HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, March 2009 (Update 4 Release)

needs. For information about modifying your file system, see the HP-UX System
Administrator’s Guide at the HP Technical Documentation website: http://docs.hp.com
CAUTION: If the default size for the /stand partition is too small for your
environment, do not use the lvextend command to increase the size of the /stand
partition; doing so may render your system unbootable. Instead, use a Dynamic Root
Disk (DRD) clone to create an inactive copy of the system on which /stand can be
extended, or use Ignite-UX recovery to create a recovery image and resize the /stand
partition.
To use a DRD clone to extend /stand on an LVM-managed system, see “Using the
DRD Toolset to Extend the /stand File System in an LVM Environment” (http://
docs.hp.com/en/5992-1913/5992-1913.pdf). Further information on DRD is available at
the DRD website: http://docs.hp.com/en/DRD/.
You can boot from an Ignite-UX recovery image and resize /stand as you recover the
system. For help creating a recovery image, refer to Ignite-UX Administration Guide: for
HP-UX 11i available at the Ignite-UX website: http://docs.hp.com/en/IUX/.
How to Plan Your Disk Space Needs
This section provides hints and information to help you determine your disk needs for
HP-UX 11i v3. If you need more disk space, be sure to order the equipment and plan
on installing it after backing up your current system.
• Record the hardware path to the DVD drive.
• Develop a clear configuration plan, including:
— File system sizes
— Swap space size
— Dump device
— Disk and file system parameters
— Mirroring information
• If installing application programs other than those supplied within an HP-UX 11i
v3 Operating Environment (OE), consider the vendor’s size recommendations.
• When planning disk space, refer to these documents:
— HP-UX System Administrator’s Guide — This guide is comprised of five volumes
and is available on the Instant Information DVD and at the HP Technical
Documentation website:
http://docs.hp.com
— Disk and File Management Tasks on HP-UX — Prentice-Hall Hewlett-Packard
Professional Books, 1997.
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