zSeries Disk Formatting issues on kickstart with RHEL 6
Issue
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Previously, users have never had to define the VOLSER variable from the Linux guest when using RHEL4 or RHEL5. Installation is completely automated using a kickstart server and trying to label each dasd uniquely during the kickstart would be risky at best. If one disk was accidentally mis-labeled it could crash another guest. This has previously been set outside of the Guest Operating System.
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When installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, the installer does not see the VOLSER when using the -k option.
Environment
- zSeries IBM Hardware as virtualization host
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installation
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