Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 - FOR IBM S-390 AND IBM ESERVER ZSERIES, Installation Manual

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• Set the device online:
# echo 1 /sys/bus/ccwgroup/drivers/qeth/<read_device_bus_id>/nline
• Define the alias.
Based on the type interface being added, add a line to
/etc/modprobe.conf
that is like one
of the following:
hsi<n> alias qeth
eth<n> alias qeth
tr<n> alias qeth
• Create a configuration script.
Create a file in
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
with a name like one of the following:
ifcfg-hsi<n>
ifcfg-eth<n>
ifcfg-tr<n>
The file should look like this:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
# IBM QETH
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=static
HWADDR=00:06:29:FB:5F:F1
IPADDR=9.12.20.136
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
ONBOOT=yes
NETTYPE=qeth
SUBCHANNELS=0.0.09a0,0.0.09a1,0.0.09a2
TYPE=Ethernet
Based on the type interface being added, the DEVICE parameter should be like one of the
following:
DEVICE=hsi<n>
DEVICE=eth<n>
DEVICE=tr<n>
• Activate the device.
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