We have a supernet defined on z/VM 5.1. I have been installing z/VM 5.2 on second level and had a lot of problems getting the TCP/IP portion to work. Eventually, we downgraded the second level system to a single class C network. Great, that gets me going again.
Then, last night, it dawned on me that this isn't a first level/second level problem. z/VM 5.2 seems to have some problems in the supernet arena. So, is there anyone out there, that is running z/VM 5.2 with supernetting? This is really only for planning/scheduling. I have the next two weekends that are possible conversion weekends. Then comes Christmas weekend and New Years weekend, which may, or may not be good conversion weekends. I expect to get some maintenance related to this problem before we go into production. But I started wondering if it was just how I was specifying a supernet, or if supernets in general, just wasn't tested sufficiently. Obviously, once we get this fixed, I'll have to do a lot more testing in order to get my confidence up. I also have several projects that I delayed for the 5.2 conversion, that I may need to reschedule for prior to 5.2 conversion. Oh well, fun times. Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting
