Are you absolutely sure of this ?

You can do this (modify LVM options and change /stand to HFS) when you do an
install from an ignite server. But personally, I think the recovery tape
options are more restricted. I went through all the tabs and I didn't find
it, or maybe my ignite version is too old...

Frederik

"Kevin Collins" <spamtotrash@toomuchfiction.com> wrote in message
news:a6882f32.0310291541.99b6eeb@posting.google.co m...
> "fred" <frederik.vanhee@perso.be> wrote in message
news:<3f9fb39f$0$287$ba620e4c@reader1.news.skynet. be>...
> > Hello,
> >
> > can someone be more specific please. I had the same problem.
> >
> > Original disk : HFS without LVM
> >
> > I want to put my recovery tape back on another disk.
> >
> > Problem :
> >
> > Disk is to big to format as HFS (more than 2048 Mb). Indeed, there are
> > advanced options in which you can chose to make the disk VxFS with LVM,
but
> > then the system tells me that it can't boot from VxFS because it needs a
HFS
> > partition for the /stand to boot the kernel.
> >
> > So, in either of the cases, I'm stuck. I need to create one HFS
partition
> > for the /stand and VxFS partitions for the other partitions. But the
> > ignite-tool doesn't let me do this.
> >
> > PS : I'm talking hp-ux 10.20 on a HP9000 workstation
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Frederik
> >
> >
> > "Stew Weis" <stew@montanaace.com> wrote in message
> > news:jIanb.221$ss.5424@bcandid.telisphere.com...
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > I believe I can help you.
> > >
> > > Once the system boot from the Recovery tape, interrupt so you can
interact
> > > with Ignite. I don't remember the precise text of the prompts that
you
> > will
> > > see, but hopefully I'll be close enough.
> > >
> > > Choose "Install HP-UX" and on the next screen, choose the radio button
for
> > > "Advanced Installation Options". I believe that you'll even see a tip
> > that
> > > this is what you must choose for logical volume and file system
changes.
> > >
> > > Okay, it sound like you've already gotten this far...
> > >
> > > I think the key to what you want is an item labeled "Additional
> > > Configuration" or "Additional Options" or "Addtional SOMETHING" and it
> > > appears in the lower right-hand corner of the screen when you're in
the
> > File
> > > System tab. You should be able to make the necessary configuration
> > changes
> > > once you get into these "Additional" whatevertheyares.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Stew
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jim Hollenback" <jholly@cup.hp.com> wrote in message
> > > news:3f975258$1@usenet01.boi.hp.com...
> > > > Chris (lugbauer@gfscomputing.com) wrote:
> > > > : I am trying to recover a system that was configured with two disks
to
> > > > : a system configured with one larger disk. the initial system did
not
> > > > : use LVM. I made a recovery system on the initial system and I am
> > > > : trying to recover it to the new system with the one disk.
> >
> > > > : The interactive ignite-ux utility is telling me that the disk is
too
> > > > : big and I need to configure using LVM, but there is nowhere to do
this
> > > > : within the menus and it will not proceed until I do so.
> >
> > > > : Any suggestions?
> > > >
> > > > been a long time since I did this, but is there an advanced option?
> > > > Usually in there you can play games with disks and the like. The
> > > > docs should be over on docs.hp.com
> > > > --
> > > > Jim Hollenback
> > > > jholly@cup.hp.com
> > > > my opinion.
>
> So, you are on the right track. You need /stand to be hfs and
> everything else can be vxfs. Ignite _does_ let you do this. Somewhere
> (either the filesystem or LVM screen), you can select the /stand
> filesystem type and you simply change it to hfs from vxfs.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Kevin