Sorry, I see that you think I have a shared 191. I don't, I just have them all smooshed onto one volume, versus being on the 200 volume. MA
On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Rich Smrcina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mary Anne Matyaz wrote: > >> Hello all. We're bouncing around an idea to change the way we allocate >> Linux guests. Currently, we have a mdisk that >> has all of the Linux 191 disks on. We then have separate 200 disks >> (mod9's). We're thinking of combining the two, such >> that we have a 1 cylinder 191 mdisk, then 10015 cylinders for the 200 >> disks. This would allow us to move the linuxes from >> one lpar to another as needed. It would also make them more >> self-contained. We're facing a dasd upgrade in the near future, >> and this would make that a little easier. >> Other than the fact that the 200 disk is backed up by TSM and the 191's >> via MVS's FDR, can you guys shoot some holes >> in this theory? Let me know if you see any other problem areas that I >> haven't thought of? >> >> Thanks! >> MA >> > > If you need to make a change to all of the PROFILE EXECs then you'll need > to chase down each one to do it. That's one reason why I like the shared > 191 idea. Other than that allocating alot of small minidisks is just a > pain. > > -- > Rich Smrcina > VM Assist, Inc. > Phone: 414-491-6001 > Ans Service: 360-715-2467 > rich.smrcina at vmassist.com > http://www.linkedin.com/in/richsmrcina > > Catch the WAVV! http://www.wavv.org > WAVV 2009 - Orlando, FL - May 15-19, 2009 >