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>Date:         Fri, 14 Nov 1997 12:48:35 -0600
>Reply-To:     ROGER SMITH <[log in to unmask]>
>Sender:       HP-3000 Systems Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
>From:         ROGER SMITH <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject:      Creating a Private Volume Group?
>To:           [log in to unmask]
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>A couple of weeks ago we lost a day of production because of a disc
>drive failure (first time in 10 years). Today all 10 drives are part of
>the system volume group.  I know we should have created a private volume
>earlier, but it is easier to add 1 or 2 new drives every 6 months.
>
>We have an EMC box available that we can connect to the HP3000 969/400.
>We have four 4G internal drives that we will retain and configure part
>or all of these as the system volume group. The drives on the EMC box
>will be configured as a private volume group.  I can handle everything
>that is going back to the system volume group.  What is the best way to
>move accounts from one volume group to another?  For example, what will
>I have to do to move the accounts PROD and TEST from the system volume
>to the data volume group?  Can this be done without having to recreate
>everything manually?
>
>TIA
>Roger "I should be fishing" Smith               [log in to unmask]
>ADTRAN, Inc.
>

The "BULDACCT" utility with the "VSACCT=user_set" option might be
very helpful.  Check in the Systems Utilities Reference Manual
section 4.  It's been a couple of years since I went thru that
process here ... and things have kinda faded out. (My wife tells
me I need a memory upgrade!)

                            Chris


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Christopher H. Boggs           email:  [log in to unmask]
Computer Services              phone:  540/376-1041
Clinch Valley College          fax #:  540/328-0115
1 College Ave.
Wise, VA 24293