Table 10 Volume requirements for LVM and VxVM

Volume Manager

Volume Requirements

 

 

LVM

One of the volumes must be root (/).

 

A swap volume (primary) is required.

 

Directory names must have valid HP-UX names (for example, /usr or /database).

 

 

VxVM

One of the volumes must be root (/). A root volume group will always be created

 

with VxVM version 3.5.

 

One of the volumes must be boot (/stand) with HFS usage.

 

A swap volume (primary) is required.

 

Directory names must have valid HP-UX names (for example, /usr or /database).

 

 

Removing a file system

To delete any of the file systems listed on the tab, select the mounted directory and click Remove.

Add/Remove Disks... Button

Selecting this button invokes a dialog box that enables you to do the following:

Determine your current disk usage.

Change the volume group a disk is assigned to.

Add a new disk, configure a mount directory, add the disk to a volume group, and assign swap value.

Remove a disk by designating the usage as “None”. This also protects the disk from being overwritten by this installation.

Figure 81 Disk Selection - Add/Remove Disks dialog box

To change, add, or remove a disk from the client:

1.Select a disk from the list. The Path/Location window displays a great deal of information, but you have to scroll horizontally to see all the fields. The fields displayed in the Path/Location window are: Path/Location, Usage, Group, Size, Model, WWID, Existing (preexisting data), Legacy Path, and Device ID. See “Root disk... button” (page 119) for instructions on using the View By: and Filter: items. See “Root disk... button” (page 119) for instructions on using the

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