Getting the following now:
[root@ZVM dev]# dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/dasde dasdfmt: Unable to open device /dev/dasde: No such device [root@ZVM dev]# Best Regards Richard Testa OIT-Operation Unix Systems Administrator NH Department of Information Technology 603-271-5460 (w) 603-235-2659 (c) www.nh.gov/doit -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Carroll Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: trying to format dasd in linux Try: dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/dasde /dev/dasde1 refers to a partition on /dev/dasde Patrick Carroll | Technology Architect II L.L.Bean, Inc.(r) | Double L St. | Freeport ME 04033 http://www.llbean.com | [email protected] | 207.552.2426 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. The information is solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any disclosure, copying, distribution, or other use of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message. -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Testa, Richard Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: trying to format dasd in linux Running dasdfmt command as follows and receiving the following: Please help [root@ZVM /]# dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/dasde1 Drive Geometry: 3338 Cylinders * 15 Heads = 50070 Tracks I am going to format the device /dev/dasde1 in the following way: Device number of device : 0x201 Labelling device : yes Disk label : VOL1 Disk identifier : 0X0201 Extent start (trk no) : 0 Extent end (trk no) : 50069 Compatible Disk Layout : yes Blocksize : 4096 --->> ATTENTION! <<--- All data of that device will be lost. Type "yes" to continue, no will leave the disk untouched: yes Formatting the device. This may take a while (get yourself a coffee). dasdfmt: (invalidate first track) IOCTL BIODASDFMT failed. (Invalid argument) [root@ZVM /]# Best Regards Richard Testa OIT-Operation Unix Systems Administrator NH Department of Information Technology 603-271-5460 (w) 603-235-2659 (c) www.nh.gov/doit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
