Actually, I¹ve never formatted minidisks before giving them to a Linux guest. Dasdfmt works just fine for me, without any prep at all. Are you actually seeing a problem, or just making an assumption?
-- .~. Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\ RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW / ( ) \ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ ----- "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but ³Join the story... Ride Ural.² in practice, theory and practice are different." On 11/30/07 9:34 AM, "Mike Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > OK, time to show my Linux ignorance... > > I've never understood why Linux needs CMS to format the MDISK before Linux > formats it. What a waste of I/O's (even if z _does_ perform I/O VERY, VERY > quickly!). What a waste of time, and what a set of cludgy processes. > > What's the deal? Why can't dasdfmt just format what it's given without CMS > having to "prep" it? What would it take to change dasdfmt to do so? > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent > the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. > > > > "Stracka, James (GTI)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> 11/30/2007 > 08:57 AM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> > > > To > [email protected] > cc > Subject > Re: Formatter forz/Linux Minidisk from CMS > > > > > Kludge yes, one pack; no. Because of striping we would need at least thirteen > differently sized template minidisks. Unless we could format just one very > large minidisk and image copy as little as needed. I believe CMS gets just a > little bent out of shape if one did this. Would not z/Linux too? > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Imler, Steven J > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 9:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Formatter forz/Linux Minidisk from CMS > > Kludgy workaround ... > > Can you "correctly" format one "template" pack ... then use HiDRO DUPLICATE > (or DDR) to clone the pack with the end result being that the packs are > pre-formatted for the z/Linux guests? > > JR (Steven) Imler > CA > Senior Software Engineer > Tel: +1 703 708 3479 > Fax: +1 703 708 3267 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Stracka, James (GTI) > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 09:39 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Formatter forz/Linux Minidisk from CMS > > Does anyone have or know of a utility that will z/Linux format a minidisk from > CMS? > > We have a requirement to format many minidisks for z/Linux usage. Many > z/Linux routines flood the console if we just give the guests unformatted > minidisks. We have been CMS formatting them before sending them to the > z/Linux guests, where it might be days before the owners z/Linux format them. > I would like to be able to z/Linux format the minidisks from CMS before giving > the disks to the guests. > > > This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or > proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the > sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, > this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment > products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of > any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to > applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications > (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each > sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, > supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are > located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This > message is subject to terms available at the following link: > http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/ > <http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/> . By messaging with Merrill Lynch > you consent to the foregoing. > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may > contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from > disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this > message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the > sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any > attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of > this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly > prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored > as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our > internal policies and to protect our business. Emails are not secure and > cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, > lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these > risks if you communicate with us by email. >
