Creating a mksysb without mirroring


Creating a mksysb without mirroring

If the ability to retrun the mksysb is available, the following procedure will allow you to create a mksysb without preserving mirroring.

 To create a new image.data file, run the following command:

 mkszfile

 Change into the / directory and vi the image.data file. Enter:

cd /

vi image.data

 The following examples show an lv_data stanza of an image.data file. The first example is with mirroring, while the second example shows the edited version without mirroring. The lines that need changes are marked by --> and are boldfaced. In the second example, the changes are made to those lines.

       To view and edit the file,enter:

 vi image.data

Example 1

    lv_data:
                VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg
                LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0
                LV_IDENTIFIER= 00000001113f3c62.5
                LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd2
                VG_STAT= active/complete
                TYPE= jfs
                MAX_LPS= 512
        -->  COPIES = 2
               LPs = 70
               STALE_PPs= 0
               INTER_POLICY= minimum
               INTRA_POLICY= center
               MOUNT_POINT= /usr
               MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on
               LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes
               PERMISSION= read/write
               LV_STATE= opened/syncd
               WRITE_VERIFY= off
               PP_SIZE= 4
               SCHED_POLICY= parallel
        --> PP = 140
              BB_POLICY= relocatable
              RELOCATABLE= yes
              UPPER_BOUND= 32
              LABEL= /usr
              MAPFILE=
              LV_MIN_LPS= 68

Example 2

 lv_data:
              VOLUME_GROUP= rootvg
               LV_SOURCE_DISK_LIST= hdisk0
               LV_IDENTIFIER= 00000001113f3c62.5
               LOGICAL_VOLUME= hd2
              VG_STAT= active/complete
              TYPE= jfs MAX_LPS= 512
       --> COPIES = 1 LPs = 70
             STALE_PPs= 0
             INTER_POLICY= minimum
             INTRA_POLICY= center
             MOUNT_POINT= /usr
             MIRROR_WRITE_CONSISTENCY= on
             LV_SEPARATE_PV= yes
             PERMISSION= read/write
             LV_STATE= opened/syncd
             WRITE_VERIFY= off
             PP_SIZE= 4
             SCHED_POLICY= parallel
      --> PP = 70
            BB_POLICY= relocatable
            RELOCATABLE= yes
            UPPER_BOUND= 32
            LABEL= /usr
            MAPFILE=
            LV_MIN_LPS= 68

In Example 2 the COPIES value has been changed to 1 and the PP value is set equal to the LPs value. Make these changes to each of the lv_data stanzas in the image.data file. Once the changes are made, save the file and exit.

Run another mksysb from the command line that will utilize your edited image.data file. mksysb /dev/rmtX (where X is the number of your tape drive)

 WARNINGS:

Do not run the mksysb in SMIT because this will update the image.data file and overwrite any changes made.

Do not run the mksysb with the -i flag because this will update the image.data file as well.

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