I didn't quite state that right. I'm signed onto VMTEST on first level when I did the queries. Linux directory entry is in USER DIRECT on VMTEST 191 and looks like this: USER WVLNX30 WVLNX30 512M 1024M G IPL CMS PARM AUTOCR IUCV ANY IUCV ALLOW MACHINE ESA SPECIAL 3000 HIPERS 3 CONSOLE 009 3215 T SPOOL 00C 2540 READER * SPOOL 00D 2540 PUNCH A SPOOL 00E 1403 A LINK MAINT 190 190 RR LINK MAINT 19E 19E RR LINK MAINT 19F 19F RR LINK MAINT 19D 19D RR LINK TCPMAINT 198 198 RR LINK TCPMAINT 592 592 RR MDISK 191 3390 7981 050 510RST MR READ WRITE MULTIPLE DEDICATE 0A81 163C DEDICATE 067E 165F
VMTEST's USER DIRECT on first level: USER VMTEST VMTEST 64M 128M BG MACHINE ESA 2 OPTION TODENABLE ACCOUNT 1 VMTEST IPL CMS *HIPERSOCKETS DEDICATE 3000 920 DEDICATE 3001 921 DEDICATE 3002 922 DEDICATE 3004 980 DEDICATE 3005 981 DEDICATE 3006 982 * CTC TO 2ND LEVEL SPECIAL 2000 CTCA TCPIP SPECIAL 2001 CTCA TCPIP SPECIAL 400 3270 SPECIAL 401 3270 SPECIAL 402 3270 SPECIAL 403 3270 SPECIAL 404 3270 SPECIAL 405 3270 CONSOLE 009 3215 T SPOOL 00C 2540 READER * SPOOL 00D 2540 PUNCH A SPOOL 00E 1403 A LINK MAINT 0190 0190 RR LINK MAINT 019D 019D RR LINK MAINT 019E 019E RR MDISK 191 3390 217 0070 510W01 MR MDISK 163C 3390 000 10017 LX163C MR MDISK 165F 3390 000 3338 LX165F MR . . . Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Dept of Administration - OT 304-558-5914 ext 8885 Fax 304-558-1351 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6/22/2007 8:44 AM >>> Based on the messages "not linked" it would seem you are not using DEDICATE statements in the Linux directory entries, but LINK statements. You would either need to change those statements, or attach those volumes to SYSTEM so that the link statements can work. David Wakser -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anne Crabtree Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 8:40 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: DASD second level I have a directory entry VMTEST for a second level VM. (z/vm v5r1) I am trying to put a Linux guest on second level. I have DEDICATE statements for the dasd it needs but second level does not "see" this dasd: HCPLNM108E VMTEST 163C not linked; volid LX163C not mounted HCPLNM108E VMTEST 165F not linked; volid LX165F not mounted I've tried putting a MDISK statement for these in VMTEST directory entry and I've tried adding them to the User_Volume_List on second level. Neither has seemed to resolve the problem. On second level, if I 'q dasd' I don't see these volumes. However, if I do 'q 163c' I get this: q 163c Ready; T=0.01/0.01 08:34:02 DASD 163C LX163C So, my question is: What is the correct way to "define" dasd so that second level VM can see it and Linux can "own" it? Anne D. Crabtree System Programmer WV Dept of Administration - OT 304-558-5914 ext 8885 Fax 304-558-1351