>>> On 6/15/2015 at 11:54 PM, Alan Altmark <alan_altm...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > Neither z/VM nor Linux have to specify a portname (real or virtual). I > recommend that you do NOT specify the portname. > > I don't understand why the distros still worry about the portname. We got > rid of the requirement for z/VM and Linux on the z900 and z800 back in > 2003. Just issue a msg that it's obsolete and ignore it.
Even for Linux in an LPAR sharing an OSA with a z/OS system that is specifying (their equivalent of) a portname? Can you point me to where that is documented? Being partially responsible for linuxrc, and I get rid of the check for it if it is truly obsolete in all cases on all hardware. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
