You can reserve a specific IP address by adding it to the Occupied
IP Addresses list in the Connection Properties window. This prevents others
from using that particular IP address.
Complete the following
steps to add
an IP address to the list of occupied IP addresses:
- If it is not started already, start the Server Complexes
task for the z/VM system you want to work with.
- Click Action → z/VM Networking Properties.
- In the z/VM Networking Properties window, select the LAN, OSA,
or VSWITCH tab.
- Select the connection whose properties you want to edit.
- Click Edit → Edit Properties to open the Connection
Properties window.
- Click Add to open the Occupied IP Address Properties window.
- In the Occupied IP Address field, type the occupied IP address.
This field is mandatory and its value must be within the IP address range
for that connection (as defined in the Connections Properties window).
- (Optional) In the Guest field, type the name of the Linux guest system that owns the occupied IP
address.
- (Optional) In the Interface field, type the network interface
name of the above Linux guest system.
- Click OK to accept changes and close the Occupied IP Address
Properties window.
- Click OK to accept changes and close the Connection Properties
window.
- Click Action→Save in the z/VM Networking Properties
window.
Note: You can also use the Edit and Remove buttons in
the Connection Properties window to update or remove an occupied IP address.