> The problem is that within the linux guest there is no corresponding > device such as /dev/mnd? or /dev/dasd?. We are running SLES8 under VM > 4.3, has anyone tried this?
Near as I can tell, SLES8 does not contain an mdisk= kernel parameter, or the mdisk driver. What SLES8 does have is the DIAG and FBA drivers that can use VDISK. If you are running in 64-bit mode, the DIAG driver won't work unless you patch it (see below), but the FBA drivers works just fine. You should head over to http://www.sinenomine.net/downloads/ and grab the SWAPGEN EXEC. It is THE easiest way to create and initialize swap disks. You don't even have to do the mkswap after booting. Instructions for its use are in the EXEC. As far as the DIAG driver goes, you can get a patch over at http://www.homerow.net/projects/zlinux/64bit-diag.htm to make it work. Another decent reference for VDISK and swap (and a heap of other nifty info) is the sg246926.pdf Redbook that can be found at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246926.pdf. Leland
