I find that fdasd /dev/dasd_ shows "Linux Native" for a dasdfmt disks and it shows "Linux LVM" LVM after you do a pvcreate command to the disk.
Using p to look at the partitions and q to not change them ... 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 Paul -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane G Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 7:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: LVM on CKD? On Thu, Jun 9th, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Mark Post wrote: > To be honest, I don't think LVM itself cares about the partition type. > pvcreate will use any partition you point it at. This is unfortunately (almost unbelievably) true - with the notable exception of swap. Regardless of the partition type of a swap extent, pvcreate recognises the swap header and will query you before trashing it. Any other partition type - including those with valid filesystems and data - will be fair game. Shane ... (N.B. - not (re-)verified on z/) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
