Creating The File Systems; Creating The Mount Directories - HP XP1024 System Configuration Manual

14. Exit the partition utility and return to the format utility.
15. Display the available disks by entering disk at the format> prompt. Make sure the
disk you just labeled is correctly displayed.
16. Repeat this labeling procedure for each new device.
17.
When you finish labeling the disks and verifying the disk labels, enter quit or press
Ctrl-D to exit the format utility.
Creating the file systems
1. If you want to create a UFS file system, create the file system using the newfs –C
maxcontig
Example
Use 6 or one of the following multiples of 6 as the
OPEN-x devices: 12, 18, 24, or 30.
If you use 6, the Sun OS will access 48 KB as a unit (6*8 KB), which matches the
track size of the OPEN-x devices. These
optimize the I/O performance of the disk array by keeping the I/O data range on
one track. The
you can change the
Use the character-type device file (for example, /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s0) as the
argument.
2.
When the confirmation appears, enter y for yes if the file name is correct. If the file
name is not correct, enter n and repeat step 1.
3.
Repeat this procedure for each new OPEN-x device. Use the same maxcontig
value for all disk array devices.

Creating the mount directories

1.
Create a mount directory for each device using the mkdir command.
2.
Enter each device into the mount table by editing /etc/vfstab.
3.
Use the mount -a command to auto-mount devices.
4.
Use a df -k command to verify the devices auto-mounted.
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Installation
command.
# newfs -C 6 /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s0
maxcontig
value that you choose depends on your applications, and
maxcontig
maxcontig
maxcontig
values (6, 12, 18, 24, 30)
parameter to a different value at any time.
value for all disk array