Add new hardisk in tru64

[Abii]

Dear all ,

Let me first inform all of you in this forum that am new in Tru64 but I know HPUX well.

Could you please let me know the technical steps which I need to perform for adding a new harddisk and create mount points on tru64.

Decent points will present for help full answers,thanks in advance.

Abi

[Hein van den Heuvel · Accepted solution]

Well, it is good start to physically connect the disk.

And YOU know what it is, but you failed to tell us.
Please re-read your own question.
You provided nothing to help us help you.
The Man pages are perfect for generic questions.

RTFM... Read The Fine Man pages !!!
Start with hwmgr and mkfdmn
Follow the related topic links!

Book have been written on the subject. Read them!

Anyway 1...

What OS version.?
What do the current disks look like? hwmgr scan scsi ?
What do the /mountpoints/flesystems look like? df ?
Are you currently using LSM? man volintro
Do yo want to?
Are you currently using AdvFS?
Do you want to?
What disk?
Behind a magic controller? EVA? KZPSA?
Should is grow an existing mountpoint or become new?

Anyway 2...

You might need

hwmgr -show scsi > old

hwmgr -scan scsi > new
diff old new

mkfdmn ...
mkfset...
mkdir /new
vi /etc/fstab
mount /new

Cheers,
Hein.

[Hein van den Heuvel]

http://h30097.www3.hp.com/docs/base_doc/DOCUMENTATION/V51_HTML/MAN/MAN8/INDEX.HTM

[Abii]

Hi Hein,

Thanks alot for your helping mind.

Actually the thing is I have received a call from customer saying that they have one tru64 server and they need to install a new hard disk on that .But I don`t have any other information other than OS version (v4.0G )..I will check with them and get back to you ..If you have any docs/technical steps which helps me to do the task then kindly please share with me.

Thanks alot ....

Abi

[Hein van den Heuvel]

Ah, the 4.0 info is critical the major difference between 4.0 and 5.x is a total overhaul in the device subsystem and naming.

You'll have to google/manpage for MAKEDEV and SCU.

And you want to ask your customer to do a 'scu scan edt' as well as a simple 'df' to get the lay of the land.
You may also look for the boot log in the error log showing device discovery: uerf -R | more

If it is just adding an extra spindle to an existing controller then it is easy.

If a new controller will need to be used, then you may have to boot genvmunix and build a new kernel.

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1056894

hth,
Hein.

[Abii]

Hi ,

Thanks again , could you please share the procedure for 5.x also .

Thanks,
Abi

[Kapil Jha]

Abi,
Hein has already described the procedure to add disk in 5.x.

>>insert new disk
#hwmgr scan scsi
>>rename new disk by dsfmgr -m(if required)
see if LSM is there.
Advfs if there.
#mkfdmn /dev/disk/
#mkfset
#mkdir (make mount points)
>>edit fstab (put new entry in fstab)
#mount -t advfs # /mount_point


Thats all,
Hope this help,
Kapil

[Srikanth Arunachalam]

Hi,

Please find the attachment containing a document I prepared sometime back. This will be very useful for you. I have also attached a TAR file to it.

This is for TRU64 V51.

Thanks,
Srikanth