>Just for grins, try defining the LPAR as ESA/390 and see what you get (pretty good chance it will work). Then you (and your CE) will have some ammo when you place the service call. ;)
Funny thing. When I go out and change LINUXONLY to ESA390 on the GENERAL tab, the options for selecting IFL processors on the PROCESSOR tab disappear. "An Optimist is just a pessimist with no job experience." - Scott Adams Gordon W. Wolfe, Ph.D. Boeing Enterprise Servers 425-865-5940 > ---------- > From: Vic Cross > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 5:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Using crypto cards with Linux > > On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Wolfe, Gordon W wrote: > > > The interesting thing is that these items show up on the other LPARS > > running VM, but not for the IFLs. the other LPARs are set to "ESA/390" > > whereas the IFL domains are set to "Linux Only". > > There is a cryptic note in one of the Redbooks or manuals (sorry I don't > have the reference handy, but I'm almost positive it's in the Redbook) > that states that it is not possible to define crypto cards to an LPAR > which is set as "Linux Only". The reference indicated that the > restriction applied only to a certain z900 with a particular microcode > level, but perhaps not... I first saw this reference nearly twelve months > ago, so a lot may have changed. > > > I thought perhaps maybe crypto doesn't work on IFLs, but previous > > messages on these lists indicate that it does > > I was about to say "yes, it definitely does", until I realised that the > processor I was thinking of was using all-CPs at the time that crypto was > working... > > If the "Linux Only" restriction is indeed true, then it would imply that > it is not possible to use crypto on IFLs. However, I'd be surprised if > updating the microcode on the machine didn't fix it right up. If you're > already up to date, well... > > > My CE and I are obviously missing something. Anyone have any idea what > > it might be? > > Just for grins, try defining the LPAR as ESA/390 and see what you get > (pretty good chance it will work). Then you (and your CE) will have some > ammo when you place the service call. ;) > > Other than that, it should all Just Work. Load the z90crypt driver, and > run the test programs given in the Redbook -- you should get good results. > > Cheers, > Vic Cross > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
