HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager User Guide (December 2005)

Troubleshooting 153
The number of volume groups that can
be created on a system was exceeded.
See the documentation for the OS
and Volume Manager and check the
number of volume groups that can be
created in the system. If the created
number has reached the maximum,
no more volume groups can be
created. Delete any unnecessary
volume groups (including group files
in HP-UX), and then re-execute the
addition operation.
Table 11-8 Troubleshooting Information: Host Settings Related to Volume Expansion (continues on the
next page)
Problem Cause Recommended Action
Cannot shift to the expansion
operation dialog box.
The file system is in a volume group that
uses a volume manager not supported by
Provisioning Manager or a volume
manager that cannot be expanded.
Display the file system information to check
the volume manager. The following types of
volume managers can be expanded:
• Solaris™: VERITAS™ Volume
Manager
• Linux: Logical Volume Manager
• AIX
®
: Logical Volume Manager
• HP-UX: Logical Volume Manager
• Windows
®
: Dynamic disk
The file system is not an expandable file
system supported by Provisioning
Manager.
Display the file system information to check
the file system type. The following types of
file systems can be expanded:
• Solaris™: VERITAS™ File System
• AIX
®
: JFS
• Linux: ext2, ext3
• HP-UX: VERITAS™ File System
• Windows
®
: NTFS
The file system was created on a
Windows
®
host in a logical volume other
than a simple volume or span volume.
This is a result of Provisioning Manager
specifications. Provisioning Manager
cannot expand file systems or device files
containing a disk not supported by
Provisioning Manager.
The volume group contains a disk that is
not supported by Provisioning Manager.
This is a result of Provisioning Manager
specifications. File system or device file
containing a disk not supported by
Provisioning Manager cannot be expanded
from Provisioning Manager.
The host OS is Linux and the specified file
system is a snapshot.
This is a result of Provisioning Manager
specifications. Provisioning Manager
cannot be used to expand the file system.
The host OS is Linux and the specified file
system does not use the volume manager.
This is a result of Provisioning Manager
specifications. Provisioning Manager
cannot be used to expand the file system.
On a Linux host, the file system contains
two or more partitions.
This is a result of Provisioning Manager
specifications. Provisioning Manager
cannot be used to expand a file system that
contains two or more partitions. It can be
used to expand a file system that contains
no or only one partition.
On a Linux host, an attempt was made to
expand a file system that was mounted as
multiple logical volumes.
None, because this is a result of
Provisioning Manager specifications.
Provisioning Manager cannot be used to
expand a file system that is mounted on
multiple logical volumes.