> This means: For a LINUX running in a LPAR I have to provide > another volume with an emergency system on it which I could > IPL. Then I could do what I desribed above. > IMHO, this is really awkward. > > Is there any way to do it an easier way?
Well, you could install VM...8-) I keep a IPLable tape of the installation Linux system around as a emergency rescue system. If there's a problem like this, you can IPL the tape and get the Linux environment up to the point where you can make changes like this and then reboot to the real system. Of course, the implication is that your rescue system is the same version as the system being recovered (there is a difference in behavior in silo/zilo/zipl, and it needs to match your setup). You also have to do one system at a time -- the tape obviously can't be shared while it's in use. If you had VM, you could define saved systems for the rescue systems (see the archives on snapshotting a partially initialized system), and then your rescue system is just a SPXTAPE LOAD away. -- db
