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Status Submitted
Workspace IBM i
Categories Networking
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 10, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Link Aggregation NIC adapter replacement without service interruption

When replacing a NIC that is part of an Ethernet Link Aggregation configuration, it is necessary to temporarily disable the Line description on IBMi OS. As a result, the IP address is deactivated, making a service outage unavoidable.Although Power servers support active maintenance of NIC adapters at the hardware level, the need to stop services during NIC replacement remains a challenge in terms of maintainability.Ethernet Link Aggregation is a simple configuration method that allows for easy NIC redundancy.We would like to see improvements to prevent IP address deactivation during NIC replacement.
IBM business impact statement
This will be a selling point for customers who are hoping for continuous operation with IBMi.　Daito Trust Construction is currently using the IBMi system with the E1080, and they have expressed a strong desire for the above improvements.

Idea priority High
  • Admin
    Sabine Jordan
    Reply
    |     Apr 22, 2025

    The CEAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority Idea that is important to be addressed. They discussed that this is delivered with IBM i 7.6 - but shoud definitely ported back to 7.5 and 7.4

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual IBM Ideas on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your Idea.

    For more information about CEAC, see https://comeur.org/what-is-ceac/

    Sara Andres Caballero + Sabine Jordan - CEAC Program Managers

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 12, 2025

    Last week we had one link of a pair drop. We did not find any network problems; after scheduled IPL the link was up. We need a way to disable/enable individual links for trouble shooting, testing and maintenance.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 12, 2025

    Great idea +1

    I will bring up with CEAC

    Cheers Brad

    Steve Bradshaw
    IBM Champion, Member of CEAC, TD of i-UG.co.uk and Friendly Techie at RowtonIT.com 

     

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Add/Remove Ethernet Ports to AGG LIND without varying off LIND

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Description & Background: We are using Ethernet Link Aggregation in IBM i, each with two Ethernet ports aggregated. Due to some #EMX0 expansion drawer issues one of those Ethernet ports lost its link. For reliability reasons we tried to add a ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Submitted

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