I don't understand why you say the install can't be done on something greater than a mod 9 ... I'm pretty sure it can - if you don't mind empty space. Cylinder 0 is sufficient.. maybe you are thinking of XLINK bit maps?
Scott Rohling On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:32 AM, Tom Duerbusch <duerbus...@stlouiscity.com>wrote: > The question comes back to what sized volumes can be CPOWNED? > A CPOWNED volume has a bit map that defines the CP areas. > > The install of VM is really just a DDR restore and the bit maps are defined > by IBM. > On the smaller volumes, wasn't it one track for the bit maps? And for the > larger volumes you needed a second track? I'm fuzzy on if it was a MOD-9 > required a second track or it was the largest that used a single track. > > Anyway, on a MOD-27 or MOD-54, what is on the additional tracks? Did IBM > leave them (and tested the fact) that they are binary zeros which is PERM > space? Or is there some other stuff out there that might say some cylinders > are TEMP, PAGE or other CP space? And was that extra space formatted by > CPFMTXA to be CP space? > > So, in my book, the install can't be done on something greater than a > MOD-9. You may be able to build a VM system on any size volume however. > > Tom Duerbusch > THD Consulting > > >>> Jakub x <jszef...@gmail.com> 2/9/2011 2:10 AM >>> > Hello, > Can I install z/VM (5.4 or 6.1) on dasd 9 model 27 ? > > I found in documentation "Only 3390 Model 3 or 9 is supported for > installation of z/VM. " but in another part of documentation I saw that > "DASD 9 including large Model 9s known as Model 27 and Model 54". > > Best regards, > Jakub Szefler >
