Re: ramdisk init script

2010-05-10 Thread Michael O'Reilly
Thang, # mkdir /tmp/initrd # cd /tmp/initrd # cp /boot/initrd-2.6.16.60-0.58.1.-default /tmp/initrd/initrd.cpio.gz # gunzip initrd.cpio.gz # file initrd.cpio initrd.cpio: ASCII cpio archive (SVR4 with no CRC) # cpio -icduv < /tmp/initrd/initrd.cpio # ls bin dev etc init initrd.cpio lib lib6

Re: ramdisk init script

2010-05-10 Thread Mark Post
>>> On 5/10/2010 at 04:39 PM, Thang Pham wrote: > Is there a way to view the contents of the init script contain within the > ramdisk (initrd)? I tried to view it, but it is not readable and looks to > be encrypted or something. I viewed the init script found in the SLES 10.3 > DVD1. It's not

ramdisk init script

2010-05-10 Thread Thang Pham
Is there a way to view the contents of the init script contain within the ramdisk (initrd)? I tried to view it, but it is not readable and looks to be encrypted or something. I viewed the init script found in the SLES 10.3 DVD1. Thanks, - Thang Pham IBM Poughkeeps

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Smith, Ann (ISD, IT)
We also have been having issues with servers running weblogic and db2 connect. I have asked the db2 support person to stop running db2fmcd. We are running db2 connect 9.7 fix pack 1. Does the new variable DB2_MIN_IDLE_RESOURCES pertain only to running a db2 database on linux on z? In our case hip

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Marcy Cortes
Turn it off with the command and not by editing /etc/inittab. Otherwise it may come back when you apply maintenance. Marcy "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, co

Re: createrepo on SLES11

2010-05-10 Thread Mike Friesenegger
>>> On 5/10/2010 at 06:49 AM, in message , Michael MacIsaac wrote: > Hi list, > > I haven't used "repos", zypper, yum, etc. too much so please bear with me > if these are basic questions. > > I'm trying to install a software package onto a SLES 11 virtual machine. > One option is a tar file, bu

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Edmund R. MacKenty
On Monday 10 May 2010 10:50, Rob van der Heij wrote: >On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Dean, David (I/S) wrote: >> Is this running? >> db2fmcd #DB2 Fault Monitor Coordinator >> Its job is to keep instances going > >Right, that's a common cause of trouble. It frequently gets confused >and starts t

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Rob van der Heij
On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 4:25 PM, Dean, David (I/S) wrote: > Is this running? > db2fmcd #DB2 Fault Monitor Coordinator > Its job is to keep instances going Right, that's a common cause of trouble. It frequently gets confused and starts to consume excessive amount of CPU as well. It has no function

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Marcy Cortes
Oh yeah, turn that off too and use your own startup script. Marcy "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or a

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Dean, David (I/S)
Is this running? db2fmcd #DB2 Fault Monitor Coordinator Its job is to keep instances going IBM Link http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21209001 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Harder, Pieter Sent: Monday, May 10, 20

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Harder, Pieter
>Are you sure you're doing the right thing there? It sounds like you've >started a database instance rather than DB2 Connect. Eh Rob, DB2 Connect fat client contains a database instance. You are thinking thin client. Best regards, Pieter Harder pieter.har...@brabantwater.nl tel +31-73-68371

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Rob van der Heij
2010/5/10 van Sleeuwen, Berry : > Hello listers, > > We have (re)installed a SLES10 with DB2 connect 9.5. Our base SLES10 is > configured to drop out of queue when it is not active so these base > guests only enter Q1 at some regular intervals. But when we start DB2 it > remains in Q3. So it looks

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Zach Pratt
It looks like this was introduced via Fix Pack 1 for 9.7. I could not find any reference to it in the 9.5 documentation. I too notice that our DB2 Connect 9.5 guests never become idle, even when they are not in use. Zach - Original Message - From: "Marcy Cortes" To: LINUX-390@vm.marist

Re: DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread Marcy Cortes
You might want to take a look at this variable: DB2_MIN_IDLE_RESOURCES Operating system: Linux Default: OFF, Values: OFF or ON This variable specifies that an activated database is to use minimal processing resources when it is idle. This might be useful in some virtual Linux environments (fo

Re: OSA Card Sharing on Linux

2010-05-10 Thread Alan Altmark
On Sunday, 05/09/2010 at 11:46 EST, Błażej Ślusarek wrote: > Seems strange to me that chpid from lsqeth is not present in lschp (or > I don't understand the output). Sounds like a bug to me. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott

Re: createrepo on SLES11

2010-05-10 Thread Christian Paro
Example for adding a repository with zypper: `zypper addrepo --refresh nfs://192.168.0.1/nfs/sles11sp1/dvd1SLES11SP1DVD1` Example for removing a repository: `zypper removerepo nfs://192.168.0.1/nfs/sles11sp1/dvd1` On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Michael MacIsaac wrote: > Hi list, > > I haven'

DB2 Connect keeps the guest active

2010-05-10 Thread van Sleeuwen, Berry
Hello listers, We have (re)installed a SLES10 with DB2 connect 9.5. Our base SLES10 is configured to drop out of queue when it is not active so these base guests only enter Q1 at some regular intervals. But when we start DB2 it remains in Q3. So it looks like there is some process that remains ac

createrepo on SLES11

2010-05-10 Thread Michael MacIsaac
Hi list, I haven't used "repos", zypper, yum, etc. too much so please bear with me if these are basic questions. I'm trying to install a software package onto a SLES 11 virtual machine. One option is a tar file, but this software also has a "repository" compatible with yum and zypper on the Inter

Re: OSA Card Sharing on Linux

2010-05-10 Thread Mark Pace
That does seem odd. In my SuSE quests the chpid does show up. > sudo /sbin/lsqeth Device name : eth0 - card_type : GuestLAN QDIO cdev0 : 0.0.1d00 cdev1 : 0.0.1