Jim, > So I am wondering if anybody has any ideas how this might have happened, > so that the Linux guests would have time to shutdown Did you modify the /etc/inittab for trapping Ctrl-Alt-Del (SHUTDOWN) signals? The default for both SLES and RHEL I believe is: ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
The -r flag signifies a reboot. It should be reset to: ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -h now If it is not, z/VM will signal Linux to shutdown, which it will do, but then reboot and crash when z/VM shuts down. > and more importantly, how can I go about fixing this? I'll assume this is SLES9. You could: 1) IPL and installation system (e.g. IPL 00C) 2) Proceed to the point where the DASD is activated (but do not format!) 3) Leave the install process and start an SSH session 4) Do an "lsdasd" and you should recognize Now you have a rescue system. There's a number of ways to go from here A) Try to repair the two LVM physical volumes from there, or, probably better, B) Try to recreate the Linux by: 1) Mount the root file system over a mount point (e.g. "mount /dev/dasda1 /mnt"). 2) If you have other file systems comprising the server, you can mount them accordingly (e.g. "mount /dev/dasdb1 /mnt/usr"). 3) Change root into your system (e.g. "chroot /mnt") Others on the list have more experience in reviving the LVs. Good luck. Hope this helps. "Mike MacIsaac" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (845) 433-7061 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
