>>> On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 4:48 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, John White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are implementiong RedHat ES update 4, on a z9 on z/VM 5.2. We are > attempting to use VDISK for additional swap space without using SWAPGEN.
Why not use SWAPGEN? It avoids having to re-run the mkswap command every boot. Also, your VDISK should be your primary paging space. Don't use DASD for that. > I have followed the recommendation found from velocity-software.com. I > add Linux boot parameter. I am unable run the mkswap /dev/dasdx. After > IPL, I don't see any reference to the specified device. Any help would > be greatly appreciated. Did you add the device number of the VDISK to /etc/zipl.conf, re-run mkinitrd, and re-run zipl? Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
