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226 EMC Ionix ControlCenter 6.1: Taking Control of Your Datacenter
Virtual Provisioning of Your Symmetrix Devices
3. Creates a primary partition and assigns a drive letter.
Creating a thin file system on a Linux host
To create a thin file system on a Linux host the System Administrator performs the
following tasks:
1. On the host, rescans the bus to discover the new thin devices.
Note: Currently QLogic and Emulex provide the FC HBA LUN Scan Utility to rescan all
HBAs dynamically. The QLogic FC HBA LUN Scan Utility
is available from the
EMC-approved site on the QLogic website. The Emulex LUN Scan Utility is available
from the EMC-approved site on the Emulex website.
2. Creates a new partition for the new physical volume (thin device) if necessary.
3. Creates a new file system using Logical Volume Manager:
a. Creates a new physical volume on the new partition.
b. Creates and activates a new volume group.
c. Creates a logical volume in the new volume group.
d. Creates a file system on the new logical volume.
4. Resizes the existing file system using the Logical Volume Manager:
a. Adds the physical volume to the existing volume group.
b. Extends the logical volume in the existing volume group.
c. Resizes the existing file system.
5. Creates the mount point for the new file system and mounts the new file system.
6. Updates /etc/fstab to add the new file system.
Note: For creating a thin file system on a host other than Window or Linux host refer to
the EMC Host Connectivity Guide .