James, I think your problem is that you need to do 'n' (create a new partition) before you do 't' (change a partition's type). Looks like it thinks you have an empty volume which is all unallocated space (i.e. there are no partitions on it).
Douglas On Thu March 5 2009, CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR) <"CHAPLIN, JAMES (CTR)" <[email protected]>> wrote: > Okay, this is not real work, been working on my RHCT, and decided > to test what I can do on a PC to the zLinux platform. > > I am trying to create a RAID-1 Array (two disks mirroring each > other) in a zVM environment. I created two minidisks in zVM and am > trying to format them on the zLinux side, using fdasd (instead of > fdisk on the PC side). > > But I see no option to format "fd" the disks, with the interactive, > it keeps asking for partition number (here is the display): > > (/root)#fdasd /dev/dasdk > reading volume label ..: VOL1 > reading vtoc ..........: ok > > Command action > m print this menu > p print the partition table > n add a new partition > d delete a partition > v change volume serial > t change partition type > r re-create VTOC and delete all partitions > u re-create VTOC re-using existing partition sizes > s show mapping (partition number - data set name) > q quit without saving changes > w write table to disk and exit > > Command (m for help): t > > Disk /dev/dasdk: > cylinders ............: 750 > tracks per cylinder ..: 15 > blocks per track .....: 12 > bytes per block ......: 4096 > volume label .........: VOL1 > volume serial ........: 0X0205 > max partitions .......: 3 > > ------------------------------- tracks > ------------------------------- Device start end length > Id System 2 11249 11248 unused > > change partition type > partition id (use 0 to exit): > > Has anyone played with "software" RAID on the mainframe Linux? > > James Chaplin > Systems Programmer, MVS, zVM & zLinux > Base Technologies, Inc -- Permission is granted to use the email address(es), postal addresses, telephone numbers, Web site URLs, names, account numbers, userids, passwords, and other identifying or contact information contained in, or attached to, this email, for the purposes of responding to queries, providing support, or fulfilling sales orders contained in this email or its attachment(s) (if any). Trading, selling, otherwise publishing, or making available to employees or third parties, any identifying information contained in this email or its attachment(s) (if any) for other purposes, including use in advertising, is forbidden. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
