Worked like a charm. Problem solved!  Thanks folks!

On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Don Williams <donbwms.foru...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> When you ATTACH w/o keyword SYSTEM, you are ATTACHing to your guest, MAINT.
> When you log off all the ATTACHs to MAINT are DEATTACHed. When you ATTACH
> with SYSTEM, the attach is to VM which allows VM to process LINKs to
> minidisks on that rdev. When you log off those ATTACHs remain.
>
> On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 1:39 PM Neale Ferguson <ne...@sinenomine.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes,  you need to ATTACH rdev SYSTEM
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: Cameron Seay <cws...@gmail.com>
> > Date: 2015/08/15 13:32 (GMT-05:00)
> > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
> > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Adding DASD to a guest
> >
> > Here is a clue to the problem, I think:  I attach volumes 2108-210a to
> > system logged in as MAINT.  When I q dasd free, I do not see these disks
> > listed as free.  I RLDE the EXTENT CONTROL file and log off MAINT (after
> I
> > have replaced the user direct file for the guest in question).  When I
> log
> > on to the guest I get the "not linked" message.  When I log back into
> MAINT
> > and q dasd free, the disks in question are showing free again. This says
> to
> > me I am not attaching them correctly.  Am I on the right track?
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 1:12 PM, Don Williams <donbwms.foru...@gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > ATTACH to SYSTEM would be the logical time to read the label, since VM
> > > would need to validate the label in order to securely process LINK
> > > requests. ATTACH to guest would not require validating label.
> > >
> > > I use to get confused between ATTACHing devices and LINKing minidisks.
> > And
> > > the difference between ATTACHing to SYSTEM and to a guest.
> > >
> > > On Sat, Aug 15, 2015 at 12:52 PM Neale Ferguson <ne...@sinenomine.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I believe he's reformatted the disks and reattached to the system.
> My q
> > > is
> > > > when does the vol1 get re-read. In the old days it was after using:
> > > >
> > > > #CP VARY OFF rdev
> > > > #CP VARY ON rdev
> > > >
> > > > But I seem to recall a change around VM/ESA that caused it to happen
> at
> > > > attach time.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -------- Original message --------
> > > > From: Mark Post <mp...@suse.com>
> > > > Date: 2015/08/15 12:31 (GMT-05:00)
> > > > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU
> > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] Adding DASD to a guest
> > > >
> > > > >>> On 8/15/2015 at 11:56 AM, Cameron Seay <cws...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > Any ideas why I'm seeing this?  I went through the steps to format,
> > > label
> > > > > and attach these to guest lnx065...
> > > > >
> > > > > HCPLNM108E LNX065 E151 not linked; volid LNX165 not mounted
> > > > > HCPLNM108E LNX065 E152 not linked; volid LNX265 not mounted
> > > > > HCPLNM108E LNX065 E153 not linked; volid LNX365 not mounted
> > > >
> > > > Not sure how you're really trying to do this.  The "not linked"
> message
> > > > usually comes as a result of a LINK statement in USER DIRECT, not an
> > > ATTACH
> > > > command.  The "volid ?????? not mounted" piece normally happens when
> > the
> > > > DASD volume is not ATTACHed to SYSTEM.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Mark Post
> > > >
> > > >
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Department of Computer Systems Technology
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