Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-11 Thread Robert J McCarthy
problem ? Thanks,Bob -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:31 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Please post the console

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-11 Thread Scott Rohling
PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Please post the console messages from post syslog going down. Marcy - Original Message - From: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Sent

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Robert J McCarthy
The CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN command has helped to clarify our problem. It appear that the problem may be in the way linux shuts itself dowm. With t he command, it appear that everthing works as designed from a vm standpoint; however linux never seems to complete it's shutdown. Although a guest is

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown The CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN command has helped to clarify our problem. It appear that the problem may be in the way linux shuts itself dowm. With the command, it appear that everthing works as designed from a vm standpoint; however linux

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Robert J McCarthy
Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown We start/stop oracle with an init.d script so oracle's start/stop is part of Linux's boot and shutdown sequence. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Robert J McCarthy Sent: Wednesday

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Scott Rohling
8:46 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown The CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN command has helped to clarify our problem. It appear that the problem may be in the way linux shuts itself dowm. With the command, it appear that everthing works as designed from a vm

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown We start/stop oracle with an init.d script so oracle's start/stop is part of Linux's boot and shutdown sequence. -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Robert J

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Robert J McCarthy
-Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Romanowski, John (OFT) Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:57 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown I CP FORCE guest WITHIN nn Like CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Alan Altmark
On Wednesday, 06/10/2009 at 02:01 EDT, Robert J McCarthy bob.mccar...@custserv.com wrote: John, I am sorry I wasn't clear. VM and linux are communicating : When I enter the CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN command from MAINT linux begins shutting down. A short time later vm receives the termination from

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread David Boyes
It appears that linux sends the termination response to vm before it has really completed it's (linux)shutdown. In linux's inittab we have shutdown -h coded. But your example shows a automatic reboot and the system trying to come back up. Something else is wrong... do you specify

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread David Boyes
We have the shutdown - h in the inittab. Hmm. But you are still getting the shutting down for reboot message, which seems odd to me. I think there's something funny in your init scripts for starting/stopping Oracle -- there should be something there that makes the shutdown process

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Robert J McCarthy
/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of David Boyes Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:17 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown It appears that linux sends the termination response to vm before it has really completed it's (linux)shutdown

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
, June 10, 2009 1:59 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown John, I am sorry I wasn't clear. VM and linux are communicating : When I enter the CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN command from MAINT linux begins shutting down. A short time later vm receives the termination from

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Mark Post
On 6/10/2009 at 3:15 PM, Robert J McCarthy bob.mccar...@custserv.com wrote: -snip- We did not have vmpoff=LOGOFF in the parm lines. The linux guests were in a vm DSC status. We were not logged into any of them. I did notice however that the guests were all logged off of vm once the vm

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Robert J McCarthy Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 1:59 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown John, I am sorry I wasn't clear. VM and linux are communicating : When I enter the CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN command from MAINT linux begins

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Marcy Cortes
Please post the console messages from post syslog going down. Marcy - Original Message - From: The IBM z/VM Operating System IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Sent: Wed Jun 10 14:15:06 2009 Subject: Re: [IBMVM] Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-10 Thread Robert J McCarthy
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown ( resent to correct my /etc/init.d/rc.3/ to /etc/init.d/rc3.d/) Bob, I think it's as the others said, Linux is shutting down the way you told it to do but not the way you intend it to do: Here's how we shutdown a disconnected sles 10 oracle server

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-04 Thread Ivica Brodaric
When I issue the shutdown, vm shuts down before most if not all linux guests have responded or completed shutdown; always within a minute or two. Are you using IMMEDIATE operand of SHUTDOWN command? IMMEDIATE doesn't mean now, it means without sending any signals. Ivica Brodaric

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-04 Thread Robert J McCarthy
-Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR) Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 8:12 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown I have also written a shutdown exec to cleanly shutdown

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-04 Thread Robert J McCarthy
control, before I actually shutdown vm Thanks, Bob From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Ivica Brodaric Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:45 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-04 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
] On Behalf Of Robert J McCarthy Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 7:56 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Thank all of you for your input. I have tested the CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN guest WITHIN xx and it does exactly what I want. I am writing an exec to shutdown each guest

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Adam Thornton
On Jun 3, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Robert J McCarthy wrote: I am trying to develop a shutdown procedure to cleanly shutdown my linux guests, prior to shutting down vm. Reading the documentation in the virtualization cookbook for SLES10 and the vm CP COMMANDS manual; I have setup the following :

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Schuh, Richard
Linux Guest Shutdown I have an exec I run that runs through a table and sends the command to each linux. 'CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN ' linux ' WITHIN 60' On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 1:49 PM, Adam Thornton athorn...@sinenomine.netmailto:athorn...@sinenomine.net wrote: On Jun 3, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Robert J

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mark Pace
/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] *On Behalf Of *Mark Pace *Sent:* Wednesday, June 03, 2009 10:55 AM *To:* IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU *Subject:* Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown I have an exec I run that runs through a table and sends the command to each linux. 'CP SIGNAL

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Robert J McCarthy
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Why not CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN ALL instead of the table. Regards

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Robert J McCarthy
, Bob -Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mike Walter Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Have you updated each Linux guest so

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mike Walter
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Clean Linux Guest Shutdown I am trying to develop a shutdown procedure to cleanly shutdown my linux guests, prior to shutting down vm. Reading the documentation in the virtualization cookbook for SLES10 and the vm CP COMMANDS manual; I

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Schuh, Richard
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown On Jun 3, 2009, at 12:43 PM, Robert J McCarthy wrote: I am trying to develop a shutdown procedure to cleanly shutdown my linux guests, prior to shutting down vm. Reading the documentation in the virtualization cookbook for SLES10 and the vm

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Marcy Cortes
] Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Mike, Per the linux doc for SLES10 it states that the following change be made : In each linux guest's /etc/inittab; I have changed the shutdown -r to shutdown -h Is there something else from a linux standpoint that needs to be done

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mark Post
On 6/3/2009 at 1:43 PM, Robert J McCarthy bob.mccar...@custserv.com wrote: I am trying to develop a shutdown procedure to cleanly shutdown my linux guests, prior to shutting down vm. Reading the documentation in the virtualization cookbook for SLES10 and the vm CP COMMANDS manual; I have

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Schuh, Richard
From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Robert J McCarthy Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 11:05 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Richard and Mark, Am I right in assuming that CP SIGNAL will only shutdown the guests

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Robert J McCarthy
-Original Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Marcy Cortes Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:16 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Issue Q SIGNALS, Q SHUTDOWN, Q SIGNAL SHUTDOWNTIME from your VM system

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Marcy Cortes
In /etc/zipl.conf, change parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb To parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb vmpoff=LOGOFF vmhalt=LOGOFF Marcy This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mark Post
On 6/3/2009 at 2:52 PM, Marcy Cortes marcy.d.cor...@wellsfargo.com wrote: In /etc/zipl.conf, change parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb To parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb vmpoff=LOGOFF vmhalt=LOGOFF This is also unnecessary. It just causes the guest to log itself off,

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mark Post
On 6/3/2009 at 2:44 PM, Robert J McCarthy bob.mccar...@custserv.com wrote: -snip- Q shutdown System shutdown time: 30 seconds Ready; T=0.01/0.01 14:22:33 q signal shutdowntime System default shutdown signal timeout: 1200 seconds

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Marcy Cortes
Message- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Mark Post Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 12:00 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: [IBMVM] Clean Linux Guest Shutdown On 6/3/2009 at 2:52 PM, Marcy Cortes marcy.d.cor...@wellsfargo.com wrote

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Romanowski, John (OFT)
: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown That assumption is correct, even if you use the ALL parameter. That causes the signal to be sent to all guests that have registered to receive it, but not to those who haven't registered. The actual shutdown is via the SHUTDOWN command which is separate from the SIGNAL

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mike Walter
@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown On 6/3/2009 at 2:52 PM, Marcy Cortes marcy.d.cor...@wellsfargo.com wrote: In /etc/zipl.conf, change parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb To parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb vmpoff=LOGOFF vmhalt=LOGOFF

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Schuh, Richard
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Be aware CP SIGNAL ALL tells all the non-linux guests like the Shared File System servers VMSERVS,U,R to shutdown. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Wednesday

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Stephen Frazier
Mark Post wrote: On 6/3/2009 at 2:52 PM, Marcy Cortes marcy.d.cor...@wellsfargo.com wrote: In /etc/zipl.conf, change parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb To parameters = root=/dev/dasda1 TERM=dumb vmpoff=LOGOFF vmhalt=LOGOFF This is also unnecessary. It just causes the

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mark Pace
I'm with you Stephen, I like to see them logoff also. Then I'm really sure they are down. On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Stephen Frazier ste...@doc.state.ok.uswrote: It may be unnecessary, but I like to see them go away when they are finished shutting down. I also prefer my desktop to

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Scott Rohling
Dude, you need to run Linux on your desktop ;-) Scott It may be unnecessary, but I like to see them go away when they are finished shutting down. I also prefer my desktop to actually turn off instead of displaying a message saying you can power off now but maybe I am . :) -- Stephen

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Mark Post
On 6/3/2009 at 4:18 PM, Stephen Frazier ste...@doc.state.ok.us wrote: -snip- It may be unnecessary, but I like to see them go away when they are finished shutting down. I also prefer my desktop to actually turn off instead of displaying a message saying you can power off now but maybe I

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Schuh, Richard rsc...@visa.com wrote: Why not CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN ALL instead of the table. From the peanut - uh performance gallery... If you have a lot of Linux servers, the orderly shutdown may actually take quite some paging resources to complete. When the

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Schuh, Richard
- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Rob van der Heij Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:21 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Schuh, Richard rsc...@visa.com wrote: Why not CP

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Schuh, Richard
To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown Be aware CP SIGNAL ALL tells all the non-linux guests like the Shared File System servers VMSERVS,U,R to shutdown. From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Wednesday

Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown

2009-06-03 Thread Martin, Terry R. (CMS/CTR) (CTR)
: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 5:54 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: Clean Linux Guest Shutdown That makes sense ... if it doesn't just seem longer (remember, pacing takes time, too - it is just spent waiting idly instead of waiting for the work to be done) and paging during SHUTDOWN is something you