LAN channel station device driver

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 LPAR mode z/VM guest

The LAN channel station device driver (LCS device driver) supports Open Systems Adapters (OSA) features in non-QDIO mode.

Table 1 shows the supported OSA-Express features.

Table 1. The LCS device driver supported OSA features
Feature z15® z14 and z14 ZR1 z13® and z13s®
OSA-Express7S 1000Base-T Ethernet Not supported Not supported
OSA-Express6S 1000Base-T Ethernet 1000Base-T Ethernet Not supported
OSA-Express5S 1000Base-T Ethernet 1000Base-T Ethernet 1000Base-T Ethernet
OSA-Express4S 1000Base-T Ethernet 1000Base-T Ethernet 1000Base-T Ethernet

The LCS device driver supports automatic detection of Ethernet connections. The LCS device driver can be used for Internet Protocol, version 4 (IPv4) only.