When we *had* zLinux POC guests, we formatted them under CMS using the
LXFMT utility, see:
http://www.sinenomine.net/products/vm/lxfmt
Once formatted with LXFMT, the disk was accessible from Linux without
dasdfmt. But your particular filesystem needs may require something more
extravagant.
Mike Walter
Hewitt Associates
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"Martin Magat" <[email protected]>
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07/20/2010 11:56 AM
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Re: ICKDSF format of new DASD
Hi Marcy
Based on our experience, we have no problem formatting just the first five
cyl (0-5) before we attached them as linux dasd device mdisks. In turn,
they will format them using their own linux utilities.
rgrds
--- On Tue, 7/20/10, Marcy Cortes <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Marcy Cortes <[email protected]>
Subject: ICKDSF format of new DASD
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, 20 July, 2010, 9:36 AM
What is the current recommendation for new DASD purchases and ICKDSF CPVOL
FORMAT for disk to be used for Linux.
We've been formatting the whole thing. Once upon a time there was a DASD
driver bug that this helped avoid, but I'm sure that has been fixed
before.
Marcy
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