Version of VxFS

[Viktor Holmberg]

I am trying to find out what version of VxFS is installed on my system. The Base-VXVM is at 3.2. Does this mean that the VxFs is also 3.2 ?

swlist -l fileset|grep -i jfs
swlist -l fileset|grep -i vxfs

Don't give me a version number.

Viktor

[Michael Tully]

Try:

# fstyp -v /dev/vg00/lvol5

This will give you the version of vxfs

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Viktor,

Run fstyp -v against the LV. If it comes back version 3 then it's v3.1 - if it comes back version 4 then it's v3.3 or even v3.5.
Confused now?

fstyp -v /dev/vg_name/lv_name

There is a difference between VxVM which is a volume mgr & vxfs which is a filesystem type.
But both VxVM & LVM use the vxfs FS type.

HTH,
Jeff

[Michael Tully]

Also here:

What version of JFS am I running?
DocId: KBRC00009759
Europe
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000066374221

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http://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000066374221

[Viktor Holmberg]

It is not the metadata version I am interested in. I need to know the software version. I need to install a veritas library which only works with VxFS 3.3 and above.

Michael, for some reason known only to the internet, I could not follow your links.

[Jeff Schussele]

Hi Viktor,

You need a system handle tied to a support contract to get to some TKB docs - so here's the jest:


Date: 6/3/02
Document description: What version of JFS am I running?
Document id: KBRC00009759


You may provide feedback on this document

What version of JFS am I running?
DocId: KBRC00009759 Updated: 1/24/03 9:13:00 AM
PROBLEM

I can find a lot of information that helps me determine what
filesystem type I am running. For example, whether or not
my filesystem is version 3 or version 4.

Try
# /sbin/fs/vxfs/subtype

If it comes back JFS 3.3 then ther you go - if it doesn't then it 3.1

Or try

# what /stand/vmunix | grep vx | more

If you see vx33* then that's the ticket.

Or even try
# swlist -l bundle | grep -i jfs

HTH,
Jeff

[Jeff Schussele · Accepted solution]

But the bottom line is *still* what fstyp reports - IF fstyp comes back version 4 *then* you *are* vxfs v3.3 or better.
IF it comes back version 3 then you're not.

Jeff

[Viktor Holmberg]

Ah!

So if my filesystem are at version 4 then I must have the software version 3.3 or above to support this metadata version.

Excellent.

I can still not find any reference to a VxFS/JFS version with any of the swlist commands or the what on the kernel. This is a pain.

Viktor

[Ted Buis]

Since VxFS is an OEM'd version of what Veritas puts out, I would be careful not to assume that the HP version is identical to the same release from Veritas. While it would be based on a specific release, there could be differences. HP does considerable testing and qualification and there could be some adaptations (patches, features added/deleted) before HP release it in to the HP-UX stream for customers.

[D Block 2]

I think the VxFS 3.x is really the same bits as the JFS code (HP joint and Veritas).

try running: vxlicrep (report features of VxVM)

cd /etc/vx/licenses/lic
vxlicrep

you can check your version of the FS type:
fstyp -v /dev/vx/dsk/dg1/voln

check your man pages, in:
/opt/VRTS/man or linked to:
/usr/share/man/fs/vxfs3.? (3.2?)
maybe this directory is different.

ls -l /usr/lib/*vxfs*
shows runtime libs.