VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Volume Tasks
Adding a File System to a Volume
Chapter 4196
Adding a File System to a Volume
This procedure places a file system on an existing volume and mounts
the file system. This also updates the file system table file, if necessary.
To add a file system to an existing volume
Step 1. Select the volume to contain the file system.
Step 2. Choose Volumes > File System > New (Selected menu) or Volume Add
File System (Command Launcher).
Step 3. Complete the New File System dialog box as follows:
When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box,
Volume Name: If the correct volume name is not already displayed in
this field, type the volume’s name or click Browse to
select the volume.
Mount Point: Type the mount point for the file system.
FS Type: Select the file system type.
Options To mount the file system automatically at system
startup, select Mount at Boot. If this is selected, the
file system table file will also be updated at system
startup.
To specify mount options, click Mount Details and
specify the appropriate options in the Mount Details
dialog box.
To specify mkfs command options, click New File
System Details and specify the appropriate options in
the New File System Details dialog box.