VM65042: Z/VM CP SUPPORT FOR VSWITCH HIPERSOCKETS BRIDGE

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• z/VM CP Support for VSwitch HiperSockets Bridge
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of z/VM networking that wish to    *
  *                 exploit the VSwitch HiperSockets Bridge.     *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY PTF                                    *
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  This APAR, VM65042, and corresponding TCP/IP APAR, PM46988,
  provide networking support for the z/VM HiperSockets Bridge.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• With the PTFs for APARs VM65042 and PM46988 on z/VM V6.2, the
  z/VM virtual switch is enhanced to transparently bridge a guest
  virtual machine network connection on a HiperSockets LAN
  segment. This bridge allows a single HiperSockets guest virtual
  machine network connection to also directly communicate with the
  following:
  - Other guest virtual machines on the virtual switch
  - External network hosts through the virtual switch OSA UPLINK
    port
  
  On the z196 D/T2817 and z114 D/T2818 at driver level D93
  (with MCL updates), an IQD (HiperSockets) CHPID can now
  be configured for the bridge function (External_Bridged).
  Alternatively, for use in the Unified Resource Manager
  environment, an IQD CHPID can be configured as managed
  (IEDN_Access), which also includes bridge capability. Using the
  new z/VM virtual switch Bridge Port will allow a managed IQD
  CHPID to bridge to a physical intraensemble data network (IEDN)
  via an OSX adapter, or allow a conventional (not managed) IQD
  CHPID to bridge to a network connected by an OSA (OSD) adapter.
  
  Links at the z/VM web site
    http://www.vm.ibm.com/zvm620/
  contain further information about hardware and software
  requirements to use the HiperSockets bridge, including the
  minimum MCL level and minimum Linux levels.
  
  Also, the z/VM 6.2.0 publications at the z/VM web site
    http://www.vm.ibm.com/library/
  have been updated with the publication changes for this support.
  
  See SC24-6174-03 Connectivity, Chapter 7,
  "Bridging a HiperSockets LAN with a z/VM Virtual Switch"
  for a complete description of this new support.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UM33691 UM33690

Modules/Macros

• CBITABLE CHPID    CONTROLL CPLOAD   HCPACC
  HCPACO   HCPADQ   HCPALU   HCPARD   HCPARP   HCPCBI   HCPCCN
  HCPCFA   HCPCKP   HCPCPL   HCPCSIBK HCPDGQ   HCPDTV   HCPDVTYP
  HCPEQUAT HCPETHBK HCPHCD   HCPIGA   HCPIMT   HCPIOX   HCPIPHBK
  HCPIPM   HCPIPN   HCPIPP   HCPIPX   HCPIPY   HCPIQE   HCPIQQ
  HCPIQR   HCPLAN   HCPLANBK HCPLLN   HCPLLNBK HCPLLT   HCPLLX
  HCPMCH   HCPMDLAT HCPMEO   HCPMEP   HCPMES   HCPMESA  HCPMESB
  HCPMLM   HCPMNO   HCPMONEQ HCPMPA   HCPMVN   HCPMXD   HCPMXD$
  HCPMXI   HCPMXRBK HCPMXX   HCPMYN   HCPNDF   HCPNDMBK HCPNDQ
  HCPNET   HCPNIC   HCPNICBK HCPNID   HCPNIDBK HCPOM1   HCPQOS
  HCPRDEV  HCPRLU   HCPRP    HCPSCFBK HCPSLMBK HCPSWA   HCPSWB
  HCPSWC   HCPSWD   HCPSWF   HCPSWG   HCPSWH   HCPSWI   HCPSWIBK
  HCPSWM   HCPSWP   HCPSWQ   HCPSWR   HCPSWS   HCPSWU   HCPSWV
  HCPSWY   HCPSYS   HCPSYSCM HCPSZK   HCPSZL   HCPTSM   HCPTTA
  HCPTTABK HCPTTI   HCPTXO   HCPUCP   HCPUCQ   HCPVDEV  HCPVIR
  HCPVLC   HCPVLCBK HCPVLF   HCPVLQ   HCPVLS   HCPVLU   HCPVME
  HCPVNC   HCPVNCBK HCPVNS   HCPVOT   HCPVQA   HCPVQB   HCPVQR
  HCPVQS   HCPVQT   HCPVQU   HCPZSI   HCP2793E HCP2830I HCP2832E
  HCP2834E HCP2838I HCP3022E HCP3045E HCP3048I HCP3049E HCP6706E
  MRIODBPA MRIODBPD MRIODBPS MRIODQDA MRIODQDD MRMTRQDC MRSYTEPM
  MRVNDLSD MRVNDLSU MRVNDSES NIC      OSA      PORT     VMLAN
  VSWITCH
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CP

• Fixed component ID

  568411202

Applicable component levels

• RA62 PSY UM33690

     UP12/11/20 P 1202

• R620 PSY UM33691

     UP12/04/10 P 1202

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