I have already gone through some of this and I did the reformat to avoid the next Linux using the disk from seeing garbage.
Paul Feller AIT Mainframe Technical Support [EMAIL PROTECTED] (319)-355-7824 -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Mitchell Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:15 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re-Use DASD We have reached the point in our Linux farm where some of our guests have served their useful purpose. As such I'm going to 'reuse' their DASD for new guests. I'm sure I can 'reformat' (cpfmtxa) them as I did originally, but I thought I would check on alternatives that others might have. All DASD used by the Linux guests are Full Volume minidisks. As you can tell, all of this is a new experience so dont hesitate to include the simiplest of ideas. Thanks. Steve Mitchell Sr Systems Software Specialist Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (785) 291-8885 'There are no degrees of Honesty-you're either Honest or you're not! CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message and any attachments are for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential, trade secret or privileged information. Any unauthorized review use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited and may be a violation of law. If you are not the intended recipient or a person responsible for delivering this message to an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
