The steps you should use are:
1) CPFMTXA or ICKDSF CPVOL FORMAT UNIT(xxx) the volume.
2) ATTACH xxx SYSTEM
3) Allocate a minidisk yyy in the CP directory entry for the guest using
the label of new volume XXX in the MDISK card.
4) Put directory online
5) if guest is running, log on to guest useri
Subject: Re: Do we need to reIPL vm to add dasd ?
Vikesh, you need to attach the device to system so that 'system' can
allocate it out as a mdisk.
ATT A40E SYSTEM
Then, you'll either need to logoff the guest or link to the device on
the guests behalf. We use this:
CP SET
, May 30, 2008 10:48 AM
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Thanks for the prompt responses.
I've tried ATT A
nt: 30 May 2008 04:08 PM
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Subject: Re: Do we need to reIPL vm to add dasd ?
Vikesh,
Surely not... the one step that is missing is
ATT A40E SYSTEM
After you clip the label. When VM IPLs all DASD that have that match
the labels in the User_Volume_Label tags are attached
Vikesh,
Surely not... the one step that is missing is
ATT A40E SYSTEM
After you clip the label. When VM IPLs all DASD that have that match
the labels in the User_Volume_Label tags are attached to system in a
similar fashion automatically.
Vikesh Bhoola wrote:
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Vikesh, you need to attach the device to system so that 'system' can
allocate it out as a mdisk.
ATT A40E SYSTEM
Then, you'll either need to logoff the guest or link to the device on the
guests behalf. We use this:
CP SET SECUSER LINUX1 *
SEND CP LINUX1 LINK * 1000 1000
CP SET SECUSER LINUX1 OFF
ATT A40E SYSTEM LNX015
>From the z/Linux guest issue: vmcp link * 120 120 M
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