Re: shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Tom Duerbusch
Thanks One less step. I was reading over the redbook: Modified by z/VM and Linux on IBM System z The Virtualization Cookbook which is based on SLES10. That is where I picked up that modification. I have a "Linux Installation Document" which I use to guide me thru my standard installations and

Re: shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Mark Post
>>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 4:14 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tom Duerbusch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -snip- > joe /etc/inittab > > /shutdown *r/shutdown *h/ (don*t restart, shutdown and logoff) That's not really necessary. SLES (at least) won't try to re-IPL in response to a signal

Re: shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Tom Duerbusch
Ooops forgot. The signal shutdown works when you: 1. Shutdown VM VM will signal all guest machines to shutdown 2. Force linux_image CP will signal the guest to shutdown "force linux_image immed" to immediately force the image. With both options, the guest image will be logged o

Re: shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Tom Duerbusch
On SLES10: Use Signal Shutdown joe /etc/inittab /shutdown *r/shutdown *h/ (don*t restart, shutdown and logoff) save Of course, if you are using some packages/products that need to be shutdown gracefully, you may need to update /etc/init.d/rc.3/ (or use yast/system/system services (runlevel) t

Re: shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Aisik Chang
Thank you all. Ann On 8/21/07, Mark Post <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 3:33 PM, in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Aisik Chang > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, listers, > > Is there way to shutdown linux instance gracefully from VM without > > logging into lin

Re: shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Mark Post
>>> On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 3:33 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Aisik Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, listers, > Is there way to shutdown linux instance gracefully from VM without > logging into linux, not forcing off. Like sending msg to linux to > shutdown. CP SIGNAL SHUTDOWN sh

Re: shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Stracka, James (GTI)
linux from VM Hi, listers, Is there way to shutdown linux instance gracefully from VM without logging into linux, not forcing off. Like sending msg to linux to shutdown. Thanks, Ann

shutdown linux from VM

2007-08-21 Thread Aisik Chang
Hi, listers, Is there way to shutdown linux instance gracefully from VM without logging into linux, not forcing off. Like sending msg to linux to shutdown. Thanks, Ann