Re: Problem activating FEA cards on MP3000
Hi Tom, check if there that there is no tcpip protocol active in mpts for the network cards you want to use for VM or VSE. There may be only SNA protocol active on it. The TCPIP protocol is only used for network cards which emulate console devices. Another possibility is to check if the adapter numbers. The onboard adapter should have adapter number zero and then the PCI Ethernet cards should follow. In my old self-written hints I have a remark, that in config.sys there must be the driver AWSLCSDD.SYS active before using TCPIP. Hope this helps Franz Josef - Original Message - From: Tom Cluster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 5:33 PM Subject: [IBMVM] Problem activating FEA cards on MP3000 This is posted both in the vse and vm listservs. We have a used 7060 for DR purposes. It has 3 FEA cards for IP traffic, to be used by VM and VSE TCP/IP. The IOCDS entries are copied from those for the FEA cards on our production 7060 and our TCP/IP for VM configurations are copied from our production system (with appropriate changes for different IP addresses). My EMIO configuration shows them as CTC devices. The EMIO channel is working because we're able to use the TN3270 session on the HMC. I've gone into various support element functions that purport to show the status of components on the 7060 and they show the cards as being installed and idle. The problem is that I cannot vary them online in VM - no channel path available. The cards seem to be powered up because the red lights are blinking (actually, they're only blinking on two of the cards - on the third card there are no lights, which I find interesting - this is one of the things I intend to talk with our CE about). I am trying to contact my IBM CE, and he may be able to figure out why I can't vary them online, but I was wondering if anyone has any tips. The cards are plugged into our network, but I don't know that the network drops are active. I wouldn't think, though, that an inactive network drop would prevent my varying them online in VM. Is there a configuration function on the HMC that pertains solely to the FEA's? You know, something that would configure them for IP traffic or SNA traffic, etc.? I'm not talking about the EMIO configuration panels. I appreciate any ideas you may have. Thanks! - Tom. Tom Cluster County of Sonoma Santa Rosa, CA (707) 565-3384 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays only)
Re: Problem activating FEA cards on MP3000
They are 10 mb cards. Make sure what ever switch you plug them into, supports such a low speed. We also had a problem with an old switch that didn't autonegotiate down to 10 mbs too well. We had to configure some ports on the switch to be only 10 mbs to solve that one. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/17/2006 10:33 AM This is posted both in the vse and vm listservs. We have a used 7060 for DR purposes. It has 3 FEA cards for IP traffic, to be used by VM and VSE TCP/IP. The IOCDS entries are copied from those for the FEA cards on our production 7060 and our TCP/IP for VM configurations are copied from our production system (with appropriate changes for different IP addresses). My EMIO configuration shows them as CTC devices. The EMIO channel is working because we're able to use the TN3270 session on the HMC. I've gone into various support element functions that purport to show the status of components on the 7060 and they show the cards as being installed and idle. The problem is that I cannot vary them online in VM - no channel path available. The cards seem to be powered up because the red lights are blinking (actually, they're only blinking on two of the cards - on the third card there are no lights, which I find interesting - this is one of the things I intend to talk with our CE about). I am trying to contact my IBM CE, and he may be able to figure out why I can't vary them online, but I was wondering if anyone has any tips. The cards are plugged into our network, but I don't know that the network drops are active. I wouldn't think, though, that an inactive network drop would prevent my varying them online in VM. Is there a configuration function on the HMC that pertains solely to the FEA's? You know, something that would configure them for IP traffic or SNA traffic, etc.? I'm not talking about the EMIO configuration panels. I appreciate any ideas you may have. Thanks! - Tom. Tom Cluster County of Sonoma Santa Rosa, CA (707) 565-3384 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays only)
Re: Problem activating FEA cards on MP3000
On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:54:20 -0500, Tom Duerbusch wrote: They are 10 mb cards. Make sure what ever switch you plug them into, supports such a low speed. We also had a problem with an old switch that didn't autonegotiate down to 10 mbs too well. We had to configure some ports on the switch to be only 10 mbs to solve that one. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting We had P390s, not MP3000, but they wouldn't negotiate at all. We tried three different manufacturers' switches and ended up using an old 3COM 10MB switch just for the P390s. Lloyd
Problem activating FEA cards on MP3000
This is posted both in the vse and vm listservs. We have a used 7060 for DR purposes. It has 3 FEA cards for IP traffic, to be used by VM and VSE TCP/IP. The IOCDS entries are copied from those for the FEA cards on our production 7060 and our TCP/IP for VM configurations are copied from our production system (with appropriate changes for different IP addresses). My EMIO configuration shows them as CTC devices. The EMIO channel is working because we're able to use the TN3270 session on the HMC. I've gone into various support element functions that purport to show the status of components on the 7060 and they show the cards as being installed and idle. The problem is that I cannot vary them online in VM - no channel path available. The cards seem to be powered up because the red lights are blinking (actually, they're only blinking on two of the cards - on the third card there are no lights, which I find interesting - this is one of the things I intend to talk with our CE about). I am trying to contact my IBM CE, and he may be able to figure out why I can't vary them online, but I was wondering if anyone has any tips. The cards are plugged into our network, but I don't know that the network drops are active. I wouldn't think, though, that an inactive network drop would prevent my varying them online in VM. Is there a configuration function on the HMC that pertains solely to the FEA's? You know, something that would configure them for IP traffic or SNA traffic, etc.? I'm not talking about the EMIO configuration panels. I appreciate any ideas you may have. Thanks! - Tom. Tom Cluster County of Sonoma Santa Rosa, CA (707) 565-3384 (Tuesdays and Wednesdays only)
