>>> On 1/29/2013 at 11:05 AM, Lu GL Gao <lu...@cn.ibm.com> wrote: > Our zVM version is 5.4. > Linux version is SUSE Enterprise Server 11 SP1 running as guest on zVM. > > I add 2 more dasd for this guest's directory like below: > MDISK 0207 3390 0001 END LBE508 MR LNX4VM LNX4VM LNX4VM > MDISK 0208 3390 0001 END LBE509 MR LNX4VM LNX4VM LNX4VM > > On linux, I want create a volume group by these 2 dasd. But system reject > creating this volume group. > A warning diaglog pop-up showing following messages: > ------------------------------------------------------------ > Failure occurred during following action: > Creating volume group testvg from /dev/dasde /dev/dasdk > System error code was: -4010 > ------------------------------------------------------------
Did you run dasdfmt and fdasd against these two disks before trying to use them? Also, did you specific /dev/dasde1 and /dev/dasdk1 instead of /dev/dasde and /dev/dasdk? The correct usage would be /dev/dasde1 and /dev/dasdk1. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
