3-2 notes on adding file systems, 3-3 restrictions on expansion and deletion, Notes on adding file systems – HP StorageWorks XP48 Disk Array User Manual

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Working With OS-Based Constraints 59

If the Provisioning Manager support functionality for the Device Manager agent is not installed, the values
for some items may not be displayed.

VERITAS™ File System and VERITAS™ Volume Manager
To install VERITAS™ File System and VERITAS™ Volume Manager on the same host, use the same
version. If their versions are different, operations cannot be guaranteed.

About unsupported volumes
Provisioning Manager cannot use any of the following volumes for addition, expansion, or deletion of file
systems or device files:

Volumes that use extensible firmware interface (EFI) disk labels

Volumes with no slice 2 that indicates the entire disk

For these volumes, use OS commands to manually specify settings, if necessary.

4-3-2 Notes on Adding File Systems

In the following case, the file system is not added:

The specified mount point is already in use by another file system

Volumes that satisfy one of the following conditions cannot be used for file system addition:

The volume manager is using a volume on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed

The volume is mounted on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed

The volume is being used as a command device

The volume is being used as an S-VOL for Continuous Access XP

The volume is being used as an S-VOL or SP-VOL for Business Copy XP

The volume is being used as a V-VOL or POOL for Snapshot XP

The volume is being used as an on-demand device

The Read/Write permissions have not been set in the LUN Security XP Extension function

The Auto Lun XP attribute has been set

The volume emulation type is not one of the following: OPEN-3, OPEN-8, OPEN-9, OPEN-K, OPEN-E,
OPEN-L, OPEN-M, OPEN-V

The volume size is less than 512 MB

Dynamic Link Manager does not exist on the host, and multiple paths are assigned to the volume

The volume is being used as a Differential Management LU

In any of the following environments, the file system cannot be added:

The type of volume manager used in the applicable file system is neither VERITAS™ Volume Manager
3.5 nor VERITAS™ Volume Manager 4.0

The file system in use at the host is neither UFS, nor VERITAS™ File System 3.5, nor VERITAS™ File
System 4.0

4-3-3 Restrictions on Expansion and Deletion

Limits on expanding and deleting a logical volume

Provisioning Manager cannot expand or delete a volume group whose target volume group is other than
VERITAS™ Volume Manager.

Notes on expanding a file system

Provisioning Manager cannot expand the following file system a file system whose type is other than
VERITAS™ File System.

Volumes to which one of the following conditions apply cannot be used for file system expansion:

The volume manager is using a volume on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed

The volume is mounted on a host where the Device Manager agent has been installed

The volume is being used as a command device

The volume is being used as an S-VOL for Continuous Access XP

The volume is being used as an S-VOL or SP-VOL for Business Copy XP

The volume is being used as a V-VOL or POOL for Snapshot XP

The volume is being used as an on-demand device

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