I believe the region and group references refer to DIRMAINT groupings.. You may want to brush-up a bit on DIRMAINT.
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 5:42 AM, Marci Beach <beac...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > I think the info you need is within the > http://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/XCAT_Documentation/ doc in link > entitled *xCAT UI Tutorial on zVM and zLinux* > <http://xcat.sourceforge.net/pdf/xCAT-UI-Tutorial.pdf>. > In this doc there is section 6. called Adding resources. There is a window > in step 2 called "Add didk to pool". > > Here is a sample of that window with the entries as you would desire to > create the disk pools you desire for housing your cloned guests. Where > VOLID27 would be > replaced with your mod-27 volids. > > > > > You would go through same procedure for the LINUX54 disk pool as well. > > Hope this helps.. > > Marci Beach > > > > > > From: "Bishop, Peter" <peter.bis...@hp.com> > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 01/27/2015 10:12 PM > Subject: XCAT disks, and documentation generally > Sent by: Linux on 390 Port <LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU> > ------------------------------ > > > > Hi, > > Firstly a specific question: I believe that the disk pool used by XCAT > for its ISO images is completely different to the one used for housing the > data used by the cloned guests. In my case the first pool is called XCAT1 > and the second pools are LINUX27 and LINUX54 (mod-27 and mod-54 > respectively). Am I right? If so, a follow-up question - where do I > specify the latter pools in XCAT? Nowhere? Somewhere? I am missing > something basic, I believe. I have the XCAT GUI going and the IVP passes > all the disk tests. We are not using CMO yet but expect to do so if > required (more later if appropriate). > > Now a general observation and a question: the z/VM v6.3 documentation on > OpenStack and XCAT is somewhat scattered and perhaps sparse, at least > compared with the excellent and voluminous documentation on CP, CMS, etc. > Can anyone recommend a good overview? I'm reading the SourceForge pages, > and the z/VM v6.3 manuals, but have yet to find an "all-in-one" > zXCAT-Up-And-Running reference. > > SourceForge pages: > > http://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/XCAT_zVM/ > http://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/XCAT_zVM_Setup/ > http://sourceforge.net/p/xcat/wiki/XCAT_Documentation/ > > z/VM v6.3 manuals: > SC24-6248-01: Enabling z/VM for OpenStack (Support for OpenStack Icehouse > Release) > SC24-6234-07: Systems Management Application Programming > > For example, relating to my specific question above, there are references > in both sets of documents to "regions" and "groups" where I was expecting > terms like "SFS disk pool" and "DASD volume", which I don't believe are > interchangeable, and hence my need for a beginner-type doc. If they are > interchangeable, it's not obvious to a "young player" (not that I'm young, > just a noob). > > As mentioned, these are very good and get one going, but appear a bit > disorganised to this uneducated reader. Maybe it's a case of DIY doco, but > I'd like to think not. Perhaps some training! OK, enough dreaming. > > Best regards, > Peter > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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/
