Ignite-UX Administration Guide for HP-UX 11i (B3921-90079, October 2013)

Table 10 Volume Requirements for LVM and VxVM
Volume RequirementsVolume Manager
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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