Mark; This is the method the VMer's have used on all previous Linux instances, and it has worked. I'll ask them to comment and explain. They are pretty good, so I've just always accepted there methods.
Can you tell me what the prescribed method / process should be? Cheers; E! ----------------- Eric Wilson IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert RedHat Certified Engineer -----Original Message----- From: Mark Post [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, 09 December, 2003 21:09 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: VM DASD oddness Eric, Why are you running cpfmtxa on a minidisk? That is normally only used for _complete_ DASD volumes by the z/VM system programmer before carving it up into minidisks. Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wilson, Eric Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 4:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: VM DASD oddness Hey All; I'm not a VM'er so please be gentle... What does "Volume has an incompatable disk layout" mean? We are trying to install RHEL v 3.0 on a particular VMGuest. We have used this same code many times previous. We are now not seeing any dasd devices in anaconda, and we see the following on the console: dasd(eckd): ECKD discipline initializing dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda ( 94: 0),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04) Cyl:188 Head:15 S ec:224 dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda ( 94: 0),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04): Configuration da ta read dasd: No request IRQ dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdb ( 94: 4),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04) Cyl:740 Head:15 S ec:224 dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdb ( 94: 4),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04): Configuration da ta read dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda ( 94: 0),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Volume has incompatible disk layout dasd: No request IRQ dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdc ( 94: 8),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04) Cyl:2928 Head:15 Sec:224 dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdb ( 94: 4),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Volume has incompatible disk layout dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdc ( 94: 8),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04): Configuration da ta read dasd: No request IRQ dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdd ( 94: 12),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04) Cyl:740 Head:15 S ec:224 All the DASD was formated this way: cpfmtxa ENTER FORMAT, ALLOCATE, LABEL, OR QUIT: format ENTER THE VDEV TO BE PROCESSED OR QUIT: 200 ENTER THE CYLINDER RANGE TO BE FORMATTED ON DISK 0200 OR QUIT: 0-end ENTER THE VOLUME LABEL FOR DISK 0200: lnx200 CPFMTXA: FORMAT WILL ERASE CYLINDERS 00000-00187 ON DISK 0200 DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE? (YES | NO) yes HCPCCF6209I INVOKING ICKDSF. ICK030E DEFINE INPUT DEVICE: FN FT FM, "CONSOLE", OR "READER" CONSOLE ICK031E DEFINE OUTPUT DEVICE: FN FT FM, "CONSOLE", OR "PRINTER" CONSOLE ICKDSF - CMS/XA/ESA DEVICE SUPPORT FACILITIES 16.0 TIME: 11:33:04 12/09/03 PAGE 1 ENTER INPUT COMMAND: CPVOL FMT MODE(ESA) UNIT(0200) VOLID(LNX200) NOVFY - ENTER INPUT COMMAND: RANGE(0,187) ICK00700I DEVICE INFORMATION FOR 0200 IS CURRENTLY AS FOLLOWS: PHYSICAL DEVICE = 3390 STORAGE CONTROLLER = 3990 STORAGE CONTROL DESCRIPTOR = EC DEVICE DESCRIPTOR = 0C ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION = 71002160 ICK04000I DEVICE IS IN SIMPLEX STATE ICK00703I DEVICE IS OPERATED AS A MINIDISK ICK03020I CPVOL WILL PROCESS 0200 FOR VM/ESA MODE ICK03090I VOLUME SERIAL = LNX200 ICK03022I FORMATTING THE DEVICE WITHOUT FILLER RECORDS ICK03011I CYLINDER RANGE TO BE FORMATTED IS 0 - 187 ICK003D REPLY U TO ALTER VOLUME 0200 CONTENTS, ELSE T U ICK03000I CPVOL REPORT FOR 0200 FOLLOWS: FORMATTING OF CYLINDER 0 STARTED AT: 11:33:05 FORMATTING OF CYLINDER 100 ENDED AT: 11:33:18 FORMATTING OF CYLINDER 187 ENDED AT: 11:33:29 VOLUME SERIAL NUMBER IS NOW = LNX200 CYLINDER ALLOCATION CURRENTLY IS AS FOLLOWS: TYPE START END TOTAL ---- ----- --- ----- PERM 0 187 188 ICK00001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 0 11:33:29 12/09/03 ENTER INPUT COMMAND: END ICK00002I ICKDSF PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0 ENTER ALLOCATION DATA TYPE CYLINDERS .................... end Ready; T=0.03/0.07 11:33:33 Cheers; E! ----------------- Eric Wilson IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert RedHat Certified Engineer
