< What happens if you try a mkswap on one (or both) of these - can you then "swapon -a" them?>
This works and the swap is preserved after a reboot. See below. Seems like the 'ks' process is messing with the pre-formatted swap disks. [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# mkswap /dev/dasdc1 Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 524280 KiB no label, UUID=b2d08b38-8911-4143-a5dd-4a3f1e94295f [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# mkswap /dev/dasdd1 Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 262136 KiB no label, UUID=563d81f7-cfed-4c93-95f7-f25a2f28ab6b [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# swapon -a [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /dev/dasdd1 partition 262132 0 -1 /dev/dasdc1 partition 524276 0 -2 [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# shutdown -r now Broadcast message from [email protected] (/dev/pts/0) at 22:16 ... The system is going down for reboot NOW! [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# login as: root [email protected]'s password: Last login: Thu Apr 12 22:10:38 2012 from 172.31.172.92 [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# swapon -s Filename Type Size Used Priority /dev/dasdd1 partition 262132 0 -1 /dev/dasdc1 partition 524276 0 -2 [root@zhldvztda002 ~]# If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, the recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take protective and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
