Geert wrote: > Wouldn't it be great if System_identifier didn't have to be > based on the CPU-id and LPAR-number. Why not provide > a way to specify a System_identifier_default in the > LPAR-definitions on the HMC, or via > SAPL? Then, if you don't override it in the SYSTEM > CONFIG, that will be > the System_Identifier that VM will use.
Seems neat. > That way you could set the System_identifier value even > before VM starts up. And then, if RSCS, TCP, etc, would > all use the System_identifier instead of SYSTEM NETID, > then you wouldn't need to worry about CPU-ids > anymore when you move to another CPU for > whatever reason (DRP, new hardware, another LPAR,...). Which is fine if you only have one instance of these machines. When you get into multiple instances and "logical VM systems" (to use a phrase I heard a lot) then you need to have some way of getting the user identified to the right set of machines when he/she logs on. -- Rod
