Re: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Alan Ackerman
We have two VDISKs and one real disk for swap area for each zLinux server. We run SWAPGEN on all of them every time we boot CMS, but as you point out, it only has to be done once for the real disk. The VDISK are 10% and 5% of memory size (up to VDISK maximum. The real disk is 800 cyl. I'm not

Re: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 5/16/2016 at 04:40 PM, "Cohen, Sam" wrote: > I use the Format/Reserve to use the DIAG driver, which I've found to be more > efficient than the FBA driver. If you're using real DASD, you don't need to keep re-writing swap signatures after the first time. That's only

Re: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Marcy Cortes
] SWAPGEN + RHEL 7 Marcy, I use the Format/Reserve to use the DIAG driver, which I've found to be more efficient than the FBA driver. Thanks, Sam Cohen Levi, Ray & Shoup, Inc. -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes

Re: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Cohen, Sam
y 16, 2016 1:53 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7 I'm with you Sam :) We don't even bother with the cms format reserve and just do this in /etc/init.d/boot.local /sbin/mkswap /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.ff00-part1 /sbin/mkswap /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.ff01-part1 /sbin/mk

Re: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Marcy Cortes
: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Cohen, Sam Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:08 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] SWAPGEN + RHEL 7 Alan, Personally, I suggest abandoning SWAPGEN and just formatting/reserving the MDISK via CMS, then doing a mkswap

Re: EXTERNAL: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Hodge, Robert L
Additionally, it only occurs when the kernel is patched and subsequent reboots. -Original Message- From: Hodge, Robert L (US) Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 12:08 PM To: 'Linux on 390 Port' <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> Subject: RE: EXTERNAL: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7 The same here. The problem s

Re: EXTERNAL: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Hodge, Robert L
] On Behalf Of Alan Ackerman Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:29 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: EXTERNAL: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7 Does anyone have SWAPGEN working with RHEL 7? We are having problem with SWAPGEN EXEC. If I do not use the FBAPART option on SWAPGEN, I get these errors at the end

Re: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Cohen, Sam
half Of Alan Ackerman Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:29 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: SWAPGEN + RHEL 7 Does anyone have SWAPGEN working with RHEL 7? We are having problem with SWAPGEN EXEC. If I do not use the FBAPART option on SWAPGEN, I get these errors at the end of every boot: 08:3

SWAPGEN + RHEL 7

2016-05-16 Thread Alan Ackerman
Does anyone have SWAPGEN working with RHEL 7? We are having problem with SWAPGEN EXEC. If I do not use the FBAPART option on SWAPGEN, I get these errors at the end of every boot: 08:38:52 [ 24.130992] attempt to access beyond end of device [ 24.131000] dasdc1: rw=0,