Did you partition the disks you placed in the LVM? You need to use /dev/dasdc1 rather than /dev/dasdc, as an example.
We install with everything except the /boot in LVM controlled filesystems, splitting out /, /var, /tmp, /home, and /opt into their own filesystems. -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ ----- ^^-^^ "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 3/13/08 3:55 PM, "Collinson.Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was trying to do this with a new guest by putting the following > directories in LVM (group "system" with one volume-204): > > > > /usr > > /var > > /opt > > /home > > > > The rest of the root filesystem (including /boot) is on a regular > physical volume (200), and the swap disks are on two v-disks (201 and > 202) and one physical disk (203). Everything looks fine in the > partitioner, but when I actually start the install and get to the > "preparing your hard disk" panel, I get: > > > > LVM Error > > lvcreate -A n -i 5 -l 64 -n usr -l 359 system > > File descriptor 3 left open > > > > I thought it might be the striping, but I get the same error (with > slightly different lvcreate parms) when I don't stripe. I can't figure > out what the problem is. I'm hoping it's obvious to you guys... > > > > Also, I tried to set up the v-disks as FBA (using SWAPGEN) since I > thought that was required for SLES9-64bit, but wound up having to use > DIAG instead to get through Partitioner. If anyone knows how to make > FBA disks work for the initial install, let me in on the secret. > > > > I was able to effectively install SLES9-sp4 before I tried the funky > stuff (vdisks and LVM), but we're trying to come up with a > best-practices installation model, leading to new and exciting errors > for the z/OS sysprog (me) to blindly stumble into. If the actual answer > to both of these problems is "you can't do that from here-get a good > bare-bones install and then modify the server accordingly", I'll > understand... Thanks! > > > > Shannon Collinson l Mainframe Operating Systems l ETI l SunTrust Banks l > 404.827.6070 (office) l 404.642.1280 (mobile) > > Seeing beyond money (sm) > > > > LEGAL DISCLAIMER > The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. > Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in > reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended > recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please > contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. > > SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of > SunTrust Banks, Inc. > [ST:XCL] > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
