Did you use LVM to design the system for future expansion? Or, did you just build a filesystem for /opt on its own 3390, without the benefit of something like LVM?
The ideal situation for fixed / limited size disks (IMHO) is to use LVM and create a volume group, for the single mount or for a set of mountpoints. Then carve up the volume group into the needed logical volumes, even if it's just one. Then, later (like now), you can add an additional 3390 to the volume group, and then give the space to the logical volume, and expand the filesystem contained within it. If you have /opt on a 3390 mod 3 now, then the logical way to proceed would be to allocate the new 3390 mod 3, create the volume group and logical volume, mounted at some other mountpoint (i.e. /mnt/opt), copy all the files over to the new filesystem, then edit fstab, and switch to the new filesystem. Then allocate the old 3390 mod 3 to the new volume group and extend the logical volume to include the additional space. Hope this helps.... -- .~. Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\ RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ ----- "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 8/7/07 12:52 PM, "Phillips.Val" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, all, we're testing Novell SLES9 SP3 under VM 5.3. > > We have a real shortage of disk space in our test system and the guy > installing the app has run out of space. He wants to increase the size > of his /opt directory. I can give him another 3390 mod3, but I don't > know how to ADD it to his current /opt; I only know how to mount it at > some other directory. Is it possible for me to expand his /opt by > adding a disk? > > Thanks for your patience with a noob. > > Val Phillips > Mainframe Services > SunTrust Bank > Mail Code GA-Atlanta-4030 > 250 Piedmont Avenue > Atlanta, GA 30308 > Telephone 404-588-8368 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Seeing beyond money (sm) > > > > LEGAL DISCLAIMER > The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. > Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in > reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended > recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please > contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. > > SunTrust and Seeing beyond money are federally registered service marks of > SunTrust Banks, Inc. > [ST:XCL] > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390