Got it.. Thanks

On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Mark Post <mp...@suse.com> wrote:

> >>> On 4/19/2016 at 02:51 PM, Tom Huegel <tehue...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am sure the answer must be simple.
> > How can I tell if a disk (3390-9) is actually being used?
> >
> > Background:
> > I just installed SUSE 12 specifying 2 3390-9 on the installation panel.
> > I tried to add a package and I get 'no space on DASD' condition.
> > I am guessing the installation only used the first disk, but how can I be
> > sure?
>
> Several ways:
> lsdasd -> If it doesn't show up at all it's not being used
> df -> Same
>
> > Assuming I can determine the second disk is unused I should be able to
> > extend the LVM to it and my problem would be solved. Right?
>
> Since you're using LVM, then another way to check if the volume is being
> used by LVM is
> the "pvs" or "pvdisplay" commands.  If the volume doesn't show up there,
> it is not being used by LVM.
>
> Now, if you're going to add another disk to the configuration, make sure
> you
> - Use either YaST or dasd_configure to bring the disk online and have it
> be persistent across a reboot.
> - Re-run mkinitrd and zipl afterward because early on in SLES12 there was
> a bug that would cause new disks to not be activated properly on reboot.
>
>
> Mark Post
>
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