>>
>> (ex: mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.2.5-15.img 2.2.5-15)
>>
>> How do I get the new dasd added to this RedHat system?
>>
>> Thanks to anyone who can help.
>
>
>Check out http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-2404, "How do I add a new
>DASD to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux guest in z/VM (IBM's virtualization
>manager)?"
>
>Let me know if that helps
First, please excuse the lack of understanding but the url raised two
questions for me;
1) Is the "cp initrd-$(uname -r).img initrd-$(uname -r).img.orig", just, a
backup? Or am I missing it's intent?
2) The "mkinitrd -f initrd-$(uname -r).img $(uname -r)"; assuming "uname
-r" returns the current level of the running kernel, if you're doing
several things during a small maintenance window, e.g. - applying patches,
adding dasd, and with this scenario existing;
[use...@localhost ~]$ ls /boot
bootmap symvers-2.6.18-128.el5.gz
config-2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 symvers-2.6.18-164.el5.gz
config-2.6.18-128.el5 System.map-2.6.18-128.7.1.el5
config-2.6.18-164.el5 System.map-2.6.18-128.el5
grub System.map-2.6.18-164.el5
initrd-2.6.18-128.7.1.el5.img tape0
initrd-2.6.18-128.el5.img vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.7.1.el5
initrd-2.6.18-164.el5.img vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.el5
lost+found vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.el5
symvers-2.6.18-128.7.1.el5.gz
[use...@localhost ~]$ cat /etc/zipl.conf
[defaultboot]
default=2.6.18-164.el5
target=/boot/
[2.6.18-164.el5]
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-164.el5
ramdisk=/boot/initrd-2.6.18-164.el5.img
parameters="root=/dev/rootvg/rootvol"
[2.6.18-128.7.1.el5]
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.7.1.el5
ramdisk=/boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.7.1.el5.img
parameters="root=/dev/rootvg/rootvol"
[linux]
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-128.el5
ramdisk=/boot/initrd-2.6.18-128.el5.img
parameters="root=/dev/rootvg/rootvol"
"uname -r" would return 2.6.18-128.7.1.el5 which then the mkinitrd would
not accomplish the desired result.
If this is correct, srcipting a maintenance window becomes very tricky.
Thanks
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