Using the hardware is optional, there's a software implementation too. Some smaller lpars may not have enough cpu share to drive the software process though in Ported Tools 1.1, I know that this was the case with some of our sandbox lpars that experienced chronic timeouts. IBM remedied this in Ported Tools 1.2 with the new variable _ZOS_SSH_PRNG_CMDS_TIMEOUT.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: May 5, 2011 8:55 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: "Under z/OS Unix" On Thu, 5 May 2011 08:55:15 -0400, Rob Schramm wrote: >I might understand (due to "I don't want to set it up") not setting up >SSH. But are there any installations not running TCP/IP these days? > I should add we have SSH installed but not successfully configured on some of our systems because we lack the (separately priced? Am I correct?) hardware feature required for /dev/random. The mind boggles; z/OS /dev/random uses a PRNG, and for that specialized hardware is necessary? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
