This might be of some help. Some people on the mailing list have implemented the "basevol/guestvol" scheme described here http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg246824.html
Also, Bill Scully has a presentation for a simplified version of this at http://linuxvm.org/present/misc/basevol.html There's also a chapter on cloning Linux images in this Redbook http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/RedbookAbstracts/sg246299.html Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Griffin, John G Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 9:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Linux under VM and Cloning We have just installed vm 4.4 and are running Linux (SuSE 8). Our 1st linux virtual machine (directory entry) runs as follows :- vadd description size volume ------ ------------------------- -------------- ---------- 191 standard minidisk 0050 cyls 440w02 301 linux root 3338 cyls lxpb01 302 linux boot 0029 cyls lxpb01 303 linux opt 2145 cyls lxpb01 304 linux usr 1500 cyls lxpb01 305 linux var 1500 cyls lxpb01 306 linux home 1500 cyls lxpb01 My questions is we want to have one volume that all linuxes use their software from (both kernel and third party software, as on our linux we have db2 and some candle products) and 1 volume that is user specific so that when we are required to clone another linux vm we can just clone the volume that the system software is on. As for directory entries we use vmsecure so any automation we setup would have to take this into account. Thanks and Regards John Griffin (z/OS Technical Support) Office: +44 (0)207 500 6286 Mobile: +44 (0)7764 823213 Fax: +44 (0)207 500 0226 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
