The z9, with updated OSA microcode, can also run the OSA port in "shared" layer 2 and layer 3 mode..
On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:16 AM, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Downside is that unless you have a z10, I don't think you can have a OSA > card in layer 3 and layer 2 mode simultaneously, so you can't share a > card with a LPAR that requires layer 3 mode. Probably not a big deal for > you, as you're likely to push the limits of a card and not want to share > it anyway, but YMMV. > -- Bruce Hayden Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support IBM, Endicott, NY
