17.2. Example: add drive linking to an existing volume
The following example shows how to add drive linking to a volume with the EVMS GUI, Ncurses, and CLI interfaces.
Example 17-1. Add drive linking to an existing volume
The following sections show how to add a drive link to volume /dev/evms/vol and call the drive link "DL."
NOTE Drive linking can be done only on EVMS volumes; therefore, /dev/evms/vol must be converted to an EVMS volume if it is not already.
17.2.1. Using the EVMS GUI
Follow these steps to add a drive link to the volume with the EVMS GUI:
Select ->->.
Select
Click .
Select .
Click .
Type DL in the Name Field.
Click .
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to add a drive link with the GUI context sensitive menu:
From the tab, right click /dev/evms/vol.
Click
Continue adding the drive link beginning with step 3 of the GUI instructions.
17.2.2. Using Ncurses
Follow these steps to add a drive link to a volume with Ncurses:
Select ->->.
Select .
Activate .
Select .
Activate .
Press Spacebar to edit the Name field.
At the "::" prompt enter DL.
Press Enter.
Activate .
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to add a drive link with the context sensitive menu:
From the Volumes view, press Enter on .
Activate the menu item.
Continue adding the drive link beginning with step 3 of the Ncurses instructions.
17.2.3. Using the CLI
Use the add feature to add a feature to an existing volume. Specify the command name followed by a colon, followed by any options and the volume to operate on. To determine the options for a given feature, use the following query:
query: plugins, plugin=DriveLink, list options |
The option names and descriptions are listed to help you construct your command. For our example, the command would look like the following:
add feature: DriveLink={ Name="DL }, /dev/evms/vol |