AIX - Configure Storage and assign LUNs to AIX server Example.

Configure Storage and assign LUNs to AIX server (example).

Descover LUNs on server:

cfgmgr

To show new disks:

lspv


To show powerpath configuration:

powermt display dev=all


VG + LV + FILESYSTEM CREATION:

VG creation:

aix01:/#/usr/sbin/mkvg -S -y app01_vg -s256 hdiskpower1
0516-1254 /usr/sbin/mkvg: Changing the PVID in the ODM.
app01_vg
aix01:/#/usr/sbin/mkvg -S -y data_vg -s256 hdiskpower0
0516-1254 /usr/sbin/mkvg: Changing the PVID in the ODM.
data_vg
aix01:/#extendvg app01_vg hdiskpower2
0516-1254 extendvg: Changing the PVID in the ODM.


LV Creation:

aix01:/# /usr/sbin/mklv -y'data_lv' -t'jfs2' data_vg 2039
data_lv
aix01:/# /usr/sbin/mklv -y'app01_lv' -t'jfs2' app01_vg 299 hdiskpower1
app01_lv
aix01:/#lsvg -p app01_vg
app01_vg:
PV_NAME PV STATE TOTAL PPs FREE PPs FREE DISTRIBUTION
hdiskpower1 active 299 0 00..00..00..00..00
hdiskpower2 active 39 39 08..08..07..08..08
aix01:/# /usr/sbin/mklv -y'oracle_lv' -t'jfs2' app01_vg 39 hdiskpower2
oracle_lv


Filesystem creation

/usr/sbin/crfs -v jfs2 "-ddata_lv" "-m/DATA" "-Ayes" "-prw" "-a" "agblksize=4096" "-a" "logname=INLINE"
aix01:/#/usr/sbin/crfs -v jfs2 "-dapp01_lv" "-m/app01" "-Ayes" "-prw" "-a" "agblksize=4096" "-a" "logname=INLINE"
File system created successfully.
78072292 kilobytes total disk space.
New File System size is 156762112
aix01:/#/usr/sbin/crfs -v jfs2 "-doracle_lv" "-m/ORACLE" "-Ayes" "-prw" "-a" "agblksize=4096" "-a" "logname=INLINE"
File system created successfully.
10183164 kilobytes total disk space.
New File System size is 20447232
aix01:/#mount /DATA
aix01:/#mount /ORACLE
aix01:/#mount /app01
aix01:/#df -k
Filesystem 1024-blocks Free %Used Iused %Iused Mounted on
/dev/hd4 1572864 1275336 19% 6068 3% /
/dev/hd2 4194304 1556820 63% 69698 17% /usr
/dev/hd9var 1572864 1329920 16% 4504 2% /var
/dev/hd3 5767168 5553080 4% 227735 16% /tmp
/dev/hd1 1572864 1534532 3% 317 1% /home
/proc - - - - - /proc
/dev/hd10opt 1572864 1342176 15% 2022 1% /opt
/dev/usr_local_lv 10485760 10479764 1% 35 1% /usr/local
/dev/data_lv 534511616 533905460 1% 4 1% /DATA
/dev/oracle_lv 10223616 10181796 1% 4 1% /ORACLE
/dev/app01_lv 78381056 78062628 1% 4 1% /app01



aix01:/#lspv
hdisk0 0008759adeb96e33 rootvg active
aix01:/#lsvg -l rootvg
rootvg:
LV NAME TYPE LPs PPs PVs LV STATE MOUNT POINT
hd5 boot 1 2 2 closed/stale N/A
hd6 paging 21 42 2 open/syncd N/A
hd8 jfs2log 1 2 2 open/stale N/A
hd4 jfs2 3 6 2 open/stale /
hd2 jfs2 8 16 2 open/stale /usr
hd9var jfs2 3 6 2 open/stale /var
hd3 jfs2 11 22 2 open/stale /tmp
hd1 jfs2 3 6 2 open/stale /home
hd10opt jfs2 3 6 2 open/stale /opt
lg_dumplv sysdump 6 6 1 open/syncd N/A
usr_local_lv jfs2 20 40 2 open/stale /usr/local



aix01:/#lsvg -p rootvg
rootvg:
PV_NAME PV STATE TOTAL PPs FREE PPs FREE DISTRIBUTION
hdisk0 active 558 474 111..61..79..111..112
hdisk1 missing 149 71 09..02..00..30..30
aix01:/#lsdev -C|grep hdisk
hdisk0 Available 00-08-00 SAS Disk Drive
hdisk1 Defined 04-00-01 XP MPIO Disk XP24000 (Fibre)