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Operating Systems AIX Convert rootvg to scalable Post 302931257 by rbatte1 on Monday 12th of January 2015 07:32:21 AM

01-12-2015

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I always strive to keep rootvg (or its equivalents on other OSs) empty apart from what is necessary to boot the server and get on the network. Even backup software can be installed again and good software will offer you the ability to read the backup catalogues from any tapes you have written so you can rebuild whatever it needs to get your real restores running.

For me, a rootvg should be the smallest disk you can see from the SMS menus (where you trigger the initial install or mksysb recovery from) and if local, it needs to be a pair. 36Gb (each) should be plenty. I have one server with a pair of the and only 12Gb allocated on each. I have no plans to allocate any non critical (so far as the OS is concerned) space in there. It's a waste perhaps,but I prefer to see it as a bearable cost.

We even force users we define using a home directory outside rootvg. There is no problem creating a filesystem with a mount point of /var/backup-logs or whatever, and it is probably safer that creating a separate filesystem with a symbolic link to it.

Growing rootvg might mean that you can no longer back it up with a mksysb and you will have problems restoring it too as your requirements are bigger than usual.

Robin

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