VXFS File System

[Stephen Keane]

I am trying to query information programmatically about VXFS file systems. What I think I need to do is read the VXFS superblock. I have already done this successfully for an HFS file system. A bit of research has dug up a header file sys/fs/vx_fs.h and a few related man pages.
The thing is, I don't have the man pages or the header file on my system. I'm probably missing something obvious here (like the wrong version of the O/S or something). Where do I get the man pages/header file(s) from?

My O/S version is B.11.11 on a 9000/785.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

# man fs_vxfs

Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

As I said, I don't have the man pages, not I don't know how to run the man command.

# man fs_vxfs
No manual entry for fs_vxfs

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Check if you can read the attachment.

[Eric Antunes]

Hi Stephen,

Try to run "catman -w" to generate man pages...

Kindest Regards,

Eric

[Stephen Keane]

Yes, (when I figured out what it was). The fs_vxfs(4) man page. Thank you.

But why don't I have it, or the sys/fs/vx_*.h header files?

All I have is sys/fs/vx_ioctl.h header file.

Where they introduced in a later version of hp-ux or something? Am I missing a software package?

[Stephen Keane]

I have run 'catman -w', but it makes no difference. Worth a try though :(

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Or did someone remove the man pages to save some space.

/usr/share/man/man4.Z/fs_vxfs.4

Could you check the state of your installed filesets ?

# swlist -l fileset -a state

Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

See attached (plain text) file, for output of ll /usr/share/man/man4.Z

[Stephen Keane]

See attached (plain text) file for output of swlist command

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Have you got some space to install patches ?

http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=QUALITYPACK

[Stephen Keane]

Any particular patch in mind?

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

http://www5.itrc.hp.com/service/patch/search.do?BC=patch.breadcrumb.main|&pageContextName=hpux:::

search for the "vxfs cumulative" patches.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

I've installed BaseVxFS 3.5 from the hp site. This seems to have supplied the missing man page(s), but not the header files (sys/fs/vx_*.h).

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Stephen,

The problem if you are running behind with patches ( like one of my servers ) is that when you install one patch you need to install all depending patches.
I'm going for the complete patch bundle (qualitypack). That is why I adviced you to install the bundle.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

OK, I've installed the Quality Pack. Still don't have the header files I want though.
Anyone know were they come from?

[Eric Antunes]

Hi,

Do you have this one installed: PHCO_30834?

Is so, try to update the VXFS related application (JFS?) to the latest version...

Best Regards,

Eric

[Stephen Keane]

I tried to install PHCO_30834 (and dependent patches) but it failed in the analysis phase. Needed VRTSvxm to work from, whatever that is.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Stephen,

VRTSvxvm VERITAS VxVM 3.5 for HP-UX 11.11i (Drivers and Utilities)

http://ftp.support.veritas.com/pub/support/products/VolumeManager_UNIX/250787.pdf

Try to reinstall the BaseVxFS 3.5 product, could be some filesets did not install because of dependencies.

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Stephen Keane]

The BaseVxFS stuff won't install properly as I don't have the required level of licence for version 3.5. I should be sticking with 3.3 I think.

I have just freshly installed a B1000 and am currently patching it up to HP recommended level. This too doesn't have the man page or the header files. I'm pretty sure they are something that came with a slightly later version than 11.11