It looks like we'll soon have another tool in our kit for fixing network problems with our Linux guests when they have difficulty connecting to the net; thanks to the developers at IBM Germany..... No more sed or rpl invocations from the 3270 console.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [patch 21/60] s390/hvc_console: z/VM IUCV hypervisor console support Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:30:41 +0100 From: Hendrik Brueckner This patch introduces a new hypervisor console (HVC) back-end that provides terminal access over the z/VM inter-user communication vehicle (IUCV). The z/VM IUCV communication is independent of the regular tcp/ip network and allows access even if there is no network connection between two z/VM guest virtual machines. The z/VM IUCV hypervisor console back-end helps the user to access a z/VM guest virtual machine that lacks of network connectivity; and thus, provides a "full-screen" terminal alternative to 3215/3270 terminal sessions. Use the hvc_iucv=[0..8] kernel boot parameter to specify the number of HVC terminals using a z/VM IUCV back-end. A recent version of the s390-tools package is required to establish a terminal connection to a z/VM IUCV hypervisor console back-end. Signed-off-by: Hendrik Brueckner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Martin Schwidefsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- -- DJ V/Soft z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, consulting, and software development www.vsoft-software.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
