Lvextend -m question

[Christophe CRIMETZ]

Hi all,

I'm new to hpux and i wonder if it matters if i mirror an lvol before creating a filesystem on it.

Thanks in advance

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

Hi Christophe,

No, it doesn't really matter.
But you definitely want to mirror prior to putting data on it.
The more data in the LV, the longer the initial mirror will take.

Rgds,
Jeff

[Steven E. Protter]

lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg00/lvol1 /dev/dsk/c#t#d0

use a real dsk device.

I'd have the mirror set up before I use the logical volume if possible.

SEP

[Massimo Bianchi]

Hi,
it does not matter at all.
It in the underlying level, and the fs isn't aware of the existance of the mirror, anyway.


Just a suggestion.
The best way to do mirroring is

lvcreate -n lvolXX vgXX /dev/dsk/c1t2d3 (create at 0 size !)

lvextentd -m 1 /dev/vgXX/lvolXX /dev/dsk/c2t2d3 (mirror the 0 sized lvol)

lvextend -l dimension_you_want /dev/vgXX/lvolXX

(extend the mirrored lvol)


In this way you have no time spent uselees.

If you first create the lvol at full size and after increase it, you will have to wait a lot....

Massimo