On Wednesday, 04/26/2006 at 10:05 EST, "McKown, John"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> You are assuming z/VM. What if the person is running without z/VM, but
> in LPARs?

Well, duh!, you must insert Step 0: Install z/VM.  :-)

> Well, if desired, it IS possible to generate multiple LPARs and assign
> the same device number (address) to the OSAs in every LPAR. It may well
> be very confusing, but it is possible.

Eeeeewwww!  In case of emergency, break glass.  That's one of those
capabilities that is best left unused.  There is a 10th circle of hell
reserved for anyone who allocates 180 devices (60 LPARs, 3 addresses each)
on the chpid, and numbers them all AB00, AB01, and AB02.  :-)

Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott

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