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Paul Stanard
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Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

Is is possible to say create a new file system with a few unlabeled disk so that I can users data on it?
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Michael Schulte zur Sur
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Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

Hi,

you can put a disklabel on each disk and create a file domain on each, you can start a file domain on one disk and use addvol to add the other disks or you could combine several disks into one by the hsz70.

greetings,

Michael
Paul Stanard
Regular Advisor

Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

I guess my real question is since my file systems is advfs and I do not have the lm pack to create another advfs file domain so a.) should i just add the disks to the present file domains or
b.) should I /can I create a ufs file domain with the remaining disks? Will the two different domains be able to interact?

I tried creating a file domain (data_domain) using sysman but I was unsuccessful in adding a volume to it, so I deleted it.
Paul Stanard
Regular Advisor

Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

Maybe I should just add the disks to the root domain and load the data on root? Its about 13GB. What do you think Mike/Ralf?
Michael Schulte zur Sur
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Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

Hi,

did you add the rest of the licenses to the system? Can you post lmf after doing that?
How much space do you need for the data in one spot.
If you do not need it all in one spot, you can also create a domain on each disk.
How many disks do you have attached to the hsz70?

Michael
Ralf Puchner
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Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

to add more than one disk to a volume you need the "advfs utilities" license. Another approach is to use a raid controller or LSM, but LSM requires also an license.

Since Tru64 future is counted, buy a license which is the cheapest and easiest way.

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Michael Schulte zur Sur
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Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

Hi,

one alternative. Since the commands, like addvol and rmvol are rarely used, if you have another machine with an advfs-utilities license, consider to temporarely transfer a license.

Michael
Ravi_8
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Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

Hi,

by labelling those disks you can create new file systems.

#diskconfig
allows you to label the disk
(here i assume it as dsk2a)

#mkfdmn /dev/disk/dsk2a test
#mkfset test test_fs
#mount -t advfs test#test_fs

make an entry in /etc/fstab
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Paul Stanard
Regular Advisor

Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

# ./lmf list
Product Status Users: Total Active

OSF-BASE active unlimited
OSF-BASE active, multiple unlimited
OSF-BASE active, multiple unlimited
OSF-BASE active, multiple unlimited
OSF-BASE active, multiple unlimited
OSF-BASE active, multiple unlimited
OSF-BASE active, multiple unlimited
OSF-SVR active unlimited
OSF-USR active unlimited
Paul Stanard
Regular Advisor

Re: Creating New file system Using Extra Disk

1.)Labeled dsk5
2.)added addl lm packs

# cd /usr/sbin
# ./addvol /dev/dsk/dsk5c usr_domain

ERROR: This application will not run successfully unless it is used
on the processor(s) on which it is licensed. The licensed processor(s)
is the one on which the product requiring the PROD_ADV PAK
will execute. An ADVFS-UTILITIES PAK must be registered in the License
Database and activated in the kernel cache before this application
will run. Refer to the installation guide for the product requiring
the ADVFS-UTILITIES PAK for license database PAK registration instructions.