Creating a Volume Group

This post will describe how to:

1. Create a Volume Group
2. Create a Logical Volume within the VG containing a JFS2 filesystem that will be automatically mounted during boot.
3. Add a disk to the VG and mirror the data across 2 disks
4. Display LP>PP mappig and LVCB
1. Create a VG
# mkvg -y vg0 -s64 -V99 hdisk3
vg0
-y VG name
-s PP size
-V VG Major Number
Now lets display which PV belongs to which VG and their status
# lspv
hdisk0

00c0e90dce6c290a

rootvg

active

hdisk1

00cf405ea5c630a9

rootvg

active

hdisk3

00cf405ea25a9e70

vg0

active

hdisk4

00cf405ea25a9f84

None

hdisk5

00cf405ea5ce7f72

None

hdisk6

00cf405ea5ce8085

None

2. Create a Logical Volume with a JFS2 Filesystem that will be automatically mounted on the /store mountpoint.
# crfs -v jfs2 -A yes -g vg0 -m /store -a size=1G
File system created successfully.
1048340 kilobytes total disk space.
New File System size is 2097152
-v Filesystem type
-A Automount at boot
-g VG in which the LV will reside
-m mount point
# mount /store
# df -g /store
Filesystem

GB blocks

/dev/fslv07

1.00

Free %Used
1.00

Iused %Iused Mounted on

1%

1% /store

3. Add a disk to the VG and mirror the data

# extendvg vg0 hdisk4

# mirrorvg -m vg0 hdisk4

0516-1804 chvg: The quorum change takes effect immediately.
-m Exact mapping of PPs on both PVs
# lslv fslv07 | grep LP
MAX LPs:

512

PP SIZE:

64 megabyte(s)

LPs:

16

PPs:

32

EACH LP COPY ON A SEPARATE PV ?: yes

The lslv command shows that we have 16 Logical Partitions stored on 32 Physical Partitions.
4. LP > PP mapping
# lsvg -M vg0

vg0

hdisk3:1-7
hdisk3:8

loglv01:1:1

hdisk3:9

fslv07:1:1

hdisk3:10

fslv07:2:1

hdisk3:11

fslv07:3:1

hdisk3:12

fslv07:4:1

hdisk3:13

fslv07:5:1

hdisk3:14

fslv07:6:1

hdisk3:15

fslv07:7:1

hdisk3:16

fslv07:8:1

hdisk3:17

fslv07:9:1

hdisk3:18

fslv07:10:1

hdisk3:19

fslv07:11:1

hdisk3:20

fslv07:12:1

hdisk3:21

fslv07:13:1

hdisk3:22

fslv07:14:1

hdisk3:23

fslv07:15:1

hdisk3:24

fslv07:16:1

hdisk3:25-31
hdisk4:1-7
hdisk4:8

loglv01:1:2

hdisk4:9

fslv07:1:2

hdisk4:10

fslv07:2:2

hdisk4:11

fslv07:3:2

hdisk4:12

fslv07:4:2

hdisk4:13

fslv07:5:2

hdisk4:14

fslv07:6:2

hdisk4:15

fslv07:7:2

hdisk4:16

fslv07:8:2

hdisk4:17

fslv07:9:2

hdisk4:18

fslv07:10:2

hdisk4:19

fslv07:11:2

hdisk4:20

fslv07:12:2

hdisk4:21

fslv07:13:2

hdisk4:22

fslv07:14:2

hdisk4:23

fslv07:15:2

hdisk4:24

fslv07:16:2

hdisk4:25-31
The lsvg command shows the mapping (-M) of the hdisks Physical Partitions to the Logical Partitions of the Logical Volume fslv07 in the following format.
Disk Name.

LV Name

hdisk4:9

fslv07:1:2 -- Logical Partition copy Number 2

|
Physical Partition 9

|
|
Logical Partition 1

So we can see from this line, that the second copy of the Logical Partition no. 1 of the Logical Volume fslv07 resides on the Physical Partition no. 9 of hdisk4.

Another possibility is to display the mapping on a LV level using the lslv command.
# lslv -m fslv07
fslv07:/store
LP

PP1

PV1

PP2

PV2

0001

0009 hdisk3

0009 hdisk4

0002

0010 hdisk3

0010 hdisk4

0003

0011 hdisk3

0011 hdisk4

0004

0012 hdisk3

0012 hdisk4

0005

0013 hdisk3

0013 hdisk4

0006

0014 hdisk3

0014 hdisk4

0007

0015 hdisk3

0015 hdisk4

0008

0016 hdisk3

0016 hdisk4

0009

0017 hdisk3

0017 hdisk4

0010

0018 hdisk3

0018 hdisk4

0011

0019 hdisk3

0019 hdisk4

0012

0020 hdisk3

0020 hdisk4

0013

0021 hdisk3

0021 hdisk4

0014

0022 hdisk3

0022 hdisk4

0015

0023 hdisk3

0023 hdisk4

0016

0024 hdisk3

0024 hdisk4

PP3

PV3

To display the Logical Volume Control Block of the specified LV type:

# getlvcb -AT fslv07
AIX LVCB
intrapolicy = m
copies = 2
interpolicy = m
lvid = 00cf405e00004c0000000135e3e508e9.2
lvname = fslv07
label = /store
machine id = xxxxxxxxx
number lps = 16
relocatable = y
strict = y
stripe width = 0
stripe size in exponent = 0
type = jfs2
upperbound = 32
fs = vfs=jfs2:log=/dev/loglv01:mount=true:account=false
time created

= Mon Mar

5 17:30:29 2012

time modified = Mon Mar

5 17:42:04 2012