There is some information that you need to supply before you can use the snapdrive storage resize command. This information helps you in using the command correctly.
Requirement | Argument |
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Decide whether you want to increase the size of a disk or volume group and enter that entity’s name with the appropriate argument. |
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Disk group (-dg file_spec) or volume group (-vg file_spec) |
name of the disk or volume group |
Decide how you want to increase the storage size. Remember the following when you use this command:
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Specify the number of bytes by which you want to increase the storage (-growby size) |
number_of_bytes |
Specify the size in bytes that you want the storage to reach (-growto size) |
number_of_bytes |
Tell SnapDrive for UNIX to increase the size by adding a new LUN to the disk group (-addlun) |
- |
Tell SnapDrive for UNIX to increase the size with or without creating a space reservation -reserve | -noreserve |
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Optional: It is recommended that you use the default igroup for your host instead of supplying an igroup name. |
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Igroup name (-igroup) |
ig_name |
-fstype |
type |
-vmtype |
type |
Optional: Specifies the type of file system and volume manager to be used for SnapDrive for UNIX operations. |