2.4. Enabling DASD devices

Procedure

1. To enable the DASD device, run the following command:

   sudo chzdev -e <device_bus_id> 

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   For <device_bus_id>, specify the ID of the DASD device bus-ID. For example, 0.0.b100.

   To verify the status of the DASD device you can use the the lsdasd and lsblk commands.

2. To low-level format the device and specify the disk name, run the following command:

   sudo dasdfmt /dev/<device_name> -b 4096 -p --mode=full 

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   For <device_name>, specify the disk name. For example, dasdb.

   重要

   The use of DASD quick-formatting Extent Space Efficient (ESE) DASD is not supported on OpenShift Data Foundation. If you are using ESE DASDs, make sure to disable quick-formatting with the --mode=full parameter.

3. To auto-create one partition using the whole disk, run the following command:

   sudo fdasd -a /dev/<device_name> 

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   For <device_name>, enter the disk name you have specified in the previous step. For example, dasdb.