Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-26 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Didn't thought about that! Thanks again. Roberto. El dom., 25 de ago. de 2019 a la(s) 11:49, Mark Post (mp...@suse.com) escribió: > On 8/25/19 2:04 AM, Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > > To bad that this shop doesn't have SUSE. > > Go to https://scc.suse.com/ and create a no-cost account. Then

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-25 Thread Mark Post
On 8/25/19 2:04 AM, Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > To bad that this shop doesn't have SUSE. Go to https://scc.suse.com/ and create a no-cost account. Then go to https://download.suse.com/Download?buildid=xbuTZMVIYxE~ and sign in with that account to download SLES15 SP1 for Z. Use the rescue

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-25 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hello Mark, Thanks a lot, you have been a great help. I did took out the cio_ignore parameter but the rescue system, strictly speaking, never jumped out. About the !, as I told you it didn't work, but funny that in the zipl.conf file it do was an ! an it has no problem! To bad that this shop

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-23 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hello Steffen, You have been a major help! It worked finally, not as documented but here it goes how step by step: 1. Created a RESCUE PRM file in MDISK 191: root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=4 repo=ftp://172.27.20.33 CMSDASD=191 CMSCONFFILE=redhat.conf 2. The REDHAT

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-22 Thread Mark Post
On 8/21/19 6:50 PM, Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > Hello Mark, > -snip- > I’m not familiar with RH configuration files either, sincerely? I prefer > SUSE =] In that case, IPL a SUSE installation kernel and initrd and use the rescue system from there. Or, if you have a currently running SUSE

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-22 Thread Steffen Maier
Hi Roberto, On 8/22/19 12:34 AM, Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: Tried this configuration: root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=4 rescue and still booting installer, not a rescue system: Starting sshd to allow login over the network. Connect now to 172.27.20.19 and log in as user

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-21 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hello Mark, > I'm hoping that right bracket is a typo, since it should be an >exclamation point. That “]” is what the system translated when I transferred de .RPM file from the ISO. Changed to “!” and the VM didn’t IPLed the installer (from the reader with the rescue.exec). >As Steffen

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-21 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hello Steffen, Tried this configuration: root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=4 rescue and still booting installer, not a rescue system: … Starting sshd to allow login over the network. Connect now to 172.27.20.19 and log in as user install to start the installation . E.g. using: ssh

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-21 Thread Mark Post
On 8/20/19 7:20 PM, Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > Hello everyone again, Mark,  > > > I tried to IPL in rescue mode by doing these 2 configuration files: > > RESCUE   PRM  A1 > > root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=4 cio_ignore=all,]0.0.0009 I'm hoping that right bracket is a

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-21 Thread Steffen Maier
Hi Roberto, On 8/21/19 1:20 AM, Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: I tried to IPL in rescue mode by doing these 2 configuration files: RESCUE PRM A1 root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=4 cio_ignore=all,]0.0.0009 inst.rescue This looks like upstream (and RHEL7 or RHEL8) syntax

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-20 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hello everyone again, Mark, I tried to IPL in rescue mode by doing these 2 configuration files: RESCUE PRM A1 root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=4 cio_ignore=all,]0.0.0009 inst.rescue CMSDASD=191 CMSCONFFILE=redhat.conf REDHAT CONF A1 DASD="200-206" HOSTNAME="linux8"

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hello Mark, Tried adding the DASDs in the IPL command, same result: *CP I 200 PARM RD_DASD=0.0.0205 RD_DASD=0.0.0206 * zIPL v1.8.2-28.el6 interactive boot menu 0. default (linux) 1. linux Note: VM users please use 'Ñcp vi vmsg ' Please choose (default

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Ted Rodriguez-Bell
Roberto: There are two things you can try: The right way is to boot the system off CD, mount all the devices, do a chroot to your disks, fix /etc/zipl.conf, do "mkinitrd ; zipl", and then shut everything down. Suse describes it in detail at https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=7018376

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Alan Altmark
Yes, but it doesn’t help when you don’t have another user ID at your disposal or don’t have the privileges. (In 2019, one should remove SET SECUSER and SET OBSERVER from class G to prevent a user from giving his or her console to another ID.) Regards, Alan Altmark IBM > On Aug 16, 2019, at

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Neale Ferguson
True, but I left it so the user could specify VMSG or PVMSG. I also missed the SEND CP rather than just SEND in the 1st instance. On 8/16/19, 13:27, "Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Michael Harding" wrote: A little more complicated... I think you want 'VINPUT VMSG' Then, if your

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Michael Harding
A little more complicated... I think you want 'VINPUT VMSG' Then, if your guest has a directory console statement so it has other than SYSC, you get: "HCPPCX6531E The operating system will not accept commands from the service processor." Of course in that case a simple send works but you still

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Neale Ferguson
Correction: /* */ parse arg Target Command upper Target CPRc = DIAGRC(8,'SEND CP' Target 'VINPUT' Command) parse var CPRC Rc Message if (Rc <> 0) then say Message exit Rc -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Mark Post
On 8/16/19 9:32 AM, Dan Horák wrote: > I think the kernel cmdline parameters are case sensitive, so using > something like > #cp vi vmsg 1 rd_DASD=210 rd_DASD=211 > on the console to manually select the boot entry might fix the problem It's might easier and less guess-intensive if you put that

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Neale Ferguson
In the interim a simple REXX program? (Assuming you have a SECUSER or a privileged user) /* */ parse arg Target Command upper Target CPRc = DIAGRC(8,'SEND' Target 'VINPUT' Command) parse var CPRC Rc Message if (Rc <> 0) then say Message exit Rc On 8/16/19, 12:47, "Linux on 390 Port on

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Marcy Cortes
Alan wrote: >I've been thinking for some time that we might want to consider revisiting >that for the VINPUT command. It's a command specifically designed to >deliver data to a guest, not CP and not someone else's console. As such, >it should be left to the guest to do the translation if it

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Alan Altmark
On Friday, 08/16/2019 at 01:55 GMT, "Dan Horák" wrote: > On Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:38:20 -0500 > Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > > > Hi Dan, > > > > Tried that mixed case from the VM session console but it convert it to > > upper case. > > Suggestion? > > hm, maybe the upper-casing is a feature

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Dan Horák
On Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:38:20 -0500 Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > Hi Dan, > > Tried that mixed case from the VM session console but it convert it to > upper case. > Suggestion? hm, maybe the upper-casing is a feature of your session console, but I would give a try DASD= instead of rd_DASD=.

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hi Dan, Tried that mixed case from the VM session console but it convert it to upper case. Suggestion? Regards. Roberto. On Fri, 16 Aug 2019, 08:32 Dan Horák, wrote: > On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:48:17 -0500 > Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I defined 2 new z/VM 6.2.0

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Dan Horák
On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:48:17 -0500 Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno wrote: > Hello all, > > I defined 2 new z/VM 6.2.0 minidisks for a RHEL 6.0 VM to grow / FS, > everything went right except I forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs > Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl. Got "Refusing activation of >

Re: Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-16 Thread Davis, Larry (National VM Capability)
Not sure if it is in RHEL 6.0, but look at /etc/dasd.conf file putting your device address' in this file we allow them to be online and available at IPL time Larry Davis -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port On Behalf Of Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2019

Defined minidisks RHEL 6.0 on z/VM to grow / FS, forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl.

2019-08-15 Thread Roberto Ibarra Magdaleno
Hello all, I defined 2 new z/VM 6.2.0 minidisks for a RHEL 6.0 VM to grow / FS, everything went right except I forgot to Persistently Setting DASDs Online with /etc/zipl.conf and zipl. Got "Refusing activation of partial LV lv_root. Use --partial to override." in next IPL. Since the kernel is not