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== Installation of a New Physical Volume ==
== AIX ==
=== Installation of a New Physical Volume ===
# <tt>'''# diag'''</tt>
# <tt>'''# diag'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''Task Selection'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''Task Selection'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''Hot Plug Task'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''Hot Plug Task'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''SCSI and SCSI Raid Hot Plug Manager'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''SCSI and SCSI Raid Hot Plug Manager'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''Replace/Remove a Device Attached to an SCSI Hot Swap Enclosure Device'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''Attach a Device Attached to an SCSI Hot Swap Enclosure Device'''</tt>
# Select: <tt>'''Slot #'''</tt> of the physical volume you wish to remove.
# Select: <tt>'''Slot #'''</tt> of the physical volume you wish to remove
# Follow the on-screen instructions to complete removal.
# Follow the on-screen instructions to install the new physical volume
 
== Linux ==
=== Installation of a New Physical Volume ===
# Partitioning the physical volume
## <tt>'''# fdisk /dev/XXX'''</tt>
### Command (m for help): <tt>'''n'''</tt>
### <tt>'''p'''</tt>
### Partition Number (1-4): <tt>'''1'''</tt>
### First cylinder(1-..., default 1): <Enter>
### Last cylinder(1-..., default): <Enter>
### Command (m for help): <tt>'''t'''</tt>
### Hex code (type L to list codes): <tt>'''8e'''</tt>
### Command (m for help): <tt>'''w'''</tt>
# Initialize disk for use by the LVM
#: <tt>'''# pvcreate /dev/<physical_volume#>'''</tt>
# If creating a new volume group
#: <tt>'''# vgcreate <volume_group> /dev/<physical_volume#>'''</tt>
# If adding to an existing volume group
#: <tt>'''# vgextend <volume_group> /dev/<physical_volume#>'''</tt>


== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==
# [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp IBM pSeries and AIX Information Center]
# [http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pseries/v5r3/index.jsp IBM pSeries and AIX Information Center]
[[Category:AIX]]
[[Category:Linux]]

Latest revision as of 14:58, 9 March 2022

AIX

Installation of a New Physical Volume

  1. # diag
  2. Select: Task Selection
  3. Select: Hot Plug Task
  4. Select: SCSI and SCSI Raid Hot Plug Manager
  5. Select: Attach a Device Attached to an SCSI Hot Swap Enclosure Device
  6. Select: Slot # of the physical volume you wish to remove
  7. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the new physical volume

Linux

Installation of a New Physical Volume

  1. Partitioning the physical volume
    1. # fdisk /dev/XXX
      1. Command (m for help): n
      2. p
      3. Partition Number (1-4): 1
      4. First cylinder(1-..., default 1): <Enter>
      5. Last cylinder(1-..., default): <Enter>
      6. Command (m for help): t
      7. Hex code (type L to list codes): 8e
      8. Command (m for help): w
  2. Initialize disk for use by the LVM
    # pvcreate /dev/<physical_volume#>
  3. If creating a new volume group
    # vgcreate <volume_group> /dev/<physical_volume#>
  4. If adding to an existing volume group
    # vgextend <volume_group> /dev/<physical_volume#>

Further Reading

  1. IBM pSeries and AIX Information Center
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