extend /opt on 11.23 using LVM

[bigdaddy68]

hi,

i was installing sw and /opt filled up on 11.23. is ther a way to grow it online or barring that can i somehow get down to a single user mode where i can umount it and then lvextend it or somesuch ?

i have free cyls on that same OS disk that will suffice (according to vgdisplay -v)

thx
bigdaddy68

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

My patch process for vxvm systems checks free space and issues a vxresize +1g to make sure there is adequate free space on /opt, /usr and /var.

Patching processes can and should be scripted.

My process uses bdf output and issues the appropriate expansion of logical volumes and file systems.

Let me know or contact me offline if you want to see the script. It is something I am proud of.

SEP

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom again.

lvextend -L

fsadm to extend without umount or extendfs to extend the filesystem if you can umount.

See man pages for more detail.

SEP

[Ismail Azad]

Hi,

This depends on if you have a base or online JFS product. Base JFS does_not normally allow you to extend without "unmounting". However, if you have an MCOE you could do this online by commands mentioned by SEP.

Execute, swlist -l product | grep -i online to see if the Online JFS product is installed and proceed for extension accordingly.

Regards
Ismail Azad

[INH]

When you try installing the patch depot in preview mode ( -p option) it should give you the space available and free space requirement on these mounts.

As said above, use either option depending on the online jfs insatlled, if your vg00 is of type vxfs

[Sajjad Sahir]

if u have online jfs just do the following steps

#lvextend -L 2000 /dev/vg00/lvol9

# fsadm -b 2000m /opt

where /opt is the mount point

thanks and regards

Sajjad Sahir

[Manix]

Can be done very much on fly with online -JFS
as mentioned above !!

Thanks
Manix

[bigdaddy68]

thanks all

thank gosh i had 11.23 0706 MCOE installed and i had online jfs ...

also steve protter thx for the script offer but i am so new here i have no idea how to email or contact you for that script - thx for offering it

much thanks to all
bigdaddy68