Donna, I update my SuSE guests from a 3270 console, using the ed editor. Files are /etc/chandev.conf /etc/modules.con - add alias for eth0 to point to new dasd driver, eg. alias eth0 qeth /etc/route.conf /etc/rc.config - run /sbin/SuSEconfig after changing run ifconfig or reboot Betsie Spann VM Systems Programmer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Awald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:55 AM Subject: How do I reconfigure my ETH0 LCS device to a new device address i n Command Line Mode?
> I am trying to clone my SLE system running in LPAR mode to another LPAR. My > lan addresses are different as well as the IP address. I am able to do a > DFDSS backup of the volumes, restore them to new addresses, IPL from the > CDROM, update PARMFILE, ZIPL, and IPL successfully on the new DASD and LPAR. > But I can not configure the network. I am looking for something like the > NETSETUP command on the boot CDROM. Because I am using a MP3000, and the > system messages area as my console, I can only use command line commands. > Does anyone know of a way to re-configure this thru command line? Or even > booting from CDROM and chroot over to the system? It looks like IFCONFIG > will help with switching the IP address, but I need to change the definition > of ETH0 to use a new address and port number. > > Thanks, > > Donna Awald > Director of Systems Architecture > Empagio > "Creating Harmony in Human Resources" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.empagio.com > > (678) 931-3016 (office) > (678) 931-3001 (Fax) >
