Re: HMC Second IP Address

My guess exactly.  It's a closed box for good reasons!

                                                                       
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IBM Support will Indeed point in the right direction: "Keepa da hands
inna da pockets and watcha da blinkin lights!"  :-)

 - Larry

Chris Payne wrote:
> I would listen to Larry on this one, since he seems to know what he is
> talking about and I have never in my life touched a HMC. All I know it
> that it is very possible in Linux. Perhaps if you talked to IBM support
> they could point you in the right direction.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces+cpayne=thecrowngrp.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces+cpayne=thecrowngrp.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Larry Bolhuis
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 1:53 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: HMC Second IP Address
>
> I don't want to discourage you from trying this but you will fail. This
> needs to be done in Linux with the IFCONFIG commands and editing of the
> various files in /etc/sysconfig/networking..... directories. Go for it.
>
> However, IBM has all this locked down because messing with the IP config
>
> of the box in any way except that prescribed by IBM (i.e. the GUI) is
> fraught with peril. Meaning you may lose connectivity to your System i,
> and that wouldn't be good.
>
> Don't ask me how I know this.... :o)
>
> - Larry
>
> Andy Youens wrote:
>
>> Do you know where this is specified Chris?
>>
>> Can find only where one address can be entered.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Andy Youens | Senior IBM Consultant | formaserve systems ltd
>>
>> Unless IBM has done something to prevent it, a Linux machine (like the
>> HMC) can have multiple IP addresses on a single interface.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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