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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> | ||
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# 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 install the new physical volume. | # Follow the on-screen instructions to install the new physical volume. | ||
== Linux == | |||
=== Installation of a New Physical Volume === | |||
# Definitions: | |||
## <tt>'''XXX#'''</tt> – Device location <tt>'''/dev/XXX#'''</tt> ex. <tt>'''/dev/sda1'''</tt> | |||
## <tt>'''GGGG'''</tt> – Volume group identifier | |||
# 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/XXX#'''</tt> | |||
## If creating a new volume group. | |||
### <tt>'''# vgcreate –s 32 <VGNAME> /dev/XXX#'''</tt> | |||
## If adding to an existing volume group. | |||
### <tt>'''# vgextend GGGG /dev/XXX#'''</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] |
Revision as of 15:43, 5 January 2012
AIX
Installation of a New Physical Volume
- # diag
- Select: Task Selection
- Select: Hot Plug Task
- Select: SCSI and SCSI Raid Hot Plug Manager
- Select: Attach a Device Attached to an SCSI Hot Swap Enclosure Device
- Select: Slot # of the physical volume you wish to remove.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the new physical volume.
Linux
Installation of a New Physical Volume
- Definitions:
- XXX# – Device location /dev/XXX# ex. /dev/sda1
- GGGG – Volume group identifier
- Partitioning the physical volume:
- # fdisk /dev/XXX
- Command (m for help): n
- p
- Partition Number (1-4): 1
- First cylinder(1-..., default 1): <Enter>
- Last cylinder(1-..., default): <Enter>
- Command (m for help): t
- Hex code (type L to list codes): 8e
- Command (m for help): w
- # fdisk /dev/XXX
- Initialize disk for use by the LVM:
- # pvcreate /dev/XXX#
- If creating a new volume group.
- # vgcreate –s 32 <VGNAME> /dev/XXX#
- If adding to an existing volume group.
- # vgextend GGGG /dev/XXX#