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Virtual Networking Maintenance Levels for z/VM 5.3.0

 


z/VM 5.3.0 Maintenance Levels

RSU Level APAR PTF Brief Description
None c'V530' Base n/a z/VM 5.3.0 GA support
0702RSU c'v531' VM64220
UM32064
Soft ABEND ERM001 followed by ABEND FRE016.
0801RSU c'v532' VM64281
UM32270
Virtual Switch port isolation -- allows guests to be isolated from internal traffic on the VSWITCH.
0901RSU c'v533' VM64277
UM32407
New function: OSA-Express3 4-port Gigabit Ethernet support
0901RSU c'v534' VM64463
UM32565
New function: Virtual Switch (VSWITCH) Port Isolation.
None c'v535' VM64471
UM32615
New function: Network Diagnose Support.

z/VM 5.3.0 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.

RSU APAR PTF Brief Description
None Base n/a z/VM 5.3.0 GA support
0703RSU VM64239
UM32140
ABEND FRE016 during reset processing for a Layer 2 virtual NIC interface.
0801RSU VM64330
UM32223
VSWITCH related problems
- ABEND SXA004. DETACH VSWITCH fails to release storage.
- Program exceptions using Diagnose x'26C' with invalid parameters.
0802RSU VM64016
UM32239
PRG006 HCPLCK HCPMPASX called with bad register 8
0802RSU VM64322
UM32210
Message HCPSWS2799E VSWITCH change is not allowed
0901RSU VM64497
UM32497
VDEVs ignored on VSWITCH CONTROLLER configuration statement.
0901RSU VM64502
UM32482
PEVM64277 CPSYNTAX incorrect for VSWITCH RDEV and PORTNUM.


This document is maintained by:

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