lnb@bnrunix.UUCP (Lynn Brackett) (08/04/89)
I have a HP 9000/360 workstation running HP-UX 6.5 with one 7958S disk. I would like to partition the disk to contain two file systems. Does anyone know if this can be done on a 300 series workstation? Any information about how to partition my disk in this way is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help. -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Lynn Brackett UUCP: ...mcnc!rti!bnrunix!lnb Bell Northern Research (919) 991-7798
rjn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bob Niland) (08/07/89)
re: "I have a HP 9000/360 workstation running HP-UX 6.5 with one 7958S disk.
I would like to partition the disk to contain two file systems. Does
anyone know if this can be done on a 300 series workstation?"
It can't. Series 300 HP-UX does not support disk "sections", aka "BSD
partitions", nor does the 7958S support hard volumes. Series 800 HP-UX
does support sections.
Regards, Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland rjn%hpfcrjn@hplabs.HP.COM 3404 East Harmony Road
[hplabs|hpu...!hpfcse]!rjn Ft Collins CO 80525-9599rclark@speclab.bgp-usgs.gov (Roger N. Clark) (08/10/89)
> It can't. Series 300 HP-UX does not support disk "sections", aka "BSD > partitions", nor does the 7958S support hard volumes. Series 800 HP-UX > does support sections. I assume that will change with 7.0. If 7.0 on 300 and 800 will be identical, then either both 300 and 800 will have partitions, or neither will. I hope partitions aren't going away :-) Roger Clark
rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason) (08/17/89)
> I assume that will change with 7.0. If 7.0 on 300 and 800 will be > identical, then either both 300 and 800 will have partitions, or > neither will. I hope partitions aren't going away :-) 7.0 is planned to bring the 300 and 800 much closer together, but the match is not absolute. Sorry Roger, but you've struck on one of the few exceptions: Disk partitions on the 300 are not planned. (If it's any consolation, though, we're not taking them out of the 800.) > Roger Clark Rob Robason
irf@kuling.UUCP (Bo Thide') (08/18/89)
In article <5570268@hpfcdc.HP.COM> rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason) writes: >> I assume that will change with 7.0. If 7.0 on 300 and 800 will be >> identical, then either both 300 and 800 will have partitions, or >> neither will. I hope partitions aren't going away :-) > >7.0 is planned to bring the 300 and 800 much closer together, but the >match is not absolute. Sorry Roger, but you've struck on one of the few >exceptions: Disk partitions on the 300 are not planned. (If it's any >consolation, though, we're not taking them out of the 800.) As far as I know there will be other exceptions. The most disappointing one is that it will *not* be possible to boot old 800 series machines off any other 9000 machine -- only 815s can be run diskless -- whereas 300 series machines can be booted off any other 300 or 800. I hope I am wrong ... :-) (Common) Lisp on 800 is another possible exception (?). Presently, there is a transition from HPCL I to HPCL II (Lucid Lisp) going on. I wonder if HPCL II will be available on the 800s.... --Bo
paul@mecazh.UUCP (Paul Breslaw) (08/22/89)
> 7.0 is planned to bring the 300 and 800 much closer together, but the > match is not absolute. Sorry Roger, but you've struck on one of the few > exceptions: Disk partitions on the 300 are not planned. (If it's any > consolation, though, we're not taking them out of the 800.) Unix has sensibly partitioned disks since the PDP-11 days. It allows existing physical disks to be logically split up according to the needs of ones users. Big disks are more economical than small ones, but small file systems are more manageable than large ones - particularly in view of the current brain-damaged HP 1/4" cartridge philosophy. If my users requirements change, HP presumably would like me to buy new disks. This really is one of the worst decisions I have heard in a long time. Please reconsider it. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Paul Breslaw | telephone : 41 1 362 2040 Mecasoft SA | e-mail : mcvax!cernvax!mecazh!paul Guggachstrasse 10 | 8057 Zurich | SWITZERLAND | ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++