Re: Increase Raw Device Size

In article <361BBC14.5958D79F@garpac.com>, jake@garpac.com (Jacob Salomon) wrote: > Billy Wheeler wrote: > > > > On 6 Oct 98, at 3:03, Jeffrey A. Koester wrote: > > > > > I'm using AIX, I was wondering if in order to increase the size > > > of a dbspace, can I just increase the size of the logical volume > > > that is the raw device. What effect will that have? Or do I have > > > to create a new raw device and add that to the dbspace. > > > > No, you would have to create a new logical device and add chunks > > to your dbspaces. OnLine doesn't recognise AIX's logical volumes in > > the same way AIX does. > > Billy et al, > you NOT have to add a new logical device. You can use AIX's SMIT > facility to enlarge the device. However, you cannot extend a chunk in > OnLine. You will need to add a new chunk that starts at the offset of > the new extension to the logical volume. What if the existing LV is 2GB Paul Watson # I don't suffer from WF Software Ltd. # stress, I'm just Tel. (+44) 1436 674729 # a carrier Fax. (+44) 1436 678693 # www.wfsoftware.co.uk