Well I took the CMSFS Idea and ran with it because it was something I could
easily make work. Problem is that our head Systems Programmer doesn't like
the idea of using system extentions such as CMSFS to control the way linux
starts.
He envisions the start up of WebSphere within the Linux as a part of the
operating system initialization. I do not. It's a minor philosophical
disagreement. In any case, what I have been having difficulty in finding
specific documentation on how to pass a parameter to linux at VM guest
startup that I can then read during system startup to take or not take an
action. Be this a the loadparm or what not
Both the autolog command and the xautolog command help files seem to indicate
that they can pass a paramter to the virtual machine that gets logged on
but is that enough to get it all the way to the linux kernel where I can then
act on it? Any specifics on this would be greatly appreciated.
Bruce Hayden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Passing a parameter to a linux guest at IPL time
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Linux on 390 Port <[email protected]>
Since you're running under VM, you could read a file from a CMS
minidisk using the cmsfs program, or play some tricks using virtual
devices. For instance, your boot process could check to see if a
device exists at a certain virtual address, and if so, don't start
WebSphere. An easy device to create is a virtual printer, as in CP
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