorrect > > required port name > > 09:26:39 DTCOSD082E VSWITCH-OSD shutting down: > > > > The VSWITCH expects, requires a port name for 181D. > > > > Either the Portname or the Port number which defaulted to P0 is wrong. > > > > You can specify port number as 181d.Px > > > > You may want to try a QUERY VSWITCH RDEV 181D for more information. > > I've been harping on this since port names became optional in October 2003 > (7 years ago!): DO NOT SPECIFY A PORT *NAME* in Linux or z/VM IP or > VSWITCH configurations! > > Yes, they are required in z/OS, but that's a z/OS Comm Server issue. > > 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. > > ----------------------------------------- Please consider the environment > before printing this email and any attachments. This e-mail and any > attachments are intended only for the individual or company to which it is > addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential and > prohibited from disclosure or unauthorized use under applicable law. If you > are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that > any use, dissemination, or copying of this e-mail or the information > contained in this e-mail is strictly prohibited by the sender. If you have > received this transmission in error, please return the material received to > the sender and delete all copies from your system. > > -- Mark D Pace Senior Systems Engineer Mainline Information Systems
