Hi Listers. I'd like to save disk storage as well as simplify maintenance so thought the concept of a basevol/guestvol penguin colony sounded perfect.
I'm a relative newbie, so what might be obvious to most administrators is lost on me. I am referencing both the Redbook "Large Scale Linux Deployment" and the linuxvm.org HOWTO on Using BIND mounts to Create a Simplified BaseVol/GuestVol Linux Server for SLES9. I am installing SLES9 SP3 on a z/VM 5.2 guest (running on a z9 - in case that matters - using ECKD DASD). While I understand the concepts of what needs to be done, the mechanics escape me. The only way I've built a Linux system is outlined in the Redbook " z/VM and Linux on zSeries: From LPAR to Virtual Servers in Two Days". Everything gets installed in / (root)... that is the only mount point (aside from swap) defined. For this basevol/guestvol setup, do I still only set up one partition on the "base volume" with the mount point of "/"? Do I set up any mount point on the "guest volume"? I presume everything gets installed on the base volume...just not sure about the directories. The HOWTO documents the different directories...but doesn't outline different mount points so I'm not sure how to proceed. The doc instructs to "conduct a completely normal installation, following SUSE's instruction". Thanks in advance for any and all help. susan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
