Re: replacing mounted rootdbs as raw diskspace

Art S. Kagel (kagel@bloomberg.net) wrote: : > One slight problem.... : > If you are using the LVM (Logical Volume Manager) on AIX, HP-UX, etc ... : > you may need to increase your offset otherwise you will over write some : > of the : > LVM's info if you don't include the offset. : > : > Yeah, you may want to consider using the LVM to help manage the raw : > chunks. : > (But that's another topic, and I only play a DBA on tv. ;-) : Quick fix for this Mikey, create a 1MB LVM device at the beginning of : the drive then the partition for Informix. Those nasty LVMs only put : their configuration block at the beginning of the first logical device. Both AIX and HPUX LVM protects that area by not assigning it as "usable" space. Never have a chance you can destroy it by using it as raw devices. I think only SUN's vtoc implementation and possibly with their Online disksuite still doesn't protect it. Veritas is fine. Chris