Since this is a layer2 device, you need to: echo 1 > /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/qeth/0.0.0700/layer2
and then echo 1 > /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/qeth/0.0.0700/online When you create an ifcfg-eth* script, add the line: OPTIONS='layer2=1' (with the quotes) -Brad On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 12:03 -0500, Bhemidhi, Ashwin wrote: > We have few Z/VM Linux guest that we are evaluating for consideration. > We have both Redhat (evaluation) and Debian guest machines installed, > named svml09 and svml02 respectively. We need to 2 network interface > devices in the Linux guest machines for our home grown Linux application > to work. One the device talk IP and the other LLC over Ethernet. When we > installed both the Linux guest we only had 1 OSA CHPID( ID 2F, 600, > 601,602) allocated and available for the guest z/VM machines and during > the Linux guest installation the network device were detected and > configured as a part of the installation wizard in both the > distributions. Here is the trouble we are facing. We recently got > another OSA CHIPID 2C (0700, 0701, 0702) made available to the VM and > configured it as a layer 2 device and made them available to. Now we are > trying get the new network interfaces added and configured on both the > Linux guest but are unable. > > For the Redhat guest svml09 we followed the direction specified at > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/s390-multi-i > nstall-guide/s1-s390info-addnetdevice.html . When i try to bring the > network device online using the command > "echo 1 echo 1 /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/qeth/0.0.0700/online" and check > if the devices goes online the result of "cat > /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/qeth/0.0.0700/online" we get a result "0" > inidicating the device being offline. > > > Can anyone please point out what we are doing wrong and are how to > trouble shoot this issue. > > > Thank you, > Ashwin > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- Brad Hinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Technical Account Manager Red Hat, Inc. (888) 733-4281 x44198 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
