Re: Increase Raw Device Size

On 7 Oct 98, at 19:08, 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. Picky, picky, picky.... :-) -- Ciao, Billy /Group Managing Director, The West Solutions Group: http://www.west.co.za \\ Drivel @ http://www.west.co.za/tasteless/ / \\ "Granted, Mr Wheeler's ideas are stupid and unreasonable, but he does own the company and I / think we should go along with him..." \\________________________________________________________________________________________________