> -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Mitchell > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re-Use DASD > > > We have reached the point in our Linux farm where some of our > guests have > served their useful purpose. As such I'm going to 'reuse' > their DASD for > new guests. > I'm sure I can 'reformat' (cpfmtxa) them as I did originally, > but I thought > I would check on alternatives that others might have. All > DASD used by the > Linux guests are Full Volume minidisks. As you can tell, all > of this is a > new experience so dont hesitate to include the simiplest of > ideas. Thanks. > > Steve Mitchell
If you're going to assign then to another Linux system, then I'd just do a "mkfs" on them. If you're going to put them back into the general pool, then cpfmtxa sounds reasonable to me. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it.
