HP Raining DataCorp. mvEnterprise - Manual (Page 50)

2.3 Configure Disks for mvEnterprise on AIX
AIX requires that you add new disks to one of the existing volume
groups, or create a new volume group and add the disks to that group
before those disks can be used. It is recommended that you create a
separate volume group for each disk in the mvEnterprise database.
Normally, an AIX system is delivered with only one of the disks added
to rootvg, and the other disks, while installed, cannot be used. To
identify them, issue an lspv command. For example:
If you want more detail about disks, use the lsdev command:
The above example demonstrates the addition of one volume group and
one logical volume. The disk named hdisk0 is already part of rootvg.
The disks hdisk1 and hdisk2 cannot be used until they are added to new
volume groups.
To create a new volume group (we recommend one volume group for
each disk drive):
1. At an AIX command shell, type smit. The System Management
menu displays.
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