Thank you everyone for your confirmation and instructions. It threw off our Linux Support person when YaSt wouldn't keep the LVM option on the disk as he was doing the install. Following the suggestions we were able to configure it and it is working now.
Craig Collins State of WI, DOA, DET On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 7:24 AM, Ayer, Paul W <pwa...@statestreet.com> wrote: > I find that fdasd /dev/dasd_ shows "Linux Native" for a dasdfmt disks > and it shows "Linux LVM" LVM after you do a pvcreate command to the disk. > > > > Using p to look at the partitions and q to not change them ... > > Command action > m print this menu > p print the partition table > n add a new partition > d delete a partition > v change volume serial > t change partition type > r re-create VTOC and delete all partitions > u re-create VTOC re-using existing partition sizes > s show mapping (partition number - data set name) > q quit without saving changes > w write table to disk and exit > > > > Paul > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of > Shane G > Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 7:44 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: LVM on CKD? > > On Thu, Jun 9th, 2011 at 6:12 AM, Mark Post wrote: > > > To be honest, I don't think LVM itself cares about the partition type. > > pvcreate will use any partition you point it at. > > This is unfortunately (almost unbelievably) true - with the notable > exception > of swap. Regardless of the partition type of a swap extent, pvcreate > recognises the swap header and will query you before trashing it. > Any other partition type - including those with valid filesystems and data > - > will be fair game. > > Shane ... > (N.B. - not (re-)verified on z/) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
