On Wednesday, 03/24/2010 at 04:31 EDT, David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote: > On 3/24/10 3:40 PM, "Alan Altmark" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > When giving guests access to real cyl 0, I suggest: > > 1. If using a full-pack mindisk, use the DEVNO version instead of volser. > > That way it doesn't matter if the guest changes the label. > > Doesn't that also bind you to specific device addresses?
Yes, and that's the point; the guest is tied to a specific spinning entity. It's a Good Thing. If you want to change the association, change it. If the guest changes the volser, then MDISK won't be created the next time the user logs on. You know the old virtualization saying, "Never depend on the kindness of guests." Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
