Re: z/Linux cloning

2008-08-29 Thread Robert J Brenneman
this process may still work for you: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp3871.html -- Jay Brenneman -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message:

Buggered up zipl.conf file

2008-08-29 Thread Rakoczy, Dave
All, Being a zLinux Newbie I'm following Chapter 7. (installing and configuring SLES10) in the 'z/VM and Linux on IBM System z The Virtualization Cookbook' Step 7.5.13 identifies modifications to make to the zipl.conf file. Well... Here's where the problem lies... I fat fingered the

YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Fargusson.Alan
Has anyone ask Novell why YAST fails to grow a logical volume that has an ext3 filesystem on it? I would, except we don't have support. __ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email from the State of

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread John McKown
On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Fargusson.Alan wrote: Has anyone ask Novell why YAST fails to grow a logical volume that has an ext3 filesystem on it? I would, except we don't have support. I don't either, but what error are you getting when you do the resize2fs (or whatever it is you are using to

AUTO: Marcel Bootsman is on holiday. (returning 22-09-2008)

2008-08-29 Thread Marcel Bootsman
I am out of the office until 22-09-2008. I have no access to my email. Contact Hans Wijngaard/Erik Bakker/Dick Jorna for urgent matters, Note: This is an automated response to your message Re: z/Linux cloning sent on 29/8/08 19:35:04. This is the only notification you will receive while this

Re: Buggered up zipl.conf file

2008-08-29 Thread Adam Thornton
On Aug 29, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Rakoczy, Dave wrote: Can anyone offer any insight on how I can save this install without starting all over again? Boot from a rescue system, chroot to the new disk, edit, run zipl. Adam -- For

Re: Buggered up zipl.conf file

2008-08-29 Thread Michael MacIsaac
Dave, See section 12.4 - Rescuing a Linux system. Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO

Re: Buggered up zipl.conf file

2008-08-29 Thread RPN01
Boot up your install system, and define the network. Get things up to the point that ssh is started. Then log in via ssh, mount your real Linux system's filesystem and once everything is in place beneath this mount point, do a chroot to the mountpoint. Then edit your zipl.conf file, and re-run

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Marcy Cortes
Works for me. Just did that a couple of days ago. With Yast. On SLES 10 SP 2. Volume still mounted too. Marcy This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose,

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Mark Post
On 8/29/2008 at 2:54 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Fargusson.Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone ask Novell why YAST fails to grow a logical volume that has an ext3 filesystem on it? It should work just fine on systems that are at SLES10 SP2 or later, and the file system itself

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Mark Post
On 8/29/2008 at 3:01 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], John McKown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 29 Aug 2008, Fargusson.Alan wrote: Has anyone ask Novell why YAST fails to grow a logical volume that has an ext3 filesystem on it? I would, except we don't have support. I don't

Re: Help with network settings on z/Linux

2008-08-29 Thread Eric Hunter
How do you set the MTU so high? I'm trying to play with super jumbo frames on a SLES10 guest under Z/VM and it doesnt appear to allow an MTU value larger than 12256: db1:~ # ifconfig hsi0 mtu 12257 SIOCSIFMTU: Invalid argument db1:~ # ifconfig hsi0 mtu 12256 db1:~ # ifconfig hsi0 mtu 16384

Re: Buggered up zipl.conf file

2008-08-29 Thread Wayne Henley
If you have another zLinux guest running, you can link the disk from the DOA image and repair your zipl.conf, chroot and run zipl. Rakoczy, Dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Being a zLinux Newbie I'm following Chapter 7. (installing and configuring SLES10) in the 'z/VM and Linux on IBM

SHARE 111 Presentations on linuxvm.org

2008-08-29 Thread Mark Post
Cross-posted to ibm-main, ibmvm, and linux-390. I've uploaded a whole boatload of Linux and z/VM-related presentations from SHARE 111 in San Jose to the linuxvm.org website. (About 53 so far) http://linuxvm.org/Present/#share111 Lots of good stuff there. Thanks to all the presenters for

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Fargusson.Alan
It says that it can't grow a mounted filesystem, however it give that message if the filesystem is unmounted. From the command line I can do a lvexpand, then ext2online, then the filesystem does grow even if it is mounted. I may have the command names wrong, as I am not at work right now.

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Fargusson.Alan
I forgot to say I am on SLES 10 SP1. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Marcy Cortes Sent: Fri 8/29/2008 12:08 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM. Works for me. Just did that a couple of days ago. With Yast. On SLES

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Fargusson.Alan
So if I upgrade from SP1 to SP2 it still won't work? -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Mark Post Sent: Fri 8/29/2008 12:09 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM. On 8/29/2008 at 2:54 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED],

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Fargusson.Alan
It doesn't work from the YAST panels. I suppose this is because it is SP1. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Mark Post Sent: Fri 8/29/2008 12:10 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM. On 8/29/2008 at 3:01 PM, in

Re: YAST fails to grow an ext3 FS on LVM.

2008-08-29 Thread Mark Post
On 8/29/2008 at 5:40 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Fargusson.Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So if I upgrade from SP1 to SP2 it still won't work? It might, or it might not. The support was put into YaST with SP2, but some ext3 file systems created prior to SP2 had (something I don't know

Re: [IBMVM] SHARE 111 Presentations on linuxvm.org

2008-08-29 Thread Michael MacIsaac
Mark, I've uploaded a whole boatload of Linux and z/VM-related presentations from SHARE 111 ... An amazing array of presentations. This is a great resource. Thanks for your tireless work! Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061