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Problem description:
procedure:
   echo 1 > /sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.0199/online
   /sbin/chzdev dasd-eckd 0199 -e -p
   /sbin/dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0199 -y

dasdfmt fails with:
   /sbin/dasdfmt: Unable to open device /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0199: No such 
device

looking at the syslog i can see a strange message that only comes out when i am 
having this issue:
Nov 21 08:52:12 JUUB16MS kernel: [   67.412484] dasd-eckd 0.0.0199: The disk 
layout of the DASD is not supported
lsdasd returns:
   root@JUUB16MS:~# lsdasd
Bus-ID     Status      Name      Device  Type  BlkSz  Size      Blocks
==============================================================================
0.0.0192   active      dasda     94:0    ECKD  4096   5070MB    1298160
0.0.0195   active      dasdb     94:4    FBA   512    40MB      81920
0.0.0193   n/f         dasdc     94:8    ECKD
0.0.0196   active      dasdd     94:12   FBA   512    40MB      81920
0.0.0194   n/f         dasde     94:16   ECKD
0.0.0197   n/f         dasdf     94:20   ECKD
0.0.0198   n/f         dasdg     94:24   ECKD
0.0.0199   n/f         dasdh     94:28   ECKD

you can see that the 199 is not format and can't be formatted...
a workaround is to vary the disk offline and then online again.
this time it will start ok and you can format it and work with it.
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just to be clear... this happens after linking to an un-formatted disk 
dynamically and then vary it online...
for example:
   vmcp link '*' 199 199
   echo 1 > /sys/bus/ccw/devices/0.0.0199/online
   /sbin/chzdev dasd-eckd 0199 -e -p
   /sbin/dasdfmt -b 4096 -d cdl -f /dev/disk/by-path/ccw-0.0.0199 -y

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team)
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-148980 severity-high 
targetmilestone-inin1704
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dasdfmt fails after vary online. syslog show strange message "The disk layout 
of the DASD is not supported"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1643527
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