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# 1  
Old 11-29-2010
AIX GPFS Setup
SmilieHello,

can someone guide me how to create a GPFS filesystem, I've read a couple of redbooks however certain things are still not certain, like if you require to download files or licenses...

any help would be appreciated!
# 2  
Old 01-18-2011
you can create a GPFS filesystem using the mmcrfs command. here's what the manual says:

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       Use  the mmcrfs command to create a GPFS file system.  The first two parameters must be Device and either DiskDescList or DescFile and
       they must be in that order. The block size and replication factors chosen affect file system performance. A maximum of 256  file  sys-
       tems can be mounted in a GPFS cluster at one time, including remote file systems.

       When  deciding  on  the maximum number of files (number of inodes) in a file system, consider that for file systems that will be doing
       parallel file creates, if the total number of free inodes is not greater than 5% of the total number of inodes, there is the potential
       for slowdown in file system access. The total number of inodes can be increased using the mmchfs command.

# 3  
Old 04-18-2011
GPFS setup
Hello ,

Refer to this documentation ...
quite easy but u need to be carefull with your planning...

Goto

aix4you website and
go to Howto section ...
for GPFS...

u ll find a simple docs for inital setup..

also contact your storage to get ur requirement of storage...

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Originally Posted by ollie01
SmilieHello,

can someone guide me how to create a GPFS filesystem, I've read a couple of redbooks however certain things are still not certain, like if you require to download files or licenses...

any help would be appreciated!
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