2.3 Configure Disks for mvEnterprise on AIX
AIX requires that you add new disks to one of the existing volume groups, or create a new volume group and add the disks to that group before those disks can be used. It is recommended that you create a separate volume group for each disk in the mvEnterprise database.
Normally, an AIX system is delivered with only one of the disks added to rootvg, and the other disks, while installed, cannot be used. To identify them, issue an lspv command. For example:
If you want more detail about disks, use the lsdev command:
The above example demonstrates the addition of one volume group and one logical volume. The disk named hdisk0 is already part of rootvg. The disks hdisk1 and hdisk2 cannot be used until they are added to new volume groups.
To create a new volume group (we recommend one volume group for each disk drive):
1.At an AIX command shell, type smit. The System Management menu displays.
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