I initially said "no" to layer 2 and eventually is ask me again if I want to enable layer 2....
Thanks, Alyce Enable OSI Layer 2 support? 1) Yes 2) No > 2 Please select the type of your network device. 1) OSA-2 or OSA Express 2) Hipersockets -------------------- 3) Channel To Channel (CTC) 4) ESCON 5) Inter-User Communication Vehicle (IUCV) > 1 Please choose the CCW bus interface. 1) QDIO 2) LCS > 1 Please choose the physical medium. 1) Ethernet 2) Token Ring > 1 0.0.0340 1731/01 0.0.0341 1731/01 0.0.0342 1731/01 Device address for read channel [0.0.0340]> 0.0.0340 Device address for write channel [0.0.0341]> 0.0.0341 Device address for data channel [0.0.0342]> 0.0.0342 Portname to use [osasles10]> osasles10 Enable OSI Layer 2 support? 1) Yes 2) No > 2 Please select the type of your network device. 1) OSA-2 or OSA Express 2) Hipersockets -------------------- 3) Channel To Channel (CTC) 4) ESCON 5) Inter-User Communication Vehicle (IUCV) > * * * End of Fi -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SLES10 Client > While implementing the SLES exec for the SLES10 full-service server, it > asks for a MAC address. (I thought the MAC address was automatically > assigned. Why is it asking for a static address?) We are using OSA > GB-EXP. You should respond no to the layer 2 prompt here. Nothing in the setup process needs layer 2 access. In general, it's asking so that it correctly identifies the interface you want to use. CP generates a random MAC for the last 3 bytes of any virtual interface (the first 3 bytes are set by MACPREFIX in SYSTEM CONFIG), so if you are going to use the layer 2 function, it matches the virtual MAC to identify which interface to use.
