How can a hipersocket device be enabled on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

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Issue

How can a hipersocket device be enabled on Red Hat Enterprise Linux?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux all versions

Resolution

  1. Attach the hipersocket devices to the guest in z/VM. Make sure to add them to the user directory so that they are persistent.
  2. Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add the following line:

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