DEFINE VSWITCH VSWTCH1 RDEV 0600 CONTR * *ETH*        -* Layer 2  *
Define VSWITCH VSWTCH3 RDEV 0604 CONTR ** IP*              -*Layer 3*

On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Billy Bingham <
billy.bingham...@suddenlink.net> wrote:

>  What makes this a Layer-3 VSWITCH vs a Layer-2?
>
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  Billy
>
>  On 31 Aug 2010 at 9:04, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
>
>  >
> >     No problem.
> >
> >     Originally, I had on z/VSE machine with 3 addresses used for TCP/IP.
> I wished to move this to a
> >     layer-3 VSWITCH for redundancy purposes. (Much of the following was
> derived from the IBM
> >     Redbook “Linux on IBM eserver zSeries and S/390: VSWITCH and VLAN
> Features of z/VM 4.4”)
> >
> >
> > 1)Define the VSWITCH
> > a.define vswitch vswitchname rdev ccuu1 ccuu2 ccuu3
> > b.–and- add the same statement to ‘SYSTEM CONFIG’file
> >     (Remember ccuu1 ccuu2 ccuu3 represent a set of 3 address to be used)
> > 2)Granting access to the VSWITCH
> > a.set vswitch vswitchname grant userid
> > b.–and- add Modify VSwitch vswitchnameGRAnt userid to ‘SYSTEM CONFIG’
> > c.– or – add the set vswitch command in the AUTOLOG1 startup
> > 3)Defining the simulated NICs
> > a.for userid cmd define nic ccuu4 qdio
> > b.–and- add to the directory for userid:
> >     NICDEF ccuu4 TYPE QDIO DEVICES 3
> >     (a above can be skipped, but the userid would have to be logged off
> then on)
> > 4)Attaching the simulated NIC with couple ccuu4 to system vswitchname
> >     (This will need to be performed each time the virtual machine is
> logged on.)
> >
> >     (Don’t think I missed anything)
> >
> >
> > Frank M.
> > Ramaekers Jr.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu]
> On Behalf Of
> >     Billy Bingham
> >     Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:51 AM
> >     To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> >     Subject: Re: VSWITCH defined VSE TCP/IP fails
> >
> >
> >     Frank,
> >
> >     Would you be willing to share the steps you used to create the
> VSWITCH?
> >
> >
> >     Thanks,
> >
> >     Billy
> >
> >     On 30 Aug 2010 at 8:11, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> >
> >     >
> >     >Thanks, that helps....the difference between an upCOUPLEd and a
> >     COUPLEd
> >     >VSWITCH:
> >     >
> >     >UnCOUPLEd:
> >     >AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E LAN: * NoneMFS:
> >     >8992
> >     >
> >     >COUPLEd (and not yet initialized):
> >     >AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E VSWITCH: SYSTEM VSWAILT
> >     >
> >     >...and initialized:
> >     >* cp q v nic aa0
> >     >details
> >     >AR 0015 Adapter 0AA0.P00 Type: QDIO Name: UNASSIGNED Devices:
> >     >3
> >     >AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0E VSWITCH: SYSTEM
> >     >VSWAILT
> >     >AR 0015 RX Packets: 49 Discarded: 0 Errors:
> >     >0
> >     >AR 0015 TX Packets: 42 Discarded: 0 Errors:
> >     >0
> >     >AR 0015 RX Bytes: 2450 TX Bytes:
> >     >2884
> >     >AR 0015 Connection Name: Session
> >     >Established
> >     >AR 0015 Device: 0AA0 Unit: 000 Role: CTL-
> >     >READ
> >     >AR 0015 Device: 0AA1 Unit: 001 Role: CTL-
> >     >WRITE
> >     >AR 0015 Device: 0AA2 Unit: 002 Role: DATAvPort: 0065
> >     >Index:
> >     >0065
> >     >
> >     >AR 0015 Options:
> >     >IPv4
> >     >AR 0015 Unicast IP Addresses:
> >     >
> >     >AR 0015 10.1.20.2MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-
> >     >0E
> >     >AR 0015 1I40I READY
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >Thanks Alan!
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >-----Original Message-----
> >     >From: The IBM z/VM Operating System
> >     [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On
> >     >Behalf Of Alan Altmark
> >     >Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:33 PM
> >     >To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU
> >     >Subject: Re: VSWITCH defined VSE TCP/IP fails
> >     >
> >     >On Friday, 08/27/2010 at 04:28 EDT, "Frank M. Ramaekers"
> >     ><framaek...@ailife.com> wrote:
> >     >> * cp q v nic aa0 details
> >     >>
> >     >> AR 0015 Adapter 0AA0.P00 Type: QDIOName: UNASSIGNED Devices: 3
> >     >> AR 0015 MAC: 02-00-01-00-00-0ELAN: * None
> >     >
> >     >And there you have it. The adapter is not COUPLED, as indicated by
> >     the
> >     >"*
> >     >None". An uncoupled NIC is the equivalent of an unplugged ethernet
> >     >cable.
> >     >
> >     >Alan Altmark
> >     >z/VM Development
> >     >IBM Endicott
> >     >
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