VERITAS 4.1 Installation Guide (June 2006)

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5 Setting Up Base-VXFS 4.1 and
Base-VXVM 4.1
This chapter discusses how to set up Base-VXFS 4.1 and Base-VXVM 4.1.
Setting Up New File System with Base-VXFS 4.1
After installing Base-VXFS 4.1, you can create a file system on a VERITAS Volume Manager
4.1 volume or on an HP Logical Volume Manager (LVM) volume.
To set up new file systems using Base-VXFS 4.1, complete the following procedure:
Step 1. To create the file system, run the following command:
# mkfs -F vxfs <special device>
The -F option is used to specify the file system type.
Step 2. To mount the file system, run the following command:
# mount -F vxfs <special device>|<directory>
The -F option is used to specify the file system type.
Step 3. To unmount the file system later, run the following command:
# umount -F vxfs <special device>|<directory>
NOTE Symbolic links to all Base-VXFS 4.1 command executables are installed in the
/opt/VRTS/bin directory. Add this directory to the end of your PATH
environment variable to access the commands.
If you add an entry for the file system to the /etc/fstab file, the file system
can be mounted automatically.
For more information on the VERITAS-specific commands, refer to the Quick Start Reference
appendix of the VERITAS File System 4.1 Administrator’s Guide.
NOTE When you use the swinstall command to install the VRTSfsman package, the
Base-VXFS 4.1 manpages are installed in the /opt/VRTS/vxfs4.1/man
directory, and symbolic links to these manpages are created in the
/opt/VRTS/man directory. When Base-VXFS 4.1 is installed, the