I concur, the Vswitch is the way to go. You get the best of both worlds, all of the guests connect to an internal LAN service and they all look like they are on the same network as z/VM.
On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 16:15, Lionel Dyck wrote: > we are once again embarking on a linux on zseries pilot and our mainframe > network folks are arguing about things (z/vm routing or use direct to > linux for the route) while our network engineers are saying no static > routing period. > > what i'd like is your recommendations on what the best setup would be for > the following: > > 1 z900 IFL > 1 OSA Express GB > 1 z/VM 5.1 > 4 to 20 SuSE linux servers > > I'm assuming a vlan is the way to go but networking is not my forte. > > Thanks for any suggestions. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lionel B. Dyck, Systems Software Lead <>< > Kaiser Permanente Information Technology > 25 N. Via Monte Ave > Walnut Creek, Ca 94598 > > Phone: (925) 926-5332 (tie line 8/473-5332) > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sametime: (use Lotus Notes address) > AIM: lbdyck > > Notice: This message (including any attachments) contains confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is > protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should > delete this message. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying or distribution > of this message, or taking of any action based upon it is strictly > prohibited. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina Illustro Systems International rsmrcina at illustro.com Catch the WAVV! Update your zSeries skills in 4 days. WAVV 2005 in Colorado Springs, CO May 20-24, 2005 For details see http://www.wavv.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
