Re: Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Vswicth

2008-12-01 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 12/1/2008 at 9:35 PM, Thomas Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I already have linux servers connecting to a Layer3 vswitch, what do > I need to do to them to allow a change to a Layer2 vswitch? >From Linux: - Take the interface down - Take the interface offline >From z/VM: - Uncouple

Dec 3 Live Virtual Class - Big Blue Goes Green: Update on Project Big Green

2008-12-01 Thread Pamela Christina in snow-free Endicott NY
Here's a pdf flyer about the lvc/webcast in case you want it... http://www.vm.ibm.com/education/lvc/lvcf1203.pdf And you can find links on the VM events calendar http://www.vm.ibm.com/events/ and on the education/lvc page... http://www.vm.ibm.com/education/lvc/ Regards, Pam C --

Dec 3 Live Virtual Class - Big Blue Goes Green: Update on Project Big Green

2008-12-01 Thread Pamela Christina in snow-free Endicott NY
Cross-posted to IBMVM, IBMMAIN, and Linux390 listservs for those who who are interested in these complimentary web casts about System z. There is no charge to participate in this technical education session What's new and different about this LVC ? 1 - This is the first System z LVC that will be

Re: RHEL 2.4 on Z9

2008-12-01 Thread John Summerfield
David Boyes wrote: I could be wrong, but I think the first 390-enabled RHEL was RHEL 3.x. 2.4 is really, really ancient. I think you are wrong; I seem to recall a 2.1 for 390 and a 2.1 beta for 390x. I also think that was a 2.2 kernel. Long may it RIP. -- Cheers John -- spambait [EMAIL PR

Re: Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Vswicth

2008-12-01 Thread Thomas Kern
If I already have linux servers connecting to a Layer3 vswitch, what do I need to do to them to allow a change to a Layer2 vswitch? /Tom Kern David Boyes wrote: > On 12/1/08 7:24 PM, "Thomas Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Is the default vswitch configuration a Layer2 or Layer3? > > Layer 3

Re: Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Vswicth

2008-12-01 Thread David Boyes
On 12/1/08 7:24 PM, "Thomas Kern" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is the default vswitch configuration a Layer2 or Layer3? Layer 3, unless informed otherwise. > How do we > define one or the other? Use the TYPE ETHERNET parameter on the DEFINE command to get a layer 2 VSWITCH. ---

comments on LVM and partitioning

2008-12-01 Thread Rick Troth
LVM is what partitioning always wanted to be when it grew up. I strongly recomment that people use LVM instead of partitioning. But remember: both partitioning and LVM effect the layering of a crude filesystem below your "real" filesystems. (yet another layer) So sometimes you might want to use ne

Re: Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Vswicth

2008-12-01 Thread Thomas Kern
Is the default vswitch configuration a Layer2 or Layer3? How do we define one or the other? /Tom Kern David Boyes wrote: > On 12/1/08 3:53 PM, "Bernie Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi List, >> Newbie wants to know the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 vswitch ? > > Layer 3 (as implemen

Re: Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Vswicth

2008-12-01 Thread David Boyes
On 12/1/08 3:53 PM, "Bernie Wu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi List, > Newbie wants to know the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 vswitch ? Layer 3 (as implemented in VM) deals only with IPv4 and IPv6 packets, and some processing is offloaded from the guest (ARP, etc). Layer 2 deals with fu

Re: Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Vswicth

2008-12-01 Thread Alan Altmark
On Monday, 12/01/2008 at 03:54 EST, Bernie Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi List, > Newbie wants to know the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 vswitch ? > When to use layer 2 or the other ? > Advantages of layer 2 over layer 3 ? Layer 2: Each virtual NIC's MAC address is visible on the exte

Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 Vswicth

2008-12-01 Thread Bernie Wu
Hi List, Newbie wants to know the difference between layer 2 and layer 3 vswitch ? When to use layer 2 or the other ? Advantages of layer 2 over layer 3 ? TIA Bernie Wu The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confide

Re: RHEL 2.4 on Z9

2008-12-01 Thread Eric Sammons
I'll chime in here, RHEL 3 on s390 was not pretty. I highly suggest you go to at least RHEL 4, the later the better (4.7 is the latest); if possible go to RHEL 5. -Eric On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:09 PM, Patrick Spinler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 >

Re: RHEL 2.4 on Z9

2008-12-01 Thread David Boyes
I could be wrong, but I think the first 390-enabled RHEL was RHEL 3.x. 2.4 is really, really ancient. -- db On 12/1/08 12:47 PM, "Stahr, Lea" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do we have a RHEL 2.4 available for my Z9? Is anyone using it today? > > Lea Stahr > Senior Systems Engineer >L

Re: Layer 2

2008-12-01 Thread William Carroll
Also just a note You need to use at least RHEL4.6 to install layer2 rh. There's a bug in pripy released that does not recognize layer2 in anaconda. 4.6 fixed this William Carroll, Sent from my iPhone 3G On Dec 1, 2008, at 2:19 PM, Brad Hinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's a document on i

Re: Layer 2

2008-12-01 Thread Brad Hinson
Here's a document on installing using layer2 on RHEL: http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-10539 For an installed guest, change /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0: remove the line: ARP=no add the line: OPTIONS="layer2=1" And as Marcy noted, if using VSWITCH, make sure it's defined with

Re: RHEL 2.4 on Z9

2008-12-01 Thread Patrick Spinler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stahr, Lea wrote: > Do we have a RHEL 2.4 available for my Z9? Is anyone using it today? > I assume you mean a redhat enterprise with a linux kernel revision of 2.4, yes? Because RHEL 2 is only ever released up to RHEL 2.1 As it happens, RHEL 3 is t

RHEL 2.4 on Z9

2008-12-01 Thread Stahr, Lea
Do we have a RHEL 2.4 available for my Z9? Is anyone using it today? Lea Stahr Senior Systems Engineer Linux and zLinux Navistar, Inc. 630-753-5445 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / ar

Re: Ipl in SUSE 10 SP2

2008-12-01 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 11/30/2008 at 10:22 AM, David Boyes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wild guess: you just somehow changed the disk subsystem, probably to a new > box? The default method for identifying disks in SLES10 was by-id, which > hardcoded a id value for specific media into the fstab. If you changed the

Re: Ipl in SUSE 10 SP2

2008-12-01 Thread Hugo Luis Vitelli
Thank you very much, I am going to check it. bye. Hugo Luis Vitelli Mainframe Server Management System Support - Solutions Delivery IBM Global Services SSA Hipolito Yrigoyen 2149 ? CP (B1640HFQ) Modulo ?A? - Martinez ? Pcia Bs. As. - Argentina Mai