Hi Frank, simply: yes.
There is the possibility to use raw-volumes (logical volumes without filesystems), see the docs. Some enhancements to your (my) procedure: - use jfs2 (gives you some additional space) - after defining the volume in TSM, the TSM server uses direct IO (dio). - dsmfmt -data ... works on AIX-Command-Line, so BEFORE dsmfmt change the filesystem to use dio (chfs -a options=dio[,other_options] /Filesystem ; umount ; mount) (without dio the lrud -last recent use daemon, the Filesystem-Cache-Administrator- runs 'amok', if you format more than ? GB/ ??? MB (depends on your Memory)) I found out the above AFTER setting up two new TSM servers, formatting ca. 300GB log -, database- and diskpool volumes ;-((( Best regards, Peter Sternecker R+V Allgemeine Versicherung AG * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im > Auftrag von Frank Mueller > Gesendet: Dienstag, 26. Oktober 2004 13:18 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: extend primary diskstorage pool on SSA-disks in TSM > 5.1.8 [Virus checked] > > > Hi, > > I want to extend my primary diskstorage pool on SSA-disks. > Environment: > AIX 5.2 > TSM 5.1.8 > primary storage on SSA-disks > secondary storage on tape (3494 library) > copy storage pool on tape (3583 library) > > Now I must extend the primary disk storage pool. In older TSM > versions (TSM Version 4) I start the following procedure to this > - create log. volumes (AIX-LVM) > - create jfs (AIX-LVM) > - dsmfmt -data <path> <size> (AIX-Command-Line) > - then in TSM: DEFINE VOLUME <storage pool name> <path> > > Is this in TSM-Version 5.1.8 the same procedure and the same syntax? > > Best regards, > Frank >
