You should not have to attach the DASD to another guest. The initrd should have all the tools necessary to format a disk and put a file system on it.
Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Betsie Spann Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 5:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: VM DASD oddness Eric, I had to attach the VM dasd to another VM Linux guest and run dasdfmt and fdasd first. RHEL doesn't seem to "see" any disks formatted under VM. Betsie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilson, Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 1:16 PM Subject: VM DASD oddness Hey All; I'm not a VM'er so please be gentle... What does "Volume has an incompatable disk layout" mean? We are trying to install RHEL v 3.0 on a particular VMGuest. We have used this same code many times previous. We are now not seeing any dasd devices in anaconda, and we see the following on the console: dasd(eckd): ECKD discipline initializing dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda ( 94: 0),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04) Cyl:188 Head:15 S ec:224 dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda ( 94: 0),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04): Configuration da ta read dasd: No request IRQ dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdb ( 94: 4),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04) Cyl:740 Head:15 S ec:224 dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdb ( 94: 4),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04): Configuration da ta read dasd(eckd): /dev/dasda ( 94: 0),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Volume has incompatible disk layout dasd: No request IRQ dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdc ( 94: 8),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04) Cyl:2928 Head:15 Sec:224 dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdb ( 94: 4),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Volume has incompatible disk layout dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdc ( 94: 8),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0A(CU:3990/04): Configuration da ta read dasd: No request IRQ dasd(eckd): /dev/dasdd ( 94: 12),[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 3390/0C(CU:3990/04) Cyl:740 Head:15 S ec:224 All the DASD was formated this way: cpfmtxa ENTER FORMAT, ALLOCATE, LABEL, OR QUIT: format ENTER THE VDEV TO BE PROCESSED OR QUIT: 200 ENTER THE CYLINDER RANGE TO BE FORMATTED ON DISK 0200 OR QUIT: 0-end ENTER THE VOLUME LABEL FOR DISK 0200: lnx200 CPFMTXA: FORMAT WILL ERASE CYLINDERS 00000-00187 ON DISK 0200 DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE? (YES | NO) yes HCPCCF6209I INVOKING ICKDSF. ICK030E DEFINE INPUT DEVICE: FN FT FM, "CONSOLE", OR "READER" CONSOLE ICK031E DEFINE OUTPUT DEVICE: FN FT FM, "CONSOLE", OR "PRINTER" CONSOLE ICKDSF - CMS/XA/ESA DEVICE SUPPORT FACILITIES 16.0 TIME: 11:33:04 12/09/03 PAGE 1 ENTER INPUT COMMAND: CPVOL FMT MODE(ESA) UNIT(0200) VOLID(LNX200) NOVFY - ENTER INPUT COMMAND: RANGE(0,187) ICK00700I DEVICE INFORMATION FOR 0200 IS CURRENTLY AS FOLLOWS: PHYSICAL DEVICE = 3390 STORAGE CONTROLLER = 3990 STORAGE CONTROL DESCRIPTOR = EC DEVICE DESCRIPTOR = 0C ADDITIONAL DEVICE INFORMATION = 71002160 ICK04000I DEVICE IS IN SIMPLEX STATE ICK00703I DEVICE IS OPERATED AS A MINIDISK ICK03020I CPVOL WILL PROCESS 0200 FOR VM/ESA MODE ICK03090I VOLUME SERIAL = LNX200 ICK03022I FORMATTING THE DEVICE WITHOUT FILLER RECORDS ICK03011I CYLINDER RANGE TO BE FORMATTED IS 0 - 187 ICK003D REPLY U TO ALTER VOLUME 0200 CONTENTS, ELSE T U ICK03000I CPVOL REPORT FOR 0200 FOLLOWS: FORMATTING OF CYLINDER 0 STARTED AT: 11:33:05 FORMATTING OF CYLINDER 100 ENDED AT: 11:33:18 FORMATTING OF CYLINDER 187 ENDED AT: 11:33:29 VOLUME SERIAL NUMBER IS NOW = LNX200 CYLINDER ALLOCATION CURRENTLY IS AS FOLLOWS: TYPE START END TOTAL ---- ----- --- ----- PERM 0 187 188 ICK00001I FUNCTION COMPLETED, HIGHEST CONDITION CODE WAS 0 11:33:29 12/09/03 ENTER INPUT COMMAND: END ICK00002I ICKDSF PROCESSING COMPLETE. MAXIMUM CONDITION CODE WAS 0 ENTER ALLOCATION DATA TYPE CYLINDERS .................. end Ready; T=0.03/0.07 11:33:33 Cheers; E! ----------------- Eric Wilson IBM Certified Advanced Technical Expert RedHat Certified Engineer
