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Virtual Networking Maintenance Levels for z/VM 5.2.0

 

z/VM 5.2.0 Maintenance Levels

RSU Level APAR PTF Brief Description
None c'V520' Base n/a z/VM 5.2.0 GA support
0501RSU c'V521' VM63735 UM31530 Allow specification of VLAN ranges.
0501RSU c'V522' VM63847 UM31559 ABENDIOL008 When OSA devices are detached from the VSWITCH controller.
0601RSU c'V523' VM63867 UM31576 Storage shortage. z/VM not flushing NDMBKs
0601RSU c'V524' VM63895 UM31613 LINUX guest cannot reconnect to network
0602RSU c'v525' VM63871 UM31684 Abend LCK001 when defining too many virtual NICS from a LINUX guest.
0701RSU c'v526' VM63784
 UM31737
 New function: GVRP VSWITCH support

Together with z/VM TCP/IP APAR PK08444 this provides support for GVRP (GARP VLAN Registration Protocol). GVRP is exclusive to OSA-Express hardware on D/T2094 (System z9 EC Server) and D/T2096 (System z9 BC Server).

0701RSU c'v527' VM63850
 UM31738
 New function: IPv6 HiperSockets simulation.
0701RSU c'v528' VM63989
 UM31879
 COUPLE may fail with msg HCPNDF6011E when using an ESM for VMLAN authorization and DEFINE NIC is used to replace a NIC created by the NICDEF statement.
0701RSU c'v529' VM64051
 UM31881
 Unexpected IDX Termination error after a NIC is uncoupled from a VSWITCH or Guest LAN.
0701RSU c'v52A' VM64054
 UM31883
 HiperSockets LAN may drop untagged frames sent to a host with the VLAN option configured.
0701RSU c'v52B' VM64069
 UM31884
 VSWITCH reports HCPSWU2832E OSA EXPRESS DEVICE xxxx STALL DETECTED for no apparent reason.
0701RSU c'v52C' VM64076
 UM31886
 ABENDSXA004 with many NDMBKs in storage when a guest becomes non-dispatchable.
SYSROUTE of VM64105.
0701RSU c'v52D' VM64119
 UM31929
 Decrease in VSWITCH thru put rates possible.
0702RSU c'v52E' VM64143
 UM31973
 ABENDHTT001 - translation exception at HCPIPX + X'CFC'
0702RSU c'v52F' VM64144
 UM31989
 ABENDHTT001 - translation exception at HCPARP + X'3AC'
0702RSU c'v52G' VM64162
 UM32042
 HCPIPN2833E Error 'E00A'X Adding IP address for VSWITCH
0702RSU c'v52H' VM64188
 UM32046
 ABEND HTT001 on CP TRSOURCE with type LAN specified.
0702RSU c'v52I' VM64220
 UM32039
 Soft ABEND ERM001 followed by ABEND FRE016.
0802RSU c'v52J' VM64281
 UM32269
 New function: Virtual Switch port isolation -- allows guests to be isolated from internal traffic on the VSWITCH.
0901RSU c'v52K' VM64277
 UM32624
 New function: OSA-Express3 4-port Gigabit Ethernet support

z/VM 5.2.0 Additional Service for VSWITCH and Guest LAN users

The following APARs are not assigned a unique maintenance level. These updates are recommended for CP systems where Guest LAN and Virtual Switch features are being used.

AND
RSU APAR PTF Brief Description
None Base n/a z/VM 5.2.0 GA support
0801RSU VM64330
 UM32222
 VSWITCH SETIPs stay in LOCAL mode.
0802RSU VM64016
 UM32238
 PRG006 HCPLCK HCPMPASX called with bad register 8
0901RSU VM64502
 UM32624
 PEVM64277 CPSYNTAX incorrect for VSWITCH RDEV and PORTNUM

This document is maintained by: 

Mary Ellen Carollo
z/VM Development
maryelln@us.ibm.com