We have already discussed extending a filesystem in AIX under JFS as well as the basic of softpartion where we could also extend its filesystem size. This time we have a task which is under Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM). We need to extend a partition that is being managed by VxVM.
Tag Archives: Linux
Unix or Linux Crontab Headers
Even though cron is our usual lifesaver for redundant tasks on a Unix or Linux Systems, there are times that we really forget the syntax that is needed for our cronjobs. Here is a simple yet effective headers that we could place on top of the crontab as comments:
Access HP iLO via SSH
There are times that we need to do maintenance on a system and we need to connect to its hardware or system controller. With HP boxes they are called HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO).
Here are the steps to gain access to HP iLO thru Command Line Interface (CLI) via SSH:
Remove EMC Dead Paths on Solaris
We have already discussed on how to add an EMC storage to a Solaris box. Now we have a dead path on our system where the storage team has decommisioned. Here are the steps to follow on how to remove these dead paths from our system.
Grow filesystem under VxVM
We have already discussed extending a filesystem in AIX under JFS as well as the basic of softpartion where we could also extend its filesystem size. This time we have a task which is under Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM). We need to extend a partition that is being managed by VxVM.
Kill All Processes by User in UNIX
An application user asks to kill all the processes under their application account. When you checked on the box itself you saw a lot of processes and killing them one by one would take forever.