Thanks Mark: During the install, I removed /var, /opt/ ,tmp and /home from the btrfs (dasda). I then created these partitions on their own device (dasdb thru dasde). When I log in, via maintenance mode due to the failed dependency errors, everything looks fine. I can see the separated partitions. I can create files/directories within those mount points. The /etc/fstab looks ok also. This looks like some kind of timing issue.
-----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:03 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SLES12 / partitioning >>> On 11/12/2014 at 08:46 AM, "Levy, Alan" <al...@doitt.nyc.gov> wrote: > Just starting to test with sles12. My colleagues and I are trying to > find a good way of setting up the mount points. > > In the past, we have used the following methodology (on a mod-9): > > 191 - profile exec > 292 - 1500 cyl/1G / > 293 - 730 cyl/.5G swap > 294 - 4785 cyl/3.3G /usr > 295 - 1500 cyl/1G /usr/local > 296 - 1500 cyl/1G /var/log > > Now that /, /usr and swap are included in the btrfs subvolumes, we are > wondering whether to continue this methodology (of minidisks) or > whether to create one big minidisk (on a mod-29) as 292 - 32276 cyl - > 22G and then partition it further into /opt, /home etc. > > I have tried it with minidisks like this: > > 191 - profile exec > 292 - 10500 cyl/7G / /usr swap > 293 - 6000 cyl/4G /var > 294 - 6000 cyl/4G /opt > 295 - 6000 cyl/4G /tmp > 296 - 3775 cyl/3G /home > > I keep getting errors (might have to open pmr on this): > > DEPEND Dependency failed for /var. > EPEND Dependency failed for Local File Systems. > DEPEND Dependency failed for Postfix Mail Transport Agent. I would have expected you to get a warning from YaST about having other file systems interfering with the subvolumes. Such as /home, and a bunch of stuff under /var. Did that happen? When you ssh in, what do you see with the df command? Can you see the /var/log/YaST2 directory? I tried to replicate your problem. I did get the warning, but said to continue. I did _not_ see the failed dependency messages you got. But, due to the btrfs subvolumes being mounted over /var after the installation completed, a lot of directories and files that were in /var are masked by the additional mounts. 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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/