Unable to create zLinux VM for rhel7 (s390x) on redhat 8 host os #293
Description
Hello,
I tried to boot rhel 7(s390x) on Redhat 8 as Host OS under Hercules 4.4.1.
Actually I am trying
RHEL8(host OS)---------->Hyperion tool(Hercules4.4.1) ----------> z/VM ---------------> RHEL 7(s390x)
I failed to complete the boot setup. Every time there is an error as below:
17:35:10 127.616005! RPC: Registered tcp transport module.
17:35:10 127.616074! RPC: Registered tcp NFSv4.1 backchannel transport module.
17:35:13 32m OK 0m! Started dracut pre-udev hook.
17:35:13 Starting udev Kernel Device Manager...
17:35:13 32m OK 0m! Started udev Kernel Device Manager.
17:35:13 130.961177! systemd-udevd 472!: starting version 208
17:35:13 Starting dracut pre-trigger hook...
17:35:17 32m OK 0m! Started dracut pre-trigger hook.
17:35:17 Starting udev Coldplug all Devices...
17:35:18 32m OK 0m! Started udev Coldplug all Devices.
17:35:18 Starting dracut initqueue hook...
17:35:18 Starting Show Plymouth Boot Screen...
17:35:18 32m OK 0m! Reached target System Initialization.
17:35:18 Mounting Configuration File System...
17:40:15 Warning: /dev/root does not exist
17:40:15
17:40:15 Generating "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt"
17:40:16
17:40:16
17:40:16 Entering emergency mode. Exit the shell to continue.
17:40:16 Type "journalctl" to view system logs.
17:40:16 You might want to save "/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt" to a USB stick or /boot
17:40:16 after mounting them and attach it to a bug report.
17:40:16
17:40:16
17:40:16 dracut:/#
The configuration is as below:
ARCHLVL z/Arch
FACILITY ENABLE BIT37 # FPEXT floating point extension
Needed to enable SUSE SLES 12 under
FACILITY ENABLE BIT44 # PFPO PFPO instruction # Hercules version 4.00 only
FACILITY ENABLE BIT45 # FAST_BCR_SERIAL
# Needed for Ubuntu 16.04.3
########################################################################
FACILITY ENABLE BIT48 # DFPZC decimal-floating-point zoned-conversion
FACILITY ENABLE BIT49 # MISC
# Needed for Ubuntu 16.04.3 like BIT45
########################################################################
CNSLPORT 3270
CPUMODEL 3090 # 2066=z900, 2098=z10, 2818=z196, 2828=zEC12
CPUSERIAL 002623
NUMCPU 2
MAXCPU 2
DIAG8CMD ENABLE
ECPSVM YES
LPARNAME RHEL
LPARNUM 18 # LPARNUM = SA number
MAINSIZE 2048
MOUNTED_TAPE_REINIT DISALLOW
OSTAILOR LINUX
PANRATE SLOW
SHCMDOPT ENABLE NODIAG8
Display Terminals
0700 3270
0701 3270
dasd
#120 3390 ./dasd/ubuntu.120.cckd
#120 3390 /opt/rhel-hercules/dasd/root.0120
#121 3390 /opt/rhel-hercules/dasd/swap.0121
0120 3390 /opt/rhel-hercules/dasd/sys1.dasd
0121 3390 /opt/rhel-hercules/dasd/sys2.dasd
tape
0581 3420
network s390 realbox
0A00,0A01 CTCI -n /dev/net/tun -t 1500 192.168.122.2 192.168.122.1
Does anyone know the correct configuration to boot and setup Rhel7 (s390x) using Hercules.
Please suggest me the solution.
thank you in advance.