Linking Linux drives

This topic discusses how to link integrated Linux® server drives.

For your Linux server to see a newly created storage space, it must be linked to the server’s NWSD.

Linking Linux drives using iSeries™ Navigator

To link your Linux drive, complete the following steps.

  1. Click All Virtual Disks under Integrated Server Administration.
  2. Right-click the drive you want to link.
  3. Select Add Link to open the Add Link to Server window.
  4. For “Link to server” select the NWSD that corresponds to your Linux server from the drop-down list.
  5. Choose a Link type, either fixed or dynamic.
  6. Optionally, you can specify the link sequence position, which is the order in which the Linux server sees it drives. This parameter defaults to the next available sequence position. Click View Sequence for a listing of the current order in which the storage spaces are linked.
  7. Access to disk drive: Exclusive - Update is the recommended choice for a Linux server.
  8. Click OK to link the drive to the NWSD.
  9. You see the message confirming that the disk was linked successfully to the NWSD, and reminding you that you need to format it.
Important: After you have created and linked a storage space for a Linux server, you must partition and format the drive using a Linux utility before it can be used.

Linking Linux drives using CL commands

To link a Linux drive using a CL command, complete the following steps:

  1. Type in WRKNWSSTG. Press Enter. The Work with Network Server Storage Spaces display appears. Type 10 in the Opt column next to the storage space that you want to link. Press Enter.
  2. Optionally, you can type ADDNWSSTGL on the command line. Press Enter. The Add Server Storage Link display.
    1. For “Network server storage space” enter the storage space name.
    2. For “Network server description” enter the NWSD that corresponds to your Linux server.
  3. For “Dynamic storage link” leave the default of *NO if you want to link the storage space statically, or change it to *YES for a dynamic link. Press Enter.
  4. Optionally, you can specify the drive sequence number, which is the order in which the Linux server sees it drives. This parameter defaults to the next available sequence position.
  5. Press Enter. You see a message at the bottom of the display confirming that the storage space was linked successfully to the NWSD.
Note: After you have created and linked a storage space for a Linux server, you must partition and format the drive using a Linux utility before it can be used.
Parent topic: Managing Linux drives