SLES12SP1 and X-windows keyboard
I installed SLES12SP1 and everything seemed to be working fine. When I log in, from the command prompt everything I type comes out correctly, however, when I bring up yast2 and bring up something that needs to be typed into, like the URL for a repository or a configuration setting or even just searching for something in the software manager, my keyboard doesn't type anything I try and mostly causes pop up menus to appear and no text. I have never had this problem before SLES12 and I'm using the same session configuration on my x-windows client and all my other instances... Is there something I can change in Linux or is it a x-windows client problem? Any ideas? Gene Walters System Programmer WV Office of Technology Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Bldg 6, Room B-110 Charleston, WV 25305 (304)957-8284 (304)558-1441 fax Work Hours: 6AM-2PM EST -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Network Problem installing SLES12 SP1
We are running VM 6.3 and I am attempting to install SLES12 SP1 from the VM reader using NFS like I have done with all other versions. I have copied the needed files into the RDR and execute the SLES12 EXEC I start the installation, enter the required info when it goes to setup the network connection: (Layer2) (Port 0) qeth.5cb8a3: 0.0.0600: The qeth device is not configured for the OSI layer requi red by z/VM qeth.5cb8a3: 0.0.0600: The qeth device is not configured for the OSI layer requi red by z/VM qeth.3acf0c: 0.0.0600: The qeth device driver failed to recover an error on the device qeth: irb : 00 c2 60 17 3f 0c c0 38 0e 00 10 00 00 80 00 00 ..`.?..8... . qeth: irb 0010: 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ... . qeth: sense data : 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 qeth: sense data 0010: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 qeth.3acf0c: 0.0.0600: The qeth device driver failed to recover an error on the device Could not set device 0.0.0600 online *** network configuration script failed (error code 2560) *** No network device found. Any ideas? Gene Walters System Programmer WV Office of Technology Data Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd East Bldg 6, Room B-110 Charleston, WV 25305 (304)957-8284 (304)558-1441 fax Work Hours: 6AM-2PM EST -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
IFL Question
I know this is a broad question, but When you add an additional IFL, does VM automatically start using it? Will all the Linux instances start using it? Or does some configuration need to be done within VM/Linux to make that happen? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: IFL Question
Thanks Alan. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 9:22 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: IFL Question On Tuesday, 07/14/2015 at 09:11 EDT, John McKown john.archie.mck...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, VM will automatically start using it. If you add the CPU while VM is up, then you may need to issue CP VARY ON PROC. Interesting. It doesn't need to be pre-defined in the LPAR definition on the HMC? The question was about VM and Linux, but no. In a miracle of engineering, you can add CPUs to LPARs without pre-definition. The Logical Processor Add task on the HMC has an option to temporarily add CPUs to the LPAR configuration. Alan Altmark Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant Lab Services System z Delivery Practice IBM Systems Technology Group ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 mobile; 607.321.7556 alan_altm...@us.ibm.com IBM Endicott
ECKD DASD Sizes
We are getting a new DASD box and are looking at what configuration we want for Linux. Right now, most of our disk is MOD-9. On the new box, we were thinking about MOD-27's. Is there a disadvantage to using the larger size? Are there any redbooks or papers that discuss this issue? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
VNC JavaSecurity Error
I am installing SuSE 11SP3, like I have done many times before, however this time when I get to the part where I bring up a web page and go to the new instance to start a VNC session, it tells me that my security settings wont let me run the old version of Java that is being downloaded from the VNC server(the new Linux instance). Any suggestions on getting around this? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
VM Monitor
We are in search of a good VM/Linux Monitor. Until recently, we had Velocity and were quite happy with it. Barton's group decided our shop was too small and not worth the hoops that our purchasing division wanted them to jump through, so now we need a new one. Any ideas? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3
Here you go: SR 3-6172513481 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Damian Gallagher Sent: Friday, September 07, 2012 10:55 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3 Just a note on why I need an SR. The workround isn't a secret, it's just that we have an enhancement request open to get this issue formally resolved, and every SR becomes a 'vote' on that enhancement, so the more distinct reports we have, the better. If you have this issue, open an SR, and ask for it to be directed to me. Cheers Damian -Original Message- From: Damian Gallagher [mailto:damian.gallag...@oracle.com] Sent: 06 September 2012 13:47 To: 'Linux on 390 Port' Subject: RE: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3 It's the new VKTM process, which has a very small wake up interval, keeping the process, and hence the guest active. Open an SR and I'll tell you how to work round it. Cheers Damian -Original Message- From: Walters, Gene P [mailto:gene.p.walt...@wv.gov] Sent: 06 September 2012 13:18 To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Subject: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3 We recently upgraded two of our Linux/Oracle instances from Oracle Database 10 to 11. Since that upgrade, they don't ever seem to drop out of Q3 in VM. Has anyone else experienced this and how can it be corrected? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3
We recently upgraded two of our Linux/Oracle instances from Oracle Database 10 to 11. Since that upgrade, they don't ever seem to drop out of Q3 in VM. Has anyone else experienced this and how can it be corrected? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3
Thanks for the info, I will open a SR -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Damian Gallagher Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 8:47 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3 It's the new VKTM process, which has a very small wake up interval, keeping the process, and hence the guest active. Open an SR and I'll tell you how to work round it. Cheers Damian -Original Message- From: Walters, Gene P [mailto:gene.p.walt...@wv.gov] Sent: 06 September 2012 13:18 To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Subject: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3 We recently upgraded two of our Linux/Oracle instances from Oracle Database 10 to 11. Since that upgrade, they don't ever seem to drop out of Q3 in VM. Has anyone else experienced this and how can it be corrected? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3
Yeah, I was planning on setting in on that. Thanks -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Damian Gallagher Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 12:22 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3 There's a webinar next week, where IBM (Dave Simpson, who wrote the white paper Dominic referenced), Oracle (me) and the zSeries Oracle SIG will be discussing this as one of the agenda items, details below Cheers Damian Oracle, IBM and the zSeries Oracle SIG will be holding a Webcast on September 11 th highlighting the latest information for Oracle Solutions and customer experiences on Linux running on IBM System z. This webcast is recommended for all customers involved with Oracle on this platform, including but not limited to, DBAs, developers and system administrators who are looking to get the most from their investment on System z. Please forward this invitation to all interested parties. About the SIG: The International zSeries Oracle Special Interest Group (SIG) is an organization of companies licensed for Oracle on Linux on System z and/or the z/OS operating systems on IBM System z hardware. There are no membership fees or obligations. Communications are done through mailings, emails and their website and annual user conference. For more information, please visit their website at www.zSeriesOracleSIG.org Here are some highlights and instructions for attending the upcoming event: Topics will include: Latest news from IBM and Oracle on Linux on System z Top ten Oracle on Linux on System z technical hot topics The mission of the zSeries Oracle Special Interest Group (SIG) Setting future SIG communication plans, conferences and technical exchanges When: September 11, 2012 Time: 9am PDT, 11am CDT, Noon EDT, 4pm GMT Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the call to provide registration information Replay: One hour after the call is completed in consideration of other geographies and availability. Dial in information: Inside the United States: 1-866-803-2143 Outside United States: Please reference the table below Passcode: IBM Oracle zSeries SIG Update For security reasons, the passcode will be required to join the call. Presentation: Will be available for download 24 hours prior to the webcast at: http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4968 Further information, including international dial in details, may be found here: http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4968 -Original Message- From: Walters, Gene P [mailto:gene.p.walt...@wv.gov] Sent: 06 September 2012 13:18 To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Subject: Oracle 11 not dropping from Queue 3 We recently upgraded two of our Linux/Oracle instances from Oracle Database 10 to 11. Since that upgrade, they don't ever seem to drop out of Q3 in VM. Has anyone else experienced this and how can it be corrected? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Web Filtering Software
Is anyone running web filter software on a Linux Instance on the Z?? If so, what are you using? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Oracle SOA
Hello all, We have a user that is setting up Oracle SOA on one of our SuSE 10 SP4 instances. I don’t have any experience with it. Since they have installed it, I have been watching and it doesn’t seem to ever drop from Q3. The oracle Database's we have running all seem to share pretty well, but this one doesn’t. Does anyone on here have experience with it? Is there any parameter changes we can make to get it to drop from Q3 some? Thanks
VTL with Linux
Is anyone on the list running Linux and doing backups to a Virtual Tape Library? If so, how are you doing tape management? VM? Linux? Thanks Gene -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: DIAG
I just tried that on a couple of DASD's and rebooted, but still doesn't show up in yast as being used. Is there a way I can check it outside of yast? Here is one of the device configs: STARTMODE=auto MODULE=dasd_eckd_mod MODULE_OPTIONS= MODULE_UNLOAD=yes # Scripts to be called for the various events. # If called manually the event is set to 'up'. SCRIPTUP=hwup-ccw SCRIPTUP_ccw=hwup-ccw SCRIPTDOWN=hwdown-ccw SCRIPTDOWN_ccw=hwdown-ccw # DASD_USE_DIAG selects whether DIAG access mode # should be activated for this device DASD_USE_DIAG=1 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 1:08 PM To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Subject: Re: DIAG On 4/25/2011 at 07:17 AM, Walters, Gene P gene.p.walt...@wv.gov wrote: I've got an instance using SuSE 10 SP1 with oracle 10g on it. I noted that Oracle was complaining that the DASD response was slow, so I started looking around. I noted that even though I had checked Use DIAG when I set the DASD up, when I go back in and look, it now says no in Use DIAG, and when I re-mark it to use it, when I go back in, it's back to no. What am I missing? Is there some good documentation someone can point me to for using it? I believe that's a YaST bug. To enable DIAG on that device, edit the /etc/sysconfig/hardware/hwcfg-* file and add the following line: DASD_USE_DIAG=1 It's possible to get that put into effect without rebooting, but it will be easier just to reboot. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: DIAG
I already did that, but I can't see where it tells me it's using diag. These are two I changed: 0.0.0a81(ECKD) at ( 94: 8) is dasdc : active at blocksize: 4096, 1802880 blocks, 7042 MB 0.0.141c(ECKD) at ( 94:12) is dasdd : active at blocksize: 4096, 1802880 blocks, 7042 MB Two I didn’t change: 0.0.173e(ECKD) at ( 94:40) is dasdk : active at blocksize: 4096, 1802880 blocks, 7042 MB 0.0.173f(ECKD) at ( 94:44) is dasdl : active at blocksize: 4096, 1802880 blocks, 7042 MB -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Stephen Powell Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:57 AM To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Subject: Re: DIAG On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 06:46:31 -0400 (EDT), Gene P Walters wrote: I just tried that on a couple of DASD's and rebooted, but still doesn't show up in yast as being used. Is there a way I can check it outside of yast? cat /proc/dasd/devices -- .''`. Stephen Powell : :' : `. `'` `- -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
DIAG
I've got an instance using SuSE 10 SP1 with oracle 10g on it. I noted that Oracle was complaining that the DASD response was slow, so I started looking around. I noted that even though I had checked Use DIAG when I set the DASD up, when I go back in and look, it now says no in Use DIAG, and when I re-mark it to use it, when I go back in, it's back to no. What am I missing? Is there some good documentation someone can point me to for using it? Thanks Gene -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: I/O Error
That was the first place I looked, but there was nothing of note. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Edmund R. MacKenty Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 2:15 PM To: LINUX-390@vm.marist.edu Subject: Re: I/O Error On Friday, September 17, 2010 02:06:14 pm you wrote: I had a user report the following error: Received an error on Mainframe partition (wvlnx4): ORA-01114: IO error writing block to file 504 (block # 46209) Is there a Linux log that I can look at that will show me any DASD I/O errors? Try /var/log/messages. - MacK. - Edmund R. MacKenty Software Architect Rocket Software 275 Grove Street - Newton, MA 02466-2272 - USA Tel: +1.617.614.4321 Email: m...@rs.com Web: www.rocketsoftware.com -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
Re: Moving native linux
Did you run zipl and mk_initrd? -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Paul Meier Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:26 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Moving native linux So can anyone help me on this? I am still stuck. When I copy the volumes and then IPL from the new UCB It will only recognize the old volumes but I have changed everything in zipl.conf and fstab. One of my thoughts is that I need to change dasd_mod. During boot I get these messages: Starting udevd Creating devices Loading dasd_mod Loading dasd_eckd_mod *Activating DASDs: 0.0.e3ee:0* This tells me there is something I still need to change, however I do not know where to edit dasd_mod. I assumed it was in /etc/modprob.conf but it is not. How can I change this to activate the new DASD at UCB 0.0.4058 I have read Mark Posts response to this. But I do not know how to update your parmfile is this something different than zipl.conf and fstab? http://linuxvm.org/info/HOWTOs/dumprest.html On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Paul Meier pm.mli...@gmail.com wrote: Oh and we are not moving the LPAR but the DASD we are booting from. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Paul Meier pm.mli...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the heads up. The addresses of the disks will be different and we do not have VM. Will changing the references to by-path allow me to change then the UCB addresses to the correct new ones? The disk will be completely mirrored over to a new one on a different box. On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:46 AM, David Boyes dbo...@sinenomine.netwrote: What would I need to change to make sure this works. First thing, download and run www.sinenomine.net/download/sane-dasd-update to change the by-id references you have in your /etc/fstab to by-path BEFORE you lose the old disks. The way things are now, your system is irrevocably linked to the physical disk ids it's installed on, and it WILL NOT BOOT if you copy it to another disk. If you can, get them to define the disks at the same addresses in the new LPAR. Then you can shut down the Linux system completely, and use ADRDSSU or DDR (if you have VM) to copy the disks over. FSTAB has entries but they seem to be only the last two digits of the 4 character hex UCB. For example: /dev/disk/by-id/ccw-HTC.5500010957.4c14.ee-part1 Where the UCB is E4EE. Second I know I can use vgexport for the lvm, but would that be all? Lastly how can I check if hyper-pav is enabled? Thanks! -Paul -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Oracle Application Server
Can anyone point me to some documentation on, or fill me in on, how Oracle Application Server performs on an IFL? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: Safety Reminder: If you are planning disk upgrades, make sure you switch your Linux guests to by-path IDs in /etc/fstab BEFORE you switch
I guess I should have been paying more attention to the list before I added more DASD to one of my guests. Yes, I have done exactly this, except I compounded it. Thinking I was smart, I mounted the disk to another instance, changed the way it was mounted, to by-path, in the fstab, and did a mkinit_rd and zipl. Well, I shouldn't have done that. Now, when it boots, it thinks it needs the dasd to the other instance. Does mkinit_rd create a backup when it runs? Is there a way back without doing a complete restore? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
IPL parms
Is it possible to put in IPL parms when you type IPL in VM? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: Safety Reminder: If you are planning disk upgrades, make sure you switch your Linux guests to by-path IDs in /etc/fstab BEFORE you switch
Ok, I restored my root partition back to the way it was this morning. Basically I was going to add DASD, so I took the guest down. I added the dasd to the user direct, and re-ipl'd. When it started coming back up, instead of loading the init from dasdb1, which was what it was doing before, it tried to load it from dasda1, even though the dasd I added had a higher device number. I went back in and took the dasd back, but the same problem persisted. I've about lost my mind trying different things, but I can't get it to look for the root on dasda1. Can you pass the root= statement via a parm from VM? -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:39 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Safety Reminder: If you are planning disk upgrades, make sure you switch your Linux guests to by-path IDs in /etc/fstab BEFORE you switch On 8/22/2008 at 10:08 AM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED] .gov, Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I guess I should have been paying more attention to the list before I added more DASD to one of my guests. Yes, I have done exactly this, except I compounded it. Thinking I was smart, I mounted the disk to another instance, changed the way it was mounted, to by-path, in the fstab, and did a mkinit_rd and zipl. Well, I shouldn't have done that. Now, when it boots, it thinks it needs the dasd to the other instance. Does mkinit_rd create a backup when it runs? Is there a way back without doing a complete restore? No, mikinitrd doesn't create a backup. That's left up to you. I'm not quite understanding your problem, so I'm not able to suggest a way out just yet. Can you be more explicit about what was in your fstab before, what is in it now, and what leads you to believe your broken guest is expecting to access DASD from the other guest? Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: IPL parms
May I should have phrased my question better, I'm losing my mind. Is there a way to pass a Linux boot parm, when typing IPL from VM, such as IPL 1490 root=/dev/dasda1 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of van Sleeuwen, Berry Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:37 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: IPL parms Gene, IPL 190 PARM AUTOCR or whatever parm you'd like to have. Or in case of a guest OS such as VM IPL CLEAR LOADPARM 0009. Regards, Berry. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walters, Gene P Sent: vrijdag 22 augustus 2008 18:33 To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: IPL parms Is it possible to put in IPL parms when you type IPL in VM? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: IPL parms
HCPCLT1013E An invalid operand was supplied for LOADPARM - ROOT=/DEV/DASDA1 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Frazier Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:01 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: IPL parms Did you try - IPL 1490 LOADPARM root=/dev/dasd1 ? What happened? Walters, Gene P wrote: May I should have phrased my question better, I'm losing my mind. Is there a way to pass a Linux boot parm, when typing IPL from VM, such as IPL 1490 root=/dev/dasda1 -- Stephen Frazier Information Technology Unit Oklahoma Department of Corrections 3400 Martin Luther King Oklahoma City, Ok, 73111-4298 Tel.: (405) 425-2549 Fax: (405) 425-2554 Pager: (405) 690-1828 email: stevef%doc.state.ok.us -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: DFDSS Backups
Well, it's kind of hard to tell where a question like this should be addressed. Since I am the Linux person in our shop, and management typically think that I should know the answers to these type of question, I can appreciate that you feel it doesn't belong here, but I feel it belongs here as much as on the VM list or Z/OS list(if there is one). A lot of the people on this list don't just wear a linux hat. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:26 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: DFDSS Backups On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:41 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED] ov, Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -snip- I don't know that they use CPFORMAT to format the DASD before telling me it's available. Should they? Yes, since that is what will make the volume available to z/OS. Just a note, but questions like this are far better addressed on the IBMVM mailing list. While there's a good amount of overlap in subscribers between that list and this one, there's still move VM expertise on IBMVM than here. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
DFDSS Backups
We use DFDSS to do preliminary full volume backups of Linux volumes. In doing so, we have had a few problems backing up some of our mod-9's that we setup as minidisks, as opposed to dedicated. For some reason, some of our volumes will show a z/os dataset name such as LINUX.VLX114B.PART0001.NATIVE, some do not show a z/os dataset name at all. It is the one that do not show a z/os dataset name, that we have problems backing up. When I do an fdasd with the P option on the problem volumes, it looks like this: Cylinders . 10016 Tracks per cylinder ... 15 Blocks per track .. 12 Bytes per block ... 4096 Volume label .. VOL1 Volume serial . LX1047 Max partitions 3 -- tracks --- Device start end lengthid system /de/dasdc1 2 150239 150238 1 Linux Native The S option shows me Device .. /dev/dasdc Volume label VOL1 Volume serial ... LX1047 /dev/dasdc1 - LINUX.VLX1047.PART0001.NATIVE How does that name get generated on the Z/OS side? Why does it get generated on the Z/OS side for dedicated dasd, but not for mini-disks? How can I get it on the Z/OS side for the mini-disks? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: DFDSS Backups
Sorry for the delay in responding. My old PC was disposed of and I got a new one. I don't know that they use CPFORMAT to format the DASD before telling me it's available. Should they? Anyway. I found this excerpt from the DFSMSdss Storage Administration Guide, from the chapter on Linux Dump and Restore. The disk label, VOL1, indicates that a z/OS system can process this volume Mine all have VOL1 as their Disk Label, so I guess I'm still confused. From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Mark Post Sent: Tue 6/24/2008 9:37 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: DFDSS Backups On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 8:01 AM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We use DFDSS to do preliminary full volume backups of Linux volumes. In doing so, we have had a few problems backing up some of our mod-9's that we setup as minidisks, as opposed to dedicated. For some reason, some of our volumes will show a z/os dataset name such as LINUX.VLX114B.PART0001.NATIVE, some do not show a z/os dataset name at all. It is the one that do not show a z/os dataset name, that we have problems backing up. -snip- How does that name get generated on the Z/OS side? It is created by running the Linux dasdfmt and fdasd commands. Why does it get generated on the Z/OS side for dedicated dasd, but not for mini-disks? Because for mini-disks, the z/VM systems programmer does not allocate cylinder 0 to the Linux guest. So, when Linux writes the VTOC on what it thinks is cylinder 0, it is really writing it somewhere else. How can I get it on the Z/OS side for the mini-disks? It should have been created by z/VM when it was CP formatted by the z/VM systems programmer. If it was not, they need to look at how they're initializing the volumes. Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: DFDSS Backups
Anyway. I found this excerpt from the DFSMSdss Storage Administration Guide, from the chapter on Linux Dump and Restore. The disk label, VOL1, indicates that a z/OS system can process this volume Mine all have VOL1 as their Disk Label. We have tried Full Volume Dumps as well, and they fail. We typically do the dasdfmt and take the default it gives us of two(2) for where to start. From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Stewart Thomas J Sent: Tue 6/24/2008 9:36 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: DFDSS Backups I struggled with this too. The full-pack disks for Linux write out a semi-standard VTOC that z/OS understands so it can see the various partitions as data sets that it can backup individually. If the minidisk starts anywhere other than cyl 0, Linux will put a VTOC there but it isn't in the right spot for z/OS to find it (not at cyl 0), so no data set names show up. Did you see this section in the DFSMS manual? That's where I eventually found some of this explanation when I was trying this out. http://tinyurl.com/6cj6rm We ended up just taking full volume dumps if needed and not trying to use the data set name. Although to make this easier we only give each Linux whole disks. This might have to change as disk sizes get larger. __ Tom Stewart Infrastructure Analyst John Deere - z/OS Support Services __ -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LJ Mace Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 7:54 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: DFDSS Backups I'll try to answer some of the question. How does that name get generated on the Z/OS side? When the pack is backed-up the jcl has a specific pack ddname associated with it ie(DSN=PROD.BACKUP.FULLVOL.VMUS01(+1) and in your case LINUX.VLX1047.PART0001.NATIVE and this is more than likely a full volume backup. Also they are pointed to a specific vol ser in your case I'll guess the pack name is VLX1047 This is usually a gdg so after a certain number of backups older ones roll off Then next two questions I'll take a stab at: I going to assume the mini disks are only a portion of your 3390 so I'm going to guess that the mini disks are backed-up but on a different vol ser or it is a logical backup . This means that only a portion/certain dataset is pulled(backed-up) but I don't know how this could be unless your z/os guys are backing up certain cyl/trk numbers. We do full pack backups here. I hope this helps Mace --- On Tue, 6/24/08, Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DFDSS Backups To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 8:01 AM We use DFDSS to do preliminary full volume backups of Linux volumes. In doing so, we have had a few problems backing up some of our mod-9's that we setup as minidisks, as opposed to dedicated. For some reason, some of our volumes will show a z/os dataset name such as LINUX.VLX114B.PART0001.NATIVE, some do not show a z/os dataset name at all. It is the one that do not show a z/os dataset name, that we have problems backing up. When I do an fdasd with the P option on the problem volumes, it looks like this: Cylinders . 10016 Tracks per cylinder ... 15 Blocks per track .. 12 Bytes per block ... 4096 Volume label .. VOL1 Volume serial . LX1047 Max partitions 3 -- tracks --- Device start end lengthid system /de/dasdc1 2 150239 150238 1 Linux Native The S option shows me Device .. /dev/dasdc Volume label VOL1 Volume serial ... LX1047 /dev/dasdc1 - LINUX.VLX1047.PART0001.NATIVE How does that name get generated on the Z/OS side? Why does it get generated on the Z/OS side for dedicated dasd, but not for mini-disks? How can I get it on the Z/OS side for the mini-disks? Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED
LVM problem. Lost VG info
I'm already having a bad day. I took one of our Linux Instances down to add more disk space to it. Everything went fine. I used Yast2 to add the new volumes to the VG. Now when I IPL, it cant find the volume group. I ran a PVSCAN, and it shows all my physical volumes are associated to an unknown VG. I've looked at several commands, but I guess I just don't understand. Hopefully my data is not lost. Is there a way to rebuild the VG? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info
Yes, a VGscan tells me ERROR vg_read_with_pv_and_lv() cant get data of volume group oraclevg from physical volumes. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR) Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:04 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info Did you try a vgscan? James Chaplin Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM zLinux Base Technologies, Inc (703) 921-6220 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walters, Gene P Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:58 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: LVM problem. Lost VG info I'm already having a bad day. I took one of our Linux Instances down to add more disk space to it. Everything went fine. I used Yast2 to add the new volumes to the VG. Now when I IPL, it cant find the volume group. I ran a PVSCAN, and it shows all my physical volumes are associated to an unknown VG. I've looked at several commands, but I guess I just don't understand. Hopefully my data is not lost. Is there a way to rebuild the VG? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info
I actually did mkinitrd and zipl and ipl'd, formatted and then did yast. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RPN01 Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:05 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info After adding the new DASD, did you run mkinitrd and zipl, to fold them into the boot configuration? I think that on RedHat, you also have to add them to the parm line in the zipl.conf file This is the last step in adding DASD, and the one that I've forgotten way too many times. Given that it has to happen, my question is why YaST doesn't perform the mkinitrd and zipl commands itself as part of the process. I know that you can attach DASD temporarily, but it would seem simple enough to do the commands again when you take DASD out of the configuration as well It's just way too easy to forget to do. -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation.~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW/V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ -^^-^^ In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different. On 6/17/08 7:58 AM, Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm already having a bad day. I took one of our Linux Instances down to add more disk space to it. Everything went fine. I used Yast2 to add the new volumes to the VG. Now when I IPL, it cant find the volume group. I ran a PVSCAN, and it shows all my physical volumes are associated to an unknown VG. I've looked at several commands, but I guess I just don't understand. Hopefully my data is not lost. Is there a way to rebuild the VG? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info
This is on sles8, so I don't have the lscss command, but when I try the vgchange -ay it cant find any volume groups. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Szefler Jakub Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:05 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info Have you all disks online ? Issue command : lscss and check it. After then you can try: vgscan vgchange -ay Best regards, Jakub Szefler Administrator zOS/zVM -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walters, Gene P Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:58 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: LVM problem. Lost VG info I'm already having a bad day. I took one of our Linux Instances down to add more disk space to it. Everything went fine. I used Yast2 to add the new volumes to the VG. Now when I IPL, it cant find the volume group. I ran a PVSCAN, and it shows all my physical volumes are associated to an unknown VG. I've looked at several commands, but I guess I just don't understand. Hopefully my data is not lost. Is there a way to rebuild the VG? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info
No problem. I have tried vgcfgrestore to the version before I added the dasd to no avail. I'm not sure what favorite tools to use to read that. Any suggestions? -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RPN01 Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:10 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info Also note that the information necessary to recreate the LVM environment should be stored in the first few blocks of any of the PV devices (I think there's actually about five copies there.) Use your favorite tool to read the physical device, and you should be able to extract the information you need to re-build the environment. Sorry if the other message was a false start, but you didn't say if you could actually see the physical devices, and it was the first thought that came to me -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation.~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW/V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ -^^-^^ In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different. On 6/17/08 8:03 AM, CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you try a vgscan? James Chaplin Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM zLinux Base Technologies, Inc (703) 921-6220 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walters, Gene P Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:58 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: LVM problem. Lost VG info I'm already having a bad day. I took one of our Linux Instances down to add more disk space to it. Everything went fine. I used Yast2 to add the new volumes to the VG. Now when I IPL, it cant find the volume group. I ran a PVSCAN, and it shows all my physical volumes are associated to an unknown VG. I've looked at several commands, but I guess I just don't understand. Hopefully my data is not lost. Is there a way to rebuild the VG? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info
I finally got it working again. My initial attempts to restore didn't work, but after going back to the second backup, it did restore and was able to find the VG. I really appreciate everyone's responses. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR) Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:33 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info Were you able to verify that the device is online? If lscss is unavailable, go to the dev directory: Determine the device number (say 204) either from an lsdasd or cat /proc/dasd/devices cd /sys/bus/ccw/drivers/dasd-eckd/0.0.0204 cat online . . . .if value zero (offline), then echo 1 online James Chaplin Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM zLinux Base Technologies, Inc (703) 921-6220 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walters, Gene P Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:15 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info This is on sles8, so I don't have the lscss command, but when I try the vgchange -ay it cant find any volume groups. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Szefler Jakub Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:05 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM problem. Lost VG info Have you all disks online ? Issue command : lscss and check it. After then you can try: vgscan vgchange -ay Best regards, Jakub Szefler Administrator zOS/zVM -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Walters, Gene P Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:58 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: LVM problem. Lost VG info I'm already having a bad day. I took one of our Linux Instances down to add more disk space to it. Everything went fine. I used Yast2 to add the new volumes to the VG. Now when I IPL, it cant find the volume group. I ran a PVSCAN, and it shows all my physical volumes are associated to an unknown VG. I've looked at several commands, but I guess I just don't understand. Hopefully my data is not lost. Is there a way to rebuild the VG? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
LVM Question
I did a pvscan, and it shows that I have 4 active and 3 inactive PV's that belong to volume group oraclevg. My question is, how does a PV become inactive, and is it really in my VG if it says inactive? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: LVM Question
The funny thing is when I go into yast, those inactive volumes don't show as being in any VG, it just has -- for the group name. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:12 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: LVM Question On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 1:07 PM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED] .gov, Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's what I see when I do the PVSCAN pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- ACTIVE PV /dev/dasdc1 of VG oraclevg [2.29 GB / 0 free] pvscan -- ACTIVE PV /dev/dasdd1 of VG oraclevg [2.29 GB / 0 free] pvscan -- ACTIVE PV /dev/dasde1 of VG oraclevg [2.29 GB / 0 free] pvscan -- ACTIVE PV /dev/dasdh1 of VG oraclevg [6.87 GB / 24 MB free] pvscan -- inactive PV /dev/dasdk1 of VG oraclevg [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV /dev/dasdl1 of VG oraclevg [6.87 GB / 6.87 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV /dev/dasdm1 is in no VG [6.88 GB] pvscan -- total: 7 [34.39 GB] / in use: 6 [27.51 GB] / in no VG: 1 [6.88 GB] Ok, that looks fine. The inactive just means that no Physical Extents (PEs) have been allocated on the new volumes yet. You've got 24MB left on your dasdh1 PV, so if you create a 30MB logical volume and re-run the pvscan, it should show one of the new volumes as being ACTIVE (most likely dasdk1). Mark Post -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
VDISK and SLES8
Can V-disk's be used with SLES8? I have a couple of Linux instances that are still running version 8 of SuSE, and have been trying to get it to use V-disk's for swap. I can get the V-Disk's to show up under the dasd devices, but Partition manager won't show them on it's list. Am I missing something? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: VDISK and SLES8
Yes, I added them to the zipl.conf and ran zipl, then did a mk_initrd for good measure. That's when they at least showed up in the dasd devices list, but they still won't show up in Partition manager. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:42 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VDISK and SLES8 Are the device numbers in zipl.conf? Walters, Gene P wrote: Can V-disk's be used with SLES8? I have a couple of Linux instances that are still running version 8 of SuSE, and have been trying to get it to use V-disk's for swap. I can get the V-Disk's to show up under the dasd devices, but Partition manager won't show them on it's list. Am I missing something? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: VDISK and SLES8
No problem. Actually, I have and use SWAPGEN, on SLES9 and SLES10, and they work fine. This is the first time I have actually tried it on version 8. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:00 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VDISK and SLES8 Oops... I apparently missed that part of your message. Typically to use Vdisk swap we use a free utility from Sine Nomine called SWAPGEN. It will put a swap signature on the device for you. All you would need to do in Linux is identify the disk in /etc/fstab as swap and Linux will use it. SWAPGEN runs from the PROFILE EXEC and can either create the virtual disk for you or reuse a virtual disk that was created based on the directory entry. Go to www.sinenomine.net and search for SWAPGEN. Walters, Gene P wrote: Yes, I added them to the zipl.conf and ran zipl, then did a mk_initrd for good measure. That's when they at least showed up in the dasd devices list, but they still won't show up in Partition manager. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rich Smrcina Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 10:42 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: VDISK and SLES8 Are the device numbers in zipl.conf? Walters, Gene P wrote: Can V-disk's be used with SLES8? I have a couple of Linux instances that are still running version 8 of SuSE, and have been trying to get it to use V-disk's for swap. I can get the V-Disk's to show up under the dasd devices, but Partition manager won't show them on it's list. Am I missing something? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- Rich Smrcina VM Assist, Inc. Phone: 414-491-6001 Ans Service: 360-715-2467 rich.smrcina at vmassist.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: Oracle 10g on SuSE 10
Thanks for everyone's responses. Thanks to Denny from IBM, I have got it working. I'll explain my problem and solution, so that it may help someone in the future. Oracle's instructions tell you that you need patch 6007358(from metalink). Following their instructions, you do the 10g install(which gives you many errors), then put on 6007358. That didn't work, I still couldn't run the dbca or netca. Denny Pointed me to an IBM Redbook Tech Note, Installing Oracle 10gR2 on SLES10 Linux on System z - July 10, 2007, which says Run the OUI for 10.2.0.2 on SLES10 until you get the link error. Do not exit. Open a separate window to install the patch. Just leave the OUI running while you install patch 6007358 from another window. After installing the patch return to the OUI and click Retry. This worked for me and I am now able to configure and start a database. Gene Walters Systems Programmer WV Office of Technology 304-558-5914 x58284 Fax 304-558-1441 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Friesenegger Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 10:21 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Oracle 10g on SuSE 10 Section 5.2 of the Oracle 10gR2 Release Notes ( http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/relnotes.102/b25399/toc.htm ) has the answer which is very hard to find... 5.2 Oracle Universal Installer Operating System Prerequisite Checks If you are installing Oracle Database 10g on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, then the current version of Oracle Universal Installer does not recognized these operating systems as supported operating systems and does not perform the installation.\\ There are 2 workarounds listed. HTH, Michael Friesenegger Linux/Open Source Technical Specialist email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cell: 303-249-0817 Novell, Inc. SUSE(r) Linux Enterprise 10 Your Linux is ready* www.novell.com/linux On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 8:08 AM, in message [EMAIL PROTECTED] .gov, Walters, Gene P [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone had any luck installing Oracle 10G on a SuSE 10 instance? I've been trying for several days without any luck. I know it's been certified by Oracle, but I can't get it to work using their documentation. Gene Walters Systems Programmer WV Office of Technology 304-558-5914 x58284 Fax 304-558-1441 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Oracle 10g on SuSE 10
Has anyone had any luck installing Oracle 10G on a SuSE 10 instance? I've been trying for several days without any luck. I know it's been certified by Oracle, but I can't get it to work using their documentation. Gene Walters Systems Programmer WV Office of Technology 304-558-5914 x58284 Fax 304-558-1441 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: Education announcement - VM and Linux Performance Workshop
Barton, Do you have any plans to offer an East Coast schedule for the workshop? I could probably arrange for a classroom, if anyone else would be interested, and of course you would be willing. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of barton Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 3:17 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Education announcement - VM and Linux Performance Workshop We have finalized the 2008 schedule for the VM and Linux Performance Workshop. See http://velocitysoftware.com/seminar/workshop.html; for details. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Versions
Great, thanks -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edmund R. MacKenty Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:13 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Versions On Thursday 31 January 2008 13:09, Walters, Gene P wrote: We are running several versions of SuSE on our IFL. I am trying to make a list of what we are running. I went into each Instance and did a cat /proc/version, but that shows me the kernel level. How can I either find the SuSE version, or equate that kernel level to a specific SuSE version? Management wants this list and they don't understand kernel versions..lol Do a cat /etc/*release command. Most Linux systems have a file matching that pattern that describes the distro. My SLES 9 box has this: SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (s390x) VERSION = 9 Also, how can I tell if it is 32-bit or 64-bit. The uname -m command will output s390 on a 31-bit system, or s390x on a 64-bit system. - MacK. - Edmund R. MacKenty Software Architect Rocket Software, Inc. Newton, MA USA -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
SuSE Versions
We are running several versions of SuSE on our IFL. I am trying to make a list of what we are running. I went into each Instance and did a cat /proc/version, but that shows me the kernel level. How can I either find the SuSE version, or equate that kernel level to a specific SuSE version? Management wants this list and they don't understand kernel versions..lol Also, how can I tell if it is 32-bit or 64-bit. Thanks -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
