You can hard-code the MAC address into /etc/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 (SLES 11 SP1): # cat ifcfg-eth0 ... STARTMODE='auto' USERCONTROL='no' LLADDR='02:12:34:56:78:90' UNIQUE='' NAME='OSA Express Network card (0.0.0800)'
Regards, ------------------------------------- Thang Pham IBM Poughkeepsie Phone: (845) 433-7567 e-mail: thang.p...@us.ibm.com From: Agblad Tore <tore.agb...@volvo.com> To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu, Date: 11/18/2011 11:45 AM Subject: Hardcoded mac addresses in an autogenerated environment Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu> Hi there. We have autogenerated mac addresses for our zLinux servers (ip-only traffic) I have tested and verified that the mac-address for the network adapter changes between z/VM logoff-logon ( shutdown + start ). Well, that's no surprise, that's what we wanted :-) BUT: The license for for a product we have uses a hardware stamp that includes network adapter id. So after a restart the license is invalid and no one can use the server �� So we need to hardcode the mac address for these two servers only. Is there anybody who has done this successfully ? Maybe it is enough to use high hardcoded numbers, or is it configurable in z/VM to have a certain range free/not free ? BR /Tore _________________________________________________ Tore Agblad System programmer, Volvo IT certified IT Architect Volvo Information Technology Infrastructure Mainframe Design & Development, Linux servers Dept 4352 DA1S SE-405 08, Gothenburg Sweden Telephone: +46-31-3233569 E-mail: tore.agb...@volvo.com http://www.volvo.com/volvoit/global/en-gb/
