Creating
a UNIX FileSystem.
Add a filesystems from scratch. Add the VG
first here are the steps...
1.
Check & update the file ... \\sysdev-dms\SysAdmin\Diskspace\Free
Disk from SSA & Shark.doc for hdisk requirements.
for vpaths you can use for the disk.
2.
Use pcmpath query essmap to list the vpaths & see if they are
actually available for Shark Disks.
Use
/usr/lpp/EMC/CLARiiON/bin/inq.aix64 to list the vpaths & see if they are
actually available for EMC Disks.
To
check the size of disks, please run the command as below.
getconf DISK_SIZE /dev/hdisk##
Notes: ## is the number of disk.
3.
smit vg
4.
Add a Volume Group -> Add a big Volume group
Type
or select values in entry fields.
Press
Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[Entry Fields]
VOLUME GROUP name [VGname]
Physical partition SIZE in megabytes 128 +
*
PHYSICAL VOLUME names [hdisk##] +
Force the creation of a volume group? no +
Activate volume group AUTOMATICALLY yes +
at system restart?
Volume Group MAJOR NUMBER [] +#
Create VG Concurrent Capable? no
5.
smit lv
6.
Add a Logical Volume
---> Add an l in front of the name
---> Number of LOGICAL PARTITIONS - should be 1 less than Total PP's
(lsvg VG) for JFS Log.
---> Update Logical
volume TYPE [jfs2]
7.
smit jfs2
8. Add
an Enhanced Journaled File System on a Previously Defined Logical Volume
*
LOGICAL VOLUME name VGNAME +
*
MOUNT POINT
[MOUNT_POINT]
Mount AUTOMATICALLY at system restart? yes +
PERMISSIONS
read/write +
Block Size (bytes) 4096 +
Logical Volume for Log
+
Inline Log size (MBytes) [] #
Extended Attribute Format Version 1 +
ENABLE Quota Management? no +
9.
smit mount
10.
mount the filesystem