
Chapter 2. Planning 11
DASD versus SCSI/FCP
This book describes how to use conventional ECKD DASD and does not discuss FBA disks
accessed over SCSI/FCP. This is not because either technology is superior, but simply
because DASD seems to be much more common than SCSI/FCP disks. If you were to use
SCSI/FCP disks, cloning using the clone.sh script would have to be modified to account for
World Wide Port Names and Numbers.
Sometimes a combination of these two types of disk storage is used; in that case the ECKD
emulated DASD is often used for the root file system and SCSI/FCP disks are used for large
data storage areas.
3390-3s versus 3390-9s
Emulated 3390-3s format to about 2.3 GB. In contrast, 3390-9s are three times the size, or
about 6.8 GB. Either size will work, although 3390-3s have been recommended over 3390-9s
by some performance analysts.
This book describes mainly using 3390-3s; however, comments are added where using
3390-9s differs, especially with installing z/VM.
Disk storage per Linux image
Disk storage has the following characteristics
This version of the book recommends using two 3390-3 DASD to create minidisks at
virtual addresses 100 and 101. Previous versions only recommended a single minidisk at
virtual address 100.
The root file system is on /dev/dasda1 with a recommended size of 384 MB. It is not a
logical volume so that if there are any problems with LVM, the system will still be able to
boot.
Other file systems are on logical volumes that are part of a single volume group with the
characteristics listed in Table 2-1.
Table 2-1 Recommended logical volume file systems and sizes
This layout uses about 3.5 GB out of 4.5 GB of disk space. You could choose to use disk sizes
other than 3338 cylinders (3390-3 minus cylinder 0). For example, if you chose to use
3390-9s, you could give 100 and 101 each half of the volume, giving each Linux about 6.8 GB
of disk space.
Mount point Logical volume name Size
/usr/ usr-lv 2 GB
/var/ var-lv 512 MB
/opt/ opt-lv 384 MB
/tmp/ tmp-lv 384 MB
Important: However you choose to lay out the minidisks, it is important that the golden
image and all target Linux user IDs have two minidisks of the same size at virtual
addresses 100 and 101. These assumptions are coded into the clone.sh script.
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