Adding new disk drive

From: Sara Bradley <SBradley_at_unanov.una.edu>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 02:01:02 +0000 (GMT)

        I will be adding a new disk drive, a RZ28M-VA, to our DEC Alpha
running 4.0B and was hoping someone could verify my procedure for
doing this. (This is the first time we have added additional drives
and are not comfortable with UNIX!!
        
        - Make a copy of the existing VMUNIX file
        - Rebuild the generic kernel to include the new drive
        - Run DOCONFIG -C with the new generic kernel to modify our
            system's configuration file.
        - Move the new VMUNIX file to root directory
        - Reboot
        - MAKEDEV
        - Partition disk
        - NEWFS, etc,,,

        The system administration book makes reference to static drives and
loadable drives - what is the difference?

        Thanks in advance.


Sara B. Huntley
University of North Alabama
Computer Services
Box 5061
Florence, AL 35632-0001
voice 205-765-4637
email sbradley_at_unanov.una.edu
Received on Mon Dec 15 1997 - 23:01:15 NZDT