Alan, Where do I find this z/VM Connectivity book?
Thanks, Billy On 16 Feb 2010 at 15:55, Alan Altmark wrote: > On Tuesday, 02/16/2010 at 01:20 EST, Billy Bingham > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Risking the old saying that it's better to have someone think you're > stupid > > than to open your mouth and remove all doubt... but :) > > > > I'm confused about Vswitches on z/VM... sorta. I know you define the > Vswitch in > > the System Config file, but does the TCPIP guest running on z/VM also > use that > > Vswitch or does TCP/IP use it's own OSA connection and other Liniux > guests (In > > this case) use the Vswitch? Is there a 'cookbook' available for setting > up > > Vswitches? > > > > Any hints and tips appreciated. > > Billy, if you haven't already done so, please look at the z/VM > Connectivity book. > > I suggest that TCPIP be given a virtual NIC on the VSWITCH rather than > dedicating an OSA for these reasons: > 1. VSWITCH has better OSA stall detection than TCPIP > 2. No need for dynamic routing daemon and VIPA > 3. No need for additional IP addresses > 4. Reduces the temptation to share OSA ports (VSWITCH + TCPIP) > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott >
