64. Dump

Creating dump devices for S/390

64.1. Summary of Module Globals

List of Global Functions

  • Abort - Abort function

  • AutoPackages - Return packages needed to be installed and removed during Autoinstallation to insure module has all needed software installed.

  • Available - Is this kind of disk controller available?

  • AvailableDisks - Create a List of available Disks

  • Export - Dump the controller settings to a single map (For use by autoinstallation.)

  • FormatDisk - Format a disk as DUMP device

  • Import - Get all controller settings from the first parameter (For use by autoinstallation.)

  • Modified - Prototypes

  • Modified - Data was modified?

  • Read - Read all controller settings

  • Summary - Create a textual summary and a list of unconfigured cards

  • Write - Write all controller settings

List of Global Variables

  • modified - Data was modified?

  • proposal_valid -

  • write_only - Write only, used during autoinstallation. Don't run services and SuSEconfig, it's all done at one place.

64.2. Global Functions

64.2.1. Abort

Abort function

Return value

  • boolean - blah blah lahjk

64.2.2. AutoPackages

Return packages needed to be installed and removed during Autoinstallation to insure module has all needed software installed.

Return value

  • map - with 2 lists.

64.2.3. Available

Is this kind of disk controller available?

Return value

  • boolean - true if it is

64.2.4. AvailableDisks

Create a List of available Disks

Return value

  • list<string> - of disks

64.2.5. Export

Dump the controller settings to a single map (For use by autoinstallation.)

Return value

  • map - Dumped settings (later acceptable by Import ())

64.2.6. FormatDisk

Format a disk as DUMP device

Function parameters

  • string dev

  • boolean force

Return value

  • boolean - true on success

64.2.7. Import

Get all controller settings from the first parameter (For use by autoinstallation.)

Function parameters

  • map settings

Return value

  • boolean - True on success

64.2.8. Modified

Prototypes

Return value

  • boolean

64.2.9. Modified

Data was modified?

Return value

  • boolean - true if modified

64.2.10. Read

Read all controller settings

Return value

  • boolean - true on success

64.2.11. Summary

Create a textual summary and a list of unconfigured cards

Return value

  • list - summary of the current configuration

64.2.12. Write

Write all controller settings

Return value

  • boolean - true on success

64.3. Global Variables

64.3.1. modified

Data was modified?

64.3.2. proposal_valid

64.3.3. write_only

Write only, used during autoinstallation. Don't run services and SuSEconfig, it's all done at one place.

64.4. Module Requirements

64.4.1. Module Imports

  • Arch
  • Mode
  • Progress
  • Report
  • Stage
  • Summary

64.4.2. Module Includes