Yeah, but we only have one disk in the LVM. And while we want striping in place (because we'll be using mod54s with PAV in the near future), at the moment we don't have PAV either. Maybe the real problem is that I've got 4 different filesystems (/var, /usr, /opt and /home) in a single minidisk with only one "reader" at the moment?
If so, could I fake out linux by chopping the minidisk into 4 (or more) minidisks for the LVM, even though they'll still be on one physical VM volume? Or since there's still only a base address for that VM volume, will that not matter? -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RPN01 Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 5:05 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Is it possible to do an initial SLES9 install on a partially-LVM root? Did you partition the disks you placed in the LVM? You need to use /dev/dasdc1 rather than /dev/dasdc, as an example. We install with everything except the /boot in LVM controlled filesystems, splitting out /, /var, /tmp, /home, and /opt into their own filesystems. -- Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation .~. RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /V\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 /( )\ ----- ^^-^^ "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 3/13/08 3:55 PM, "Collinson.Shannon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was trying to do this with a new guest by putting the following > directories in LVM (group "system" with one volume-204): > > > > /usr > > /var > > /opt > > /home > > > > The rest of the root filesystem (including /boot) is on a regular > physical volume (200), and the swap disks are on two v-disks (201 and > 202) and one physical disk (203). Everything looks fine in the > partitioner, but when I actually start the install and get to the > "preparing your hard disk" panel, I get: > > > > LVM Error > > lvcreate -A n -i 5 -l 64 -n usr -l 359 system > > File descriptor 3 left open > > > > I thought it might be the striping, but I get the same error (with > slightly different lvcreate parms) when I don't stripe. I can't figure > out what the problem is. I'm hoping it's obvious to you guys... > > > > Also, I tried to set up the v-disks as FBA (using SWAPGEN) since I > thought that was required for SLES9-64bit, but wound up having to use > DIAG instead to get through Partitioner. If anyone knows how to make > FBA disks work for the initial install, let me in on the secret. > > > > I was able to effectively install SLES9-sp4 before I tried the funky > stuff (vdisks and LVM), but we're trying to come up with a > best-practices installation model, leading to new and exciting errors > for the z/OS sysprog (me) to blindly stumble into. If the actual answer > to both of these problems is "you can't do that from here-get a good > bare-bones install and then modify the server accordingly", I'll > understand... Thanks! > > > > Shannon Collinson l Mainframe Operating Systems l ETI l SunTrust Banks l > 404.827.6070 (office) l 404.642.1280 (mobile) > > Seeing beyond money (sm) > > > > LEGAL DISCLAIMER > The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. > Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in > reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended > recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please > contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. > > SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of > SunTrust Banks, Inc. > [ST:XCL] > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
