HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP operating system configuration guide (A5951-96014, August 2004)

28 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX
Configure disk array devices
Configure the disk array devices in the same way you would configure any
new disk on the host. Creating scripts to configure all devices at once may
save you considerable time.
1. For UNIX systems, configuring devices typically requires these
steps: Initialize, partition, and label each device using the disk
management utility provided with the host server.
2. (HP-UX only) Create volumes (pvcreate), volume groups (vgcreate),
and logical volumes (lvcreate).
3. Create a file system for each device using the newfs command.
4. Create a mount directory for each device using the mkdir command.
5. Enter each device into the mount table by editing /etc/fstab.
6. Reboot the host. After bootup use the bdf command to verify the devices
auto-mounted.
7. Verify file system operation by copying a file to each device and then
deleting it.
The HP-UX system uses the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) to manage
the OPEN-x devices on the disk array. The instructions in this section do
not explicitly cover all LVM configuration issues. For further information
on LVM configuration, see the HP-UX user documentation.
HP System Administrator Manager (SAM) can be used instead of UNIX
commands to configure SCSI disk devices. See appendix C (page 61) for
further information.