OK, the CPFMTXA then a dasdfmt seems to resolve it. Thanks ________________________________
From: Brian France [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Fri 3/14/2008 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: dasdfmt -d cdl and FDR volume backup We use CPFMTXA to format our 3390 dasd first under VM. This places a vtoc on it that our z/OS system can then see and FDR can use. I've seen the term "dummy vtoc" used. Then for linux we format the dasd with dasdfmt. We use minidisks on a volume so there are usually several mini disks for linux on a 3390 volume. We must do the CPFMTXA or FDR on z/OS will NOT do the backup correctly. At 08:54 AM 3/14/2008, you wrote: >We are finally getting rolling on our Zlinux project under z/VM. It >is our understanding that formating a 3390-3 with dasdfmt -d cdl >should allow us to then backup this volume with FDR. That's what the >man pages say and I heard it at Share. We tried it and the FDR is >falling with a user abend U888 complaining about the vtoc. I used >the following to format: > > >dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/dasdk -l LNX009 -p -y > >What have I missed? > >Thanks > >Bobby Bauer >Center for Information Technology >National Institutes of Health >Bethesda, MD 20892-5628 >301-594-7474 > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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 Brian W. France Systems Administrator (Mainframe) Pennsylvania State University Administrative Information Services - Infrastructure/SYSARC Rm 25 Shields Bldg., University Park, Pa. 16802 814-863-4739 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "To make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." Carl Sagan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
