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Mauro http://mauro.limeiratem.com - registered Linux User: 294521 Scripture is both history, and a love letter from God. 2010/1/7 Frank M. Ramaekers <[email protected]> > Okay, I got most of it figured out. The re-partitioning is hidden in some > "Expert" setting. I got it configured as follows: > > /dev/dasda > 32MB Swap > 256MB /boot > (remainder) assigned to VOLGROUP00 > > /dev/dasdb > (all) assigned to VOLGROUP00 > > (same for /dev/dasdc & /dev/dasdd) > > Created a single Logical Volume (LogVol00), formatted and assigned to /. > > Then when it comes to the installation, I get: > > Error > > Failure occurred during following action: > Executing fdasd for disk/dev/dasda... > > System error code was -11001 > > /sbin/fdasd -c /tmp/liby2storagetjS7wQ/fdasd_inp '/dev/dasda': > > fdasd error: Unsupported disk format > /dev/dasda is not formatted with z/OS compatible disk layout! > > Ideas? > > Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. > Systems Programmer MCP, MCP+I, MCSE & RHCE > American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: (254)761-6649 > 1200 Wooded Acres Dr. Fax: (254)741-5777 > Waco, Texas 76710 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave > Jones > Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stuck on SLES11 install.. > > Hi, Frank. > > Well, how to partition the disks and assign them mount points really > depends on what you want to do with the Linux guest. However, given that > you have 4 3390 DASD available to your guest, you might try something > like this: > > 1) /dev/dasda1 -- "/" > 2) /dev/dasdb1 -- /"usr" > 3) /dev/dasdc1 -- "/opt" > 4) /dev/dasdd1 -- "/var" > > Here, I've assumed that you have partitioned each DASD device to have > only one partition each. > > Are each of the 4 3390 DASD the same size? > > DJ > > On 01/07/2010 09:37 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: > > Okay, I have no immediate purpose for this, just trialing it. (I may > > move a CentOS 4.7 server to it.) I have 4 3390-3 assigned to it. > > > > So, where do I go to get some sort of idea as to where and how much > > to allocate to the various file systems? > > > > Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. Systems Programmer MCP, > > MCP+I, MCSE& RHCE American Income Life Insurance Co. Phone: > > (254)761-6649 1200 Wooded Acres Dr. Fax: > > (254)741-5777 Waco, Texas 76710 > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Jones Sent: > > Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:27 AM To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Stuck on SLES11 install.. > > > > Hi, Frank. > > > > Yes, the "no automatic proposal" is normal. Just select the "Change" > > option and tell the installer script how you want your disk(s) > > partitioned and where to assign the mount points. Don't forget to > > allocate a swap disk, as well. > > > > Let us know if you run into any other problems. > > > > DJ > > > > On 01/07/2010 09:21 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: > >> ...I'm getting the following screen (SSH/FTP install): > >> > >> Partitioning > >> ┬│ ││ > >> ││ ││No automatic proposal possible. Specify mount points manually > >> in the ││ ││'Partitioner' dialog. > >> ││ ││ > >> ┴│ ││ > >> ││ ││Software > >> ││ ││ > >> ││ ││ * Product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 > >> ││ ││ * Patterns: > >> ││ ││ + Base System > >> ││ ││ + Novell AppArmor > >> ││ > >> > >> I'm not sure what to do about the mount points. (When I did a > >> CentOS 4.7 install, I selected automatic allocation and it did the > >> rest, including swap space.) > >> > >> It's saying "No automatical proposal possible". Is this normal, or > >> did I miss something. (DASD has been Activated and Formatted.) > >> > >> Frank M. 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