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Daily Archives: September 17, 2009
HP-UX: Setting up File Systems using LVM
Use Using a logical volume manager allows you to distribute partitions (logical volumes) across several disks (physical volumes). The individual logical volumes are grouped together into volume groups. File systems can be larger than physical disks, but not larger … Continue reading
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HP-UX: Setting up Swap Space
a. Determine the size of the installed RAM: Run SAM and choose: Performance Monitors –> System Properties –> Memory b. Find out how much swap is currently configured on your system: /usr/sbin/swapinfo 3. Increase the swap space if necessary. You … Continue reading
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HP-UX: How to Recover OS using Ignite Backup
HP-UX has its inbuilt software to backup the OS called “Ignite”. It bundled with OS installed. The easy way to make an OS backup is using tape data cartridge. Just plug the tape to tape library, and run command “make_tape_recovery … Continue reading
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HP-UX: Checking and Modifying the UNIX Kernel
Manual Configuration of the Kernel 1. Change the kernel parameters according to the table Recommended Kernel Parameters for HP-UX in the file /stand/system 2. Generate a new kernel after making the changes using the following command: mk_kernel … Continue reading
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HP-UX: Mounting a CD-ROM
Mounting a CD-ROM Manually: Log on as user root. Create a mount point for CD-ROM with the command: mkdir <CD-mountdir> (usually <CD-mountdir> is /sapcd). 3. Make sure that the driver is part of the kernel (skip this step if … Continue reading
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AIX: LVM lowlevel commands to move / migrate 1 single PP
To choose your destination PPnumber you can use the output of `lspv -M hdiskpower14`. LVM lowlevel commands to move 1 single PPIn case of mirroring allocation problems or the need to free-up 1PP/disk to convert a VG to a BIG-VG … Continue reading
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How to mount CD / DVD in Aix
# mount -v cdrfs -o ro /dev/cd0 /mnt Original post blogged on b2evolution.
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HP-UX: How to Restore Printer Spooler Configuration
In the Source Server: Save your printer spooler configurations with below command # /usr/sam/lbin/lpmgr -S This will save the info in the /var/sam/lp/lpinfo file Using SAM: SAM –> printer and plotters –> lp spooler –> save/restore spooler configuration.Then, Actions –> … Continue reading
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