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Creating a disk group and file system for the Oracle software

 To create a disk group and file system for the Oracle software

1. Log in as root user on one node.
2. On one node, create a disk group. For example, type:

   # vxdg init orabindg_galaxy c0t1d1s4

3. Create the volume of about 7 GB in the group:

   # vxassist -g orabindg_galaxy make \ orabinvol_galaxy 7168M

4. Create a VxFS file system on orabinvol_galaxy to install the binaries. For example, type:

   # mkfs -F vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/orabindg_galaxy/orabinvol_galaxy

5. Create the mount point for the file system:

   # mkdir /app

6. Mount the file system using the device file for the block device:

   # mount -F vxfs /dev/vx/dsk/orabindg_galaxy/orabinvol_galaxy /app

7. Edit the /etc/vfstab file, list the new file system, and specify "yes" for the mount at boot column. For example, type:

   #device device mount FS fsck mount mount

   #to mount to fsck point type pass at boot options

   #

   .

   /dev/vx/dsk/orabindg_galaxy/orabinvol_galaxy /dev/vx/rdsk/orabindg_galaxy/orabinvol_galaxy
   /app vxfs 1 yes -

8. Repeat step 1 through step 7 on each other node in the cluster.