Thanks Chuck you hit the nail on the head.
What happened was I wanted to add additional DASD to the ISO repository and
being an old VM'er I just did it manually by updating DIRMAINT.... I should
have followed directions exactly and let xcat do all the work...
Tom
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 5:45 AM, Chuck Brazie <bra...@us.ibm.com> wrote:
> "Usually" the problem with the LVMs is that the disks have been put into
> Dirmaint outside of the xCAT startup scripts.
> Check out these download links for how to clean up the LVM:
>
> http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?X_SMAPI
> http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/
>
> When you wiped out the persistent 100 disk, the disks were probably left
> in the directory, etc.
>
> Summary of the xCAT startup process for that LVM:
>
> The xCAT startup code looks in the DMSSICNF COPY for the volids and then
> does a query in the xCAT machines for any disks in the 200-2FF range. If
> they match then the script assumes that everything is fine and tries to
> mount the LVM. If the persistent data disk was cleaned then the LVM doesn't
> mount.
>
> To reset things the disks need to be removed from xCAT userid and
> Dirmaint.
> In your case running the two execs in the X_SMAPI download for each disk
> should do it, then you can restart xCAT.
>
> On a related note we are adding documentation on backing up files in the
> LVM to your workstation. Also how to back up the xCAT tables into the LVM
> so you can save them to your workstation.
>
> Chuck Brazie
> bra...@us.ibm.com
>
>
>
>
> From: Tom Huegel <tehue...@gmail.com>
> To: xCAT Users Mailing list <xCAT-user@lists.sourceforge.net>
> Date: 07/23/2014 12:34 PM
> Subject: [xcat-user] LVM not being created.
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> I have gone back to the beginning with xCAT (z/VM 6.3) recopying xCAT 100
> disk. Reformatted 4 disks in xcat .. Dirmaints extent control looks good.
> I don't see any available space in the UI (configure - files) and the only
> sub-directly is UPLOAD..
> In provision disks I see the volumes, but they don't show any free space.
>
> I must be doing something wrong, but what?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> 16:24:05 sspmodload: configuration templates, or write your own, or
> specify a
> value per
> 16:24:05 sspmodload: node with nodeadd or tabedit.
> 16:24:05 sspmodload: ===> End of output from xcatconfig -iV at
> /var/lib/sspmod/XCAT/*ssppostload.pl* <http://ssppostload.pl/> line
> 409.
> 16:24:06 sspmodload: /root
> 16:24:06 sspmodload: ===> LVM setup ... at /var/lib/sspmod/XCAT/
> *ssppostload.pl* <http://ssppostload.pl/>
> line 422.
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: LVM setup return code:0 at
> /var/lib/sspmod/XCAT/*ssppostload.pl* <http://ssppostload.pl/> line
> 431.
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: zHCP IP address:10.10.10.20
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: zHCP userid:ZHCP
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: XCISO1 XCISO2 XCISO3 XCISO4
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: dasd currently attached:0200:3390:XCISO1
> 0201:3390:XCISO2
> 0202:3390:XCISO3 0203:3390:XCISO4
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Volume:XCISO1
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Activated disk 200 volid:XCISO1
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Volume:XCISO2
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Activated disk 201 volid:XCISO2
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Volume:XCISO3
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Activated disk 202 volid:XCISO3
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Volume:XCISO4
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Activated disk 203 volid:XCISO4
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Activate volume group
> 16:24:08 sspmodload:
>
>
> HOLDING SCZVMLX2
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Nothing new to configure, just mount LVM
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Using volume group(s) on command line
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Finding volume group "xcat"
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: Volume group "xcat" not found
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: something's wrong at /var/lib/sspmod/XCAT/
> *ssppostload.pl* <http://ssppostload.pl/>
> line 436.
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: No such file or directory
> 16:24:08 sspmodload: ===> xcatd restart at /var/lib/sspmod/XCAT/
> *ssppostload.pl* <http://ssppostload.pl/>
>
> line 455.
> 16:24:09 sspmodload: Stopping xCATd [ OK ]
> 16:24:25 sspmodload: Starting xCATd [ OK ]
> 16:24:26 sspmodload: uid=500(mnadmin) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
> 16:24:26 sspmodload: /home/mnadmin/.xcat already exists, delete and start
> over
> (y/n)?Generating RSA private key, 2048 bit long modulus
> 16:24:26 sspmodload: .....................+++
> 16:24:26 sspmodload: .....................+++
>
>
> HOLDING SCZVMLX2
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