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Adding a New File System to a Volume

You can use the Volume Manager New File System procedure to place a file system onto an existing volume and mount the file system. This also updates the file system table file, if necessary.

 
   To add a new file system to an existing volume

  1. Select the volume to contain the file system.
  2. Choose Actions > File System > New File System.
  3. Complete the New File System dialog box as follows:

    File system type:

    Select the file system type from the options shown.


    Create Options:


    Compress (checkbox)


    Mount Options:


  4. After you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box, click OK.
Allocation Unit/Block size

File System

Allocation Unit Values

Block Size Values


ufs

512, 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192

4096, 8192


vxfs

same as block size

1024, 2048, 4096, 8192


jfs, jfs2

512, 1024, 2048, 4096

512, 1024, 2048, 4096


ext2, ext3

1024, 2048, 4096

1024, 2048, 4096


hfs

1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 65536

1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 16384, 65536


Create Options

Option

File Systems

Description


largefiles/nolargefiles

vxfs, jfs, fs2

File system contains/does not contain files equal or greater than 2 GBytes.


logsize

vxfs

Activity logging area size.


Mount Options

Option

File Systems

Description


largefiles/nolargefiles

vxfs, jfs, fs2

File system contains/does not contain files equal or greater than 2 GBytes.


Quick I/O (checkbox)

vxfs

Enables/disables the VERITAS Quick I/O for Databases option for the filesystem.


QuickLog device (checkbox)

vxfs

Enables the filesystem to use VERITAS QuickLog. Select also the log device number to be used (1 to 31).


Cluster mount (checkbox). This is present in the Mount File System Details dialog only if the optional cluster functionality is available.

vxfs

Mounts the filesystem in shared mode.

Select the nodes to be mounted.


log/delaylog/tmplog

jfs, jfs2

Controls intent logging. To maintain filesystem integrity after a system failure, logging must be enabled.


blkclear

vxfs

Clears all data extents before file allocation.


mincache

vxfs

File system caching policy

Note that, while the tmpcache option to mincache improves performance, it reduces integrity.


noatime

vxfs

Disables access time

recording.


Notes:




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