You might a real vs virtual issue. Before the CPFORMAT command try a Q V 405.
----------------- Jon Nolting - IBM zITA jrnol...@us.ibm.com 425 281 5750 (cell) Sent from my BlackBerry Handheld. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernie Wu [bernard...@ncci.com] Sent: 01/30/2009 08:04 AM EST To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Missing DASD cylinders. DASD corrupted? How is it defined in USER DIRECT ? -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Kok Leong Chan Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 1:50 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Missing DASD cylinders. DASD corrupted? Hi all, I have a DASD at 0405. q dasd details 0405 0405 CUTYPE = 2107-E8, DEVTYPE = 3390-0A, VOLSER = MV0405, CYLS = 3339 <------- 3339 cylinders CACHE DETAILS: CACHE NVS CFW DFW PINNED CONCOPY -SUBSYSTEM Y Y Y - N N -DEVICE Y - - Y N N DEVICE DETAILS: CCA = 55, DDC = -- DUPLEX DETAILS: -- CU DETAILS: SSID = 0085, CUNUM = 0001 According the query it has 3339 cylinders. But it seems that only 156 cylinders are visible to CP. For example, here I try to CPFMTXA on it: cpfmtxa ENTER FORMAT, ALLOCATE, LABEL, OR QUIT: allocate ENTER THE VDEV TO BE PROCESSED OR QUIT: 0405 ENTER THE VOLUME LABEL FOR DISK 0405: mv0405 HCPCCF6209I INVOKING ICKDSF. ICK030E DEFINE INPUT DEVICE: FN FT FM, "CONSOLE", OR "READER" CONSOLE ICK031E DEFINE OUTPUT DEVICE: FN FT FM, "CONSOLE", OR "PRINTER" CONSOLE ICKDSF - CMS/XA/ESA DEVICE SUPPORT FACILITIES 17.0 TIME: 12:18: ENTER INPUT COMMAND: CPVOL LIST UNIT(0405) VFY(MV0405) ICK00700I DEVICE INFORMATION FOR 0405 IS CURRENTLY AS FOLLOWS: PHYSICAL DEVICE = 3390 STORAGE CONTROLLER = 3990 STORAGE CONTROL DESCRIPTOR = E9 DEVICE DESCRIPTOR = 0A ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION = 48001F3C TRKS/CYL = 15, # PRIMARY CYLS = 156 <---------------------------- it sees only 156 cylinders ICK04000I DEVICE IS IN SIMPLEX STATE ICK00703I DEVICE IS OPERATED AS A MINIDISK ICK00091I 0405 NED=002107.900.IBM.75.000000075791 ICK091I 0405 NED=002107.900.IBM.75.000000075791 ICK03090I VOLUME SERIAL = MV0405 ICK03024I DEVICE IS CURRENTLY FORMATTED WITHOUT FILLER RECORDS ICK03024I DEVICE IS CURRENTLY FORMATTED WITHOUT FILLER RECORD ICK03000I CPVOL REPORT FOR 0405 FOLLOWS: ICK03021I 0405 IS FORMATTED FOR VM/XA|ESA MODE CYLINDER ALLOCATION CURRENTLY IS AS FOLLOWS: TYPE START END TOTAL ---- ----- --- ----- PERM 0 155 156 <-------------------------------------------------- Only 156 cylinders ICK00001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 0 12:18:28 01/30/09 ENTER INPUT COMMAND: END This happened after an aborted Red hat installation and this particular DASD was supposed to hold the root filesystem. Is the DASD corrupted? Can it be fixed? With ICKDSF? Any hints is much appreciated. Chan Kok Leong Internet: ch...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. This message may be an attorney-client communication and/or work product and as such is privileged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu 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 lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390