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XVM and FX problems

whiter avatar
whiter
From Melbourne, Australia
Who joined April 29, 2003, 2:02 p.m.
Wrote the following at Jan. 10, 2004, 6:15 a.m...
I am playing a bit with XVM to get some striped mirrors going. But I encounter some problems.

First:
I initialise a few discs using fx. I make them all 'option' drives. But when I'm done and look into /dev/dsk, I see this:

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# ls|grep dks2
dks2d1vol
dks2d2vol
dks2d3s7
dks2d3vol
dks2d4s7
dks2d4vol
dks2d5vol
dks2d6vol

Why are there 2 drives with an s7 partition and 4 without ?

Second:
I try to give the drives XVM labels. This goes ok for drive 1, 2, 5 and 6. But for drive 3 and 4 (the ones that have an s7 partition) I get this error:

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# xvm -domain local label -name Vault_9gig_3 unlabeled/dks2d3vol
The files in the volume header will not fit if the volume header is shrunk
to 3072 blocks.  Delete files to free up 72704 bytes in order to continue.
could not label unlabeled/dks2d3vol:  An error occured while compacting the
volume header.

I have not a clue what it's talking about.

Anyone with a hint?
Shall I describe it to you? Or do you want me to get you a box?
dexter1 avatar
dexter1
Moderator
From Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
Who joined Feb. 20, 2003, 6:57 a.m.
Wrote the following at Jan. 10, 2004, 1:54 p.m...
Looks like some disk labels have been screwed

Best bet is to redo fx in export mode 'fx -x'

and write a default SGI label onto the disks, then select (o)ption drive in the partition menu.

As for XVM, don't know. Haven't played yet, because XLV is still my preferred way of striping disks, because i know the procedure best.
whiter avatar
whiter
From Melbourne, Australia
Who joined April 29, 2003, 2:02 p.m.
Wrote the following at Jan. 13, 2004, 2:55 p.m...
Ok!
Thanks for the fx -x tip.
That resolved all the troubles.
Now Let's see what this nice xvm gui can do for me.
It has real nice procedure explanations on how to create complex things like mirrored stripes. Shouldn't be too hard.
Shall I describe it to you? Or do you want me to get you a box?
ducks avatar
ducks
From Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Who joined May 19, 2003, 11:10 a.m.
Wrote the following at Jan. 14, 2004, 5:21 a.m...
Are you one of the lucky ones who has a plex licence?
whiter avatar
whiter
From Melbourne, Australia
Who joined April 29, 2003, 2:02 p.m.
Wrote the following at Jan. 14, 2004, 5:23 a.m...
*ssssst*

;-)
Shall I describe it to you? Or do you want me to get you a box?
Satoru
From Italy
Who joined Feb. 23, 2003, 2:07 a.m.
Wrote the following at Jan. 16, 2004, 2:06 a.m...
I wanted it too :cry: :cry: :cry: