I've found a lot of times when I just want to flip the huge red Security
switch to the OFF position and test something quickly. It's especially
noticeable when you're creating large numbers of guests and want them to all
have access to a particular vswitch. If it were a physical machine I'd plug
it into the first Ethernet port I could find just to get connectivity and do
the test (security be damned).
ks
On 2/10/06, Alan Altmark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Friday, 02/10/2006 at 09:45 CST, Rich Smrcina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Third...
> >
> > Michael MacIsaac wrote:
> > >> How about an "all or nothing" solution, for example:
> > >>
> > >> CP DEFINE/SET VSWITCH switchname .... UNRESTRICTED
> > > I will second that motion ...
>
> Youse guyz are killing me. You mean, just ANYONE can couple to it? They
> can access the external network without your permission?!? That is the
> same as giving a class G user the ability to ATTACH an OSA subchannel to
> themselves. Eeeeewwwww!
>
> I'd be happier if Linux would issue better messages like "You're not
> COUPLEd to the Guest LAN or VSWITCH, or dedicated OSA cable is unplugged."
> rather than making you guess what's wrong, or better virtual NIC
> diagnostic messages:
> HCP1234E Guest activation of <vaddr> failed: NIC not coupled to
> Guest LAN or VSWITCH
> followed by one of:
> HCP1235E Last COUPLE <vaddr> TO SYSTEM <switchname> failed: Not
> authorized
> or HCP1236E COUPLE has not been issued for <vaddr>
> or HCP1237E COUPLE has not been issued for <vaddr>; NICDEF does not
> specify a Guest LAN or VSWITCH name
>
> We already issue a "not authorized" message when a COUPLE or NICDEF
> authorization fails, but I guess no one is seeing those messages? Surely
> leaving the barn door open is not the right way to ensure the horse gets
> fed? ("And stop calling me Shirley..." ta-dum)
>
> Alan Altmark
> z/VM Development
> IBM Endicott
>
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