Udev should handle this on recent versions of Red Hat (RHEL). The nodes will automatically be built from dasda-dasdz, then dasdaa-dasdzz, and dasdaaa-dasdzzz.
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RPN01 Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 1:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] "Large" Number of DASD on zLinux on zVM We run over 30 3390 mod 27 devices in a single Linux image w/o problems. Did you extend the /dev/dasd devices past /dev/dasdz? This could account for the problem... Although 800-81f is 31 devices, so I may be way off base. -- .~. Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\ RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ ----- "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 10/26/07 10:59 AM, "Hall, Ken (GTI)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is your dasd driver a module, and are you using an initrd? > > If this is the case, the range is taken from /etc/modprobe.conf in the > initrd, not /etc. You need to rebuild the initrd and reboot. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Ron Henry > Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 11:53 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LINUX-390] "Large" Number of DASD on zLinux on zVM > > > I have a RedHat Linux machine on zVM 5.2 and I am trying to put about > 40 3390 mod 9s on it. Each device is a full-pack minidisk. > > The machine boots up fine and runs but doesn't have all its dasd. > > a "#CP Q V DASD" shows that the Linux machine has all the DASD mapped to > virtual addresses 800-82B. > > The /proc/dasd/devices only goes as far as 81F. Likewise the /dev/dasd. > > My /etc/zipl.conf allows for 800-83F. > > What have I messed-up here? I am still new to Linux on VM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------- This message w/attachments (message) may be privileged, confidential or proprietary, and if you are not an intended recipient, please notify the sender, do not use or share it and delete it. Unless specifically indicated, this message is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any investment products or other financial product or service, an official confirmation of any transaction, or an official statement of Merrill Lynch. Subject to applicable law, Merrill Lynch may monitor, review and retain e-communications (EC) traveling through its networks/systems. The laws of the country of each sender/recipient may impact the handling of EC, and EC may be archived, supervised and produced in countries other than the country in which you are located. This message cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. This message is subject to terms available at the following link: http://www.ml.com/e-communications_terms/. By messaging with Merrill Lynch you consent to the foregoing. -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
