Creating The File Systems - HP XP48 Configuration Manual

Creating the file systems

Example
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Create a file system for each new OPEN-x device.
To overcome the size and speed limitations of a standard file system (EFS),
you may choose to create an extended file system (XFS).
The EFS file system creates one file system of 2 GB or less on a single
device without the extended logical volume manager (XLV). The XFS file
system creates a 64-bit file system capable of scaling to handle extremely
large files and file systems. The file system is application dependent.
If you are not sure which file system is best, contact the HP support center.
To create an EFS file system:
1. Use the mkfs command to create an EFS file system.
For example, to create a file system for controller 4, drive 4, logical
unit 3, partition 7, enter:
# mkfs /dev/rdsk/dks4d4l3s7
2. Repeat step 1 for each EFS file system to be created.
The character device file for this device is found under /dev/rdsk.
To create an XFS file system:
1. Use the mkfs command to create an XFS file system. For example, to
create a file system for controller 4, drive 4, logical unit 3, partition 7,
enter:
# mkfs xfs –d name=/dev/rdsk/dks4d4l3s7 –b size=1k –l
internal,size=10m
2. Repeat step 1 for each XFS file system to be created.
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