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Suse sles 9, or 10 and iscsi vs FC

Our shop here is nearly all iscsi for disk attachment. I have seen much in the redbooks on using fiber channel, but I need to know, can we do iscsi from the Z platform? If so, where do I start? Thanks for the help. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone: 765-285-1310

Zfcp device removel HELP!!!

I need to remove a problem device so I can try and re-add it and get the system back up at 100%. I am trying to remove a fzp attached ts1120 tape drive by hand without yast. Yast doesn't work well with screen reading software for the blind. I tried the following with no luck Echo

Mounting root fs of one instance to another instance to make repairs

Under vm 5.3 both instances are suse sles10. Some one edited the /etc/inittab on instance A. How can we mount instance a's root fs to instance b so as to fix the inittab? Or, is there a better way? Thanks for any help. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone:

How to determine memory size for sles9 64 bit linux guest

I am trying to compare two guests to troubleshoot some performance issues. Can't remember how to determine what a guest thinks it has for memory and swap. Ssues sles9 64 bit under vm 5.3. Thanks for the help. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone: 765-285-1310

Determining memory in a guest

Thanks allf for the pointers. Found what I think I need, and have new things to look at. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone: 765-285-1310 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Tape drives for zLinux servers

We are using ts1120 drives in a 3494 library. Currently running tsm v5.4.4 on sles9 sp4. We will be moving to sles10 when tsm v6 is really ready. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone: 765-285-1310 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port

Troubles printing with CUPS

Got CUPS installed last week. However, It refuses to connect to any printer I try and define. We print to several hp laserjet printers from Zos using vps and the lpd protocol. If I use the exact same host name and queue name, I always get host is busy or down, will retry in 30 seconds. I can

Trouble with script to add ts1120 tape drives

The following script runs perfectly when run from the # prompt logged in as root on our sles9 sp4 instance. However, when run in the startup process as S16starttapes forinstance, the second drive does not add, and the message that it does add is also printed. Also, the output numbers from the

Checking for tape drives within a script

Running suse sles9 kernel 2.6.5-7.314. I have a couple of 3592 drives connected via fiberchanel. These are not discovered during the normal boot process. I would like to check for their existance within a script which if they don't exist, will add them to the system during the startup

Zfcp initialization troubles I think

Got back to work on getting our tapes 3592 tapes to recognize on our suse sles9 sp 4 system. When I left for surgery, our 3590s would recognize, and I could add the 3592s by hand. Now, when the system startss up, the following shows up in the startup messages. Scsi0 : zfcp Zfcp adapter erp

Making newly atached ts1120 drives stick through a reboot

Sles9 sp4 guest under vm 5.3. We recently replaced our two 3592 drives with ts1120 drives. We also added two additional drives. I created the appropriate file for /etc/sysconfig/hardware for the san attachment specifying wwpns for each drive. Upon reboot, the system does not see any of the

Trying to connect ts1120 drives to sles9 under vm

We got our drives put in yesterday. However, one of our systems gives me the following in its startup messages. I created a file following other definitions in /etc/sysconfig/hardware simply changing the wwpn on an existing definition since we were replacing a 3592 j1a with a ts1120. Now the

Lin_tape compatibility with particular kernel version

We are running suse sles9 t64 bit kernel version Linux version 2.6.5-7.244-s390x ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)) #1 SMP Mon Dec 12 18:32:25 UTC 2005 What version of lin_tape will run here? Or, will IBMtape v 3.0.5 support ts1120 with and without encryption? Been on the ibm

Seeking kernel-source pacage

Our kernel-s390x is currently at 2.6.5-7.314 (due to patches being installed), but the available kernel-source is 2.6.5-7.97 If there is a package for 2.6.5-7.314-s390x, where do I find it? Or will 2.6.5-7.97 work for the lin_tape install? Thanks for any and all help. Gary Lee Senior System

Where to find packages necessary to install lin_tape

Finally, with the latest version 1.19.0-1 of lin_tape, the rmpbuild for creating the binaries from source gives a decent error message. I am running suse sles9 64-bit version 2.6.5.7-314.s390x I need the following packages. kernel-source glibc-devel gcc

Lin_tape build question

Ok, went and downloaded lin_tape for SLES9 on s390x. However cannot get it to build Linux version from the boot messages is Linux version 2.6.5-7.314-s390x ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 3.3.3 (SuSE Linux)) #1 SMP Mon Sep 15 16:43:00 UTC 2008 Below is a portion of the output from the

Searching for IBMtape driver for 64-bit sles9

Trying to get a TSM server set up which will acccess both 3590 and ts1120 tape drives inside a 3494 library. Got the ibmatl package installed, but can't seem to find IBMtape. Any clues where to look? Thanks for the help. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone:

Re: Searching for IBMtape driver for 64-bit sles9

] Namens Lee, Gary D. Verzonden: vrijdag 17 oktober 2008 16:04 Aan: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Onderwerp: Searching for IBMtape driver for 64-bit sles9 Trying to get a TSM server set up which will acccess both 3590 and ts1120 tape drives inside a 3494 library. Got the ibmatl package installed

Re: Reminder Linux on System z LVC Dec 11, 11:00 AM ET

Maam: Are these seminars downloadable as audio files like mp3 or something? It would be great to be able to listen to them at home while doing dishes and such. Easier than trying to concentrate on them here in the office. Thank you for your time and consideration. Gary Lee Senior System

Re: IBM ATLs and z/Linux

We are using sles 9, but are using tsm with 3592 drives in a 3494 library. Works great. Gary Lee Senior System Programmer Ball State University phone: 765-285-1310 -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Basim Thayyil Sent: Tuesday,

Getting ftpd going under sles9

Have a sles9 guest and wish to get ftp services going. In a former life, I ran a solaris 2.8 and hpux 10 system. Did it then by editing inetd.conf. Can't find any such beast under suse. Tried yast, but very difficult to use if you are totally blind. Where do I go from here? Gary Lee Senior

Stuck trying to add fcp to suse sles9

Have a linux guest which we are trying to set up for use as a TSM server. I have been trying to install the zfcp drivers so as to set up access to our 3592 drives. However, got a few problems. 1. yast looks just aweful on a vt100. I am totally blind, so text sessions are my only option. 2. `yast

Z-linux as guest under vm and 3592

Has anyone out there installed 3592 drives, a 3494 library on a linux guest? If so, can you point me at some documentation to get started please? I understand the IBMtape driver, it is just all the stuff with getting the drives recognized at a hardware level. Thanks for the help. Our config is a

Installing 3494 library and 3592 drives in suse 64 bit sles9

Ok. Next week, we wil have the 2319 fiber card installed in our z800, and all the zones defined in the 2109 switch. Next question, how do I make a linux guest see the 3592 drives, and what will be their devices? Once I know this, I'll install the IBMtape and LMCPd. Thanks for any help. Gary

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