I think that z/OS requires a portname and requires it to match the real underlying portname. I don't have any z/OS guests to test though.
________________________________ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Allen Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: OSA issue (VSWITCH) again Today, I logged off the OS/390 system. I destroyed the VSWITCH via DETACH. I created the VSWITCH using the following command: DEFINE VSWITCH SWITCH1 RDEV 103 CONNECT I also issued the following command: SET VSWITCH SWITCH1 GRANT BH3A When I IPL'd the OS/390 guest BH3A, the following message was in the log: NIC 0104 is created; devices 0104-0106 defined The OS/390 guest came up normally. Here is the output from the 'Q VSWITCH SWITCH1 DET' : VSWITCH SYSTEM SWITCH1 Type: VSWITCH Connected: 1 Maxconn: INFINITE PERSISTENT RESTRICTED NONROUTER Accounting: OFF VLAN Unaware State: Ready IPTimeout: 5 QueueStorage: 8 Portname: UNASSIGNED RDEV: 0103 Controller: DTCVSW2 VDEV: 0103 VSWITCH Connection: RX Packets: 0 Discarded: 17 Errors: 0 TX Packets: 0 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 RX Bytes: 0 TX Bytes: 0 Device: 0103 Unit: 000 Role: DATA Adapter Owner: BH3A NIC: 0104 Name: PORTVM1 RX Packets: 0 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 TX Packets: 0 Discarded: 0 Errors: 0 RX Bytes: 0 TX Bytes: 0 Device: 0106 Unit: 002 Role: DATA Things are different from yesterday. However, I am still unable to connect to BH3A via a PCOM session. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. **********************************************************************
