From: pSeries AIX Geek (aixgeek@YAHOO.COM)
Date: Sun Feb 02 2003 - 13:39:54 EST
You don't need to use SMIT.
Either:
- Use chfs to define the file system group, or
- Manually edit /etc/filesystems and then run "chfs
/fsname" to populate the logical volume control block.
- pAG
--- Bruce Zimmer <b.r.zimmer@WORLDNET.ATT.NET> wrote:
> One additional note, I think that the groups needed
> to be added via smit
> and not just an editing of the /etc/filesystems
> file, so that they
> became a part of the VGDA
>
> Bruce Zimmer
> Central Data Systems
> (248) 615-4644 (direct)
> (248) 320-1175 (cell)
> bzimmer@centraldata.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Zimmer
> [mailto:b.r.zimmer@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:55 PM
> To: 'IBM AIX Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: importvg & /etc/filesystems
>
> I believe that they are, I used to work in a shop
> with EMC and their
> Business Continuation Volumes ( third breakable
> mirror ) and if I recall
> correctly, we used to import the broken mirror onto
> an alternate server
> and then used a mount -t <group> to mount the
> volumes. Unfortunatly,
> where I am at now, I am unable to test it as we have
> no HA or VG's that
> I can take off line.
>
> Bruce Zimmer
> Central Data Systems
> (248) 615-4644 (direct)
> (248) 320-1175 (cell)
> bzimmer@centraldata.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM AIX Discussion List
> [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Andrew Garnett
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:37 AM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: importvg & /etc/filesystems
>
> Thanks Bruce.
> Are mount groups maintained across an
> export/importvg
> ?
>
> --- Bruce Zimmer <b.r.zimmer@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
> wrote:
> > I would consider setting up mount groups. Then
> mount
> > the first level
> > followed by the second level, rather than a mount
> > all. This will
> > eliminate the need to have the /etc/filesystem
> file
> > in any specific
> > order.
> >
> > Bruce Zimmer
> > Central Data Systems
> > (248) 615-4644 (direct)
> > (248) 705-9231 (cell)
> > bzimmer@centraldata.com
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: IBM AIX Discussion List
> > [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU] On Behalf Of
> > Andrew Garnett
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 7:11 AM
> > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> > Subject: importvg & /etc/filesystems
> >
> > Hello,
> > during a failover exercise I ran an
> > exportvg/importvg
> > to move disk VGs between machines and back again.
> > All
> > worked fine.
> > However, we hit a problem whereby the importvg
> > brought
> > the filesystems back into /etc/filesystems in a
> > different order. As we happen to have mount points
> > below mount points, a "mount all" caused the
> lowest
> > mount points to be unavailable.
> > I realise it's not recommended to have these mount
> > points, and/or I can re-edit the /etc/filesystems
> > afterwards, and/or I can mount them explicitly. My
> > question is - if I want it to be more automatic,
> > anyone know of a way to control the order they are
> > loaded back into /etc/filesystems ? (or has anyone
> > dealt with this before)
> > Cheers,
> > A
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