is intended to make it easy to persistently add and remove HiperSocket Adapters and Open System Adapters (OSAs) that are in QDIO mode. In addition to bringing the adapter online or offline, it will also create or delete the necessary udev rules for the adapter.
.SHPARAMETERS
.IPread_channel
The device number of the read channel of the adapter. Takes the form x.y.ssss.
.IPwrite_channel
The device number of the write channel of the adapter.Takes the form x.y.ssss.
.IPdata_channel
The device number of the data channel of the adapter.Takes the form x.y.ssss.
.RS
where
.RS
.Bx
is always 0 until IBM creates something that uses that number.
.RE
.RS
.By
is the logical channel subsystem (lcss) number. Most often this is 0, but it could be non-zero.
.RE
.RS
.Bssss
is the four digit subchannel address of the device, in hexidecimal, with leading zeros. If entered in upper/mixed case, this is automatically converted to lower case.
.RE
.RE
.RS
.RE
.RE
.IPonline
Either a literal 1 to bring the adapter online or a literal 0 to take it offline
.SHOPTIONALPARAMETERS
.IP-i
Configure IP takeover
.IP-l
Configure Layer 2 support
.IP-f
Force creation of udev rules, do not check values in /sys. Requires -t to be specfied.
.IP"-t CARDTYPE"
The type of card being configured. Valid values are: qeth, hsi, or osn.
.IP"-o ""Values"""
General/arbitrary QETH options, separated by spaces
.IP"-n portnumber"
QETH port number to use, 0 or 1. Only needed for real, not virtual devices.
.IP"-p portname"
QETH Portname to use. Only needed if sharing a real OSA with z/OS.
