I hope someone can confirm for me the difference between OSA2 and OSA3. Next week I will be receiving a z10 to replace a z9. For the sake of simplicity lets say I had 1 OSA2. That would be 2 ports or 2 CHPIDs. On those CHPIDs I have 3 addresses each CHPID 1 100-103 - CHPID 2 200-203. Each CHPID is attached to a different network. So I know in TCPIP if I want to go to one network I use a specific set of addresses and if I want to go to the other network I use the other set of address.
Now the z10 is coming. The OSA2 has been replaced with an OSA3 1000-baseT -2P. So now I have 1 CHPID with 2 ports. *IF*, and it's a big IF, I understand how it works, I can still create the 2 address ranges on the 1 CHPID. Port 0 goes to one network, Port 1 goes to another network. Then I use the PORTNAME parameter on the Device Statement to determine which network I want to get to. What I'm having a hard time with is now is how do I associate which port number is which PORTNAME. -- Mark Pace Mainline Information Systems 1700 Summit Lake Drive Tallahassee, FL. 32317
