adding disk to CWS - problem ????

[nandkumar4aix]

hi
i am using model c20 m/c as a control ws for the sp nodes.
actully i am running short of disk space on the cws for creating boot images of two nodes (for n/w boot).

i am searching for some solution to get the system images of the noeds. i dont hav tape drives on my nodes.
is there any method to take the system images (mksysb)??
if yes please suggest me .

otherwise i am planning to go for additional disk in the cws. it already has two internal disks . so its not possible to hav one more disk in it.

so is it possible to hav EXTERNAL DISK IN ROOTVG. i am running aix ver 4.3.1.0 on cws.

and for attaching this disk can i bring my cws down directly without touching my nodes or is there any procedure to shutdown the cws.

please suggest me something ... i am suffrering for very long time. all suggetions are welcome.

thanks
nan

 

[nadim]

You could create the images on one of the nodes. Also, you can shut the CWS down, it wont have any effect on the nodes.