Use the Network Ports page to view information on the network ports
that are provided by the operating system template. You can also change the
description of the network ports.
Introduction
The Ports field
on the left of the page provides a list of all available
network ports. The operating system instance inherits the
port information from the master operating system on which it is based. The
information displayed in all other fields on the Network Ports page applies
to the port selected in this field.
Fields
- Ports
- Select the port for which you want to view information. The content of
the Ports page changes according to the port you have selected in this field.
- Virtual Address
- Virtual device number of the network adapter. You cannot edit this field.
- Adapter type
- One of the following:
- OSA
- if the port is a HiperSocket or a real port on an OSA-Express
or OSA-Express 2 card.
- Guest LAN
- if the port is a virtual port on a z/VM guest LAN. A guest
LAN is an emulated local area network (LAN) segment that can be shared by
guest virtual machines on the same z/VM system.
- VSWITCH
- if the port is on a virtual switch. You cannot edit this field.
- Protocol
- The I/O protocol used for communication with the network adapter. This
field is not applicable to OSA or HiperSockets. You cannot edit this field.
- Properties
- Settings associated with the port, for example, network interface names
and IP addresses. These settings are specific to the type of operating system.
- Device Number
- For OSA devices only: Three device numbers that correspond to the required
control read, control write and data channels. The virtual device numbers
are the numbers used by the virtual server and the real numbers are the numbers
used in the I/O configuration of the System z9 or zSeries hardware. You cannot edit this field.
- Description
- Optional: You can type a description of the port in this field.
- Save
- Saves all changes you have made on any of the
notebook pages.
- Refresh
- Refreshes all fields on all notebook
pages with their current values and discards any changes you have not already
saved.