Almost sounds like you don't have rw permission ... What does your minidisk definition in the directory look like - and what does a #CP Q V DASD show from the guest?
If it is rw -- then my next try would be to do a CMS format of the minidisk.. just let it run for 5-10 seconds and then 'hx' to kill it -- just wiping out the initial blocks can sometimes clear up confusion by dasd drivers about the state of the disk. Scott Rohling On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Keith Gooding <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for you quick reply Mark. > > I am not using AutoYast so it must be a manual install - I just created the > parmfile and used the sample VM exec provided with the Redbook to punch the > kernel+parmfile+intrdr and ipl from the card reader. I can see the FBA > devices > on the DASD Disk Management screen and they appear as type 9336 with > 'formatted=yes' after I click 'activate'. The install fails if I try to > format > them. On the subsequent 'Installations Settings' panel under "Partitioning" > there is a red message "No automatic proposal possible.Specify mount points > in > the 'Partitioner' dialogue". It seems to think there is a full-volume > partition > /dev/dasda1 etc on each volume (I have not created any partitions) and an > attempt to delete the partition results in message 'Operation not permitted > on > disk /dev/dasda. The partitioning on your disk is either not readable by > partd > or is not supported by this tool. etc. I used 'expert' mode to delete the > partition before adding new ones but eventually the install filed with > 'unsupported disk type'. > > Maybe I should consider Autoyast as a way to set up (near) clones. I found > that > using native FCP was awkward when making clones and VM EDEVICES seemed to > provide an easier method (I am not sure how inefficient edevices are but in > many > cases it does not matter) > > Keith Gooding > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Mark Post <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tue, 31 August, 2010 18:11:44 > Subject: Re: Installing SLES 10 SP3 on z/VM emulated FBA disks > > >>> On 8/31/2010 at 01:00 PM, Keith Gooding <[email protected]> wrote: > > Has anyone had any success in installing SLES 10 onto z/VM emulated 9336 > > mini-disks ?. I have been trying to follow the IBM 'SLES 10 SP2 > Cookbook' > > Redbook, but using emulated FBA (9336) mini-disks instead ECKD disks. But > > the > > installer only appears to support CKD disks or iSCSI (or ZFCP?) disks. > > > > Or should I give up and use CKD for the system and emulated FBA for other > > file > > systems ? > > Are you trying to use AutoYaST, or are you doing a manual install? If a > manual > install, you should be seeing the FBA devices in the activation screen. If > an > AutoYaST install, then you might have run into Bug 591601 - Unable to get > AutoYaST to successfully use FBA DASD for LVM PVs. > > > Mark Post > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
