AIX Commands * Mount an ISO => # loopmount -i -o “-V cdrfs -o ro” -m / * Mount cd/DVD drive => mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0 ## Assuming /dev/cd0 exists. * unmount Filesystem => umount <mount_point or device> * Disk free check => df -m * Display Volume Groups => lsvg * Display…
Category: AIX
AIX Create Raw Logical Volume
By default in AIX, when one creates a Logical Volume it will use the default type, if unspecified. This is typically jfs. There are some cases whereby one will want to use RAW LVs. This is especially useful in the case of DB volumes. To create a Raw LV, see the example below: mklv -y…
AIX client migrate system to SSP (Shared Storage Pool)
Recently I provided an article on configuring SSP (Shared Storage Pool) on the VIOS. In this article, we’re going to take an active LPAR (VIOC) and have all of the PVs migrated over to use SSP. This will allow us to do live partition mobility from one VIOS to another. In this case here, the…