Tom,

What part in the install complains? Is it too low on /tmp or /var space or too 
low on / or /usr? And is it in lvm or not? LVM can be extended quite easy, a 
single minidisk might be a bit harder to extend.

As a general rule:

In the directory add the disk to the guest.

On the guest (as root). The instructions might vary a bit depending on 
distribution and/or version.

vmcp link <guestname> <vdev> <vdev> w
chccwdev -e <vdev>

Cat /proc/dasd/devices -> shows the 200 disk, note the /dev/dasd<xx> name.

dasdfmt -b 4096 /dev/dasd<xx>
fdasd -a /dev/dasd<xx>

Now you can use the disk in the filesysystem or assign to lvm.

Standalone:
mke2fs /dev/dasd<xx>1
mount /dev/dasd<xx>1 /mnt

In lvm you need to pvcreate, vgextend, lvextend and resizefs the new space.

If you want the disk to remain after a reboot, add it into udev or zipl. And 
add it to /etc/fstab to mount it at boot.

Regards, Berry.

-----Original Message-----
From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Huegel
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2013 5:11 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Expanding disk space.


This is a very basic question, but I am a basic LINUX novice.
When attempting to install updates I get a message that I don't have enough 
disk space. How do I increase the space? I have another 3390-9 I can give to 
the guest LINUX vm, but how do I tell LINUX to use it?

Thanks..
Tom

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