increase /stand file system

[Francisco Galan-Jimenez]

To install a patch on HPUX 11.0 I need to increase the file system /stand but whenever I try to umount it, it is in use.

How can I umount /stand, since it is used by the OS?

[Patrick Wallek]

You can't increase /stand without rebuilding the system from an Ignite/UX tape. Get Ignite at http://software.hp.com/products/IUX

Also see the replies to your previous message:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com:80/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0xc98f663ce855d511abcd0090277a778c,00.html

[Patrick Wallek]

Another thought I just had: If you need more space in /stand look and see if you have more than one copy of vmunix. Look for a vmunix.prev and if you are VERY SURE that your current kernel is stable, you can remove vmunix.prev or any other backup copies that may be there.

[Shannon Petry]

Another thing I have seen is huge core files, text files, tar backups, and much more under /stand because people are not sure what it is, and what the directory should be used for.

As a rule of thumb, if you dont know what it is, DONT delete it! At least not in that directory!

Also, as mentioned before, you should always keep 2 copies only of the kernel. vmunix, and vmunix.prev. I would never delete the last, as if there is ever corruption to the kernel, you have no backup and will Have to reload the OS at that point!

Regards,
Shannon

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

create and test your ignite image before.
Schedule downtime...

Later,
Bill

[Abel Berger]

Hi Francisco,

Maybe you don?t need increase a FS.
You can try this :

remove vmunix.prev because patch installation proccess loads a new vmunix and put you current vmunix to vmunix.prev.
Look in /stand/build if there is a obsolete test kernel (vmunix.test) and remove it too.
Later try install the patch !

I hope this help

Regards

Abel Berger