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AIX: Creating Logical Volumes and Filesystems:
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:Title:        AIX: Creating Logical Volumes and Filesystems:
:Author:       Douglas O'Leary <dkoleary@olearycomputers.com>
:Description:  Creating LVs and filesystems using AIX LVM
:Date created: 05/1999
:Date updated: 06/2000
:Disclaimer: Standard: Use the information that follows at your own risk.  If you screw up a system, don't blame it on me...

``mklv -t ${type} -y ${name} ${vg} ${pps}``

.. program:: mklv

.. option:: -t ${type}

   ${type} is one of:

   *  jfs
   *  jfslog
   *  etc

.. option:: -y ${name}

   Name of the new logical volume

.. option:: ${vg}

   The volume group in which to create the LV.

.. option:: ${pps}

   The number of physical extents to give to the LV.

``crfs -v ${type} -d ${device} -m ${mount_point} -A [yes|no]``

.. option:: -v ${type}

   Filesystem type: should normally be jfs

.. option:: -d ${device}

   Logical volume device name.

.. option:: -m ${mount_point}

   Where the new filesytem will be mounted.

.. option:: -A [yes|no]

   Whether or not ${fs} should be mounted on boot.