Re: Moving z/vm and zlinux volumes from old dasd to new dasd

2018-08-17 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
say ' ADDRESS COMMAND SALIPL' dev_addr >>say ' (' salp_opt >> end >> else do >>salp_opt = 'EXTENT 1 VOLID' vol_id , >> 'COMMENTS ? IPLPARMS' ipl_parm >> >>queue 'IPL Parameters Options are: ' >>queue 'CONS=

Re: Moving z/vm and zlinux volumes from old dasd to new dasd

2018-08-16 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
correct PDVOL=) .. then run SALIPL on the IPL volume to make the parms stick and not need SAIPL next time.. Scott Rohling On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 2:17 PM Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP] < jim.da...@primerica.com> wrote: > I have been tasked with moving our z/VM and zlinux file system volum

Re: Moving z/vm and zlinux volumes from old dasd to new dasd

2018-08-16 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
question Q IPLPARMS On Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 4:14 PM, Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP] < jim.da...@primerica.com> wrote: > I have been tasked with moving our z/VM and zlinux file system volume > from an old DASD system to a New DASD system. > All of my device numbers / unit addresses will cha

Moving z/vm and zlinux volumes from old dasd to new dasd

2018-08-16 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
I have been tasked with moving our z/VM and zlinux file system volume from an old DASD system to a New DASD system. All of my device numbers / unit addresses will change. I have been successful in moving all of the z/linux volumes. My problem is how to move the 6 VM volumes since the IPL text

Re: zLinux with HyperPAV

2018-03-22 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
When you use dasdfmt in linux add the -l volser option to reapply the VM volume label. When a full pack minidisk formatted with dasdfmt will look just like an z/OS volume with a vtoc with 1 - 3 datasets and can be backed up by DFDSS on a z/os system. -Original Message- From: Linux on

FW: Expand root filesystem, SLES 11

2016-01-25 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
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Re: Expand root filesystem, SLES 11

2016-01-25 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
This will not help you in your current situation. I always allocate a full mod3 volume as my root (boot) drive. After the system is built I fill the / directory with a dummy file such as KERNEL.DCSS.SEGMENT, that is all blanks but encrypted. It looks like a file with code it it. No one has been

Re: Expand root filesystem, SLES 11

2016-01-25 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
-Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of van Sleeuwen, Berry Sent: Monday, January 25, 2016 11:37 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Expand root filesystem, SLES 11 I have checked my /lib in a SLES11 SP3 and it's some 70M. Your

Re: New Subscriber's first question.

2016-01-20 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
I would like to thank all of the responders for all their suggestions as they were very helpful. Removing the xstore from the vm 630 solved the problem; paging dropped to near zero and aux storage usage has dropped to 1% from 96%. We are now using the z13 which has solved my cpu utilization

New Subscriber's first question.

2015-12-18 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
I am a systems programmer at Primerica Life Insurance. We have been running SLES linux under VM for nine years. We only have four production VMs on one lpar using a single IFL. We will be installing a Z13 in Jan 2016 which has required me to upgrade all SLES 10.3 VMs to SLES 11.4 and VM from 540

Re: New Subscriber's first question.

2015-12-18 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
My kernel parm has cmma=on. Is there a way to display that it is actually active? -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Bruce Hayden Sent: Friday, December 18, 2015 3:00 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: New Subscriber's first

Re: New Subscriber's first question.

2015-12-18 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
quot;free and wild" . Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 1:31 PM, Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP] < jim.da...@primerica.com> wrote: > Hi Bruce > > I had to backout the 630 upgrade while they finished upgrading their > apps to sles 11.4 which is running with very l

Re: New Subscriber's first question.

2015-12-18 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
at 1:12 PM, Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP] < jim.da...@primerica.com> wrote: > I am a systems programmer at Primerica Life Insurance. > We have been running SLES linux under VM for nine years. > We only have four production VMs on one lpar using a single IFL. > > We will be installing a Z13

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2015-12-18 Thread Davis, Jim [PRI-1PP]
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