>We are attempting have LINUX/390 use an EMC SAN. >scsiload puts out a message about an 'unknown partition table' >Are other folks using EMC SYMMETRIC successfully? Is there doc anywhere >on >how to configure the EMC SAN for LINUX/390?
Unknown partition table simply means that your kernel was unable to recognize any partitions on the disk. Usually means that you did not build the kernel with the partition scheme found on the disk. For example, the disk may have been formerly used on SUN or IA64 system and could contain a Solaris or GPT partition scheme. Happens when you get drives that have not been wiped clean. Fdisk only understands a few partition schemes. I can probably tell you what is on the disk if you send me some of the first tracks of the disk ... Lets see ... fdisk said ... >Disk /dev/sda: 1 heads, 15 sectors, 1024 cylinders >Units = cylinders of 15 * 512 bytes Weird ... 1 head ... must be the emc controller producing a contrived track geometry ... you would ... dd if=/dev/sda of=sda.tracks bs=512 count=60 ... this will give you the 1st 4 tracks which you can send the file sda.tracks to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the meantime ... if you don't care about what is on this disk ... then ... just go ahead and repartition it. -Don
