Command MKNOD

[Eli Daniel]

hi,
i have the doubt.

I can create > 16 vg???
the minor numer next is 0x100000 ??
i need create 2 vg in these System Operation

i have the create new VG in the operation system HP-UX 11.23 Itanium, but when see minor number the all vg existing. the following see:


ll /dev/vg*/group

crw-r----- 1 root root 64 0x000000 Aug 12 2007 /dev/vg00/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x090000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWArch/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x070000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWmlA/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x080000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWmlB/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x050000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWolA/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x060000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWolB/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x030000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWprodNFS/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x010000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWprodr1/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x020000 May 15 15:14 /dev/vgBWprodr5/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x0a0000 May 15 15:11 /dev/vgBWqa/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x100000 May 15 15:11 /dev/vgQABWarch/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x0e0000 May 15 15:11 /dev/vgQABWmlA/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x0f0000 May 15 15:11 /dev/vgQABWmlB/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x0c0000 May 15 15:11 /dev/vgQABWolA/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x0d0000 May 15 15:11 /dev/vgQABWolB/group
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x0b0000 May 15 15:11 /dev/vgQABWr5/group

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

You can create up to as many volume groups as the maxvg kernel paramter is set to. Your next minor number would be 0x110000 (0x100000 is already used).


Pete

[Eli Daniel]

Thnaks pete