PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.2 (Solaris(TM) Operating Environment)

22.2.6 Notes applying when the partitions of a created file system are used

22.2.6.1 The GFS Shared File System

To use a partition that is already in use by an existing GFS Shared File System for a new GFS Shared File System, delete the existing file system and then create the new file system.

For information about deleting a file system, see Section 22.9, "Deleting."

22.2.6.2 The GFS Local File System

To use a partition that is already in use by an existing GFS Local File System for a new GFS Shared File System, delete the existing GFS Local File System and then create the new GFS Shared File System.

To delete a GFS Local File System, use sfxadm(1M).

The following example shows how to delete the GFS Local File System that includes /dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/volume1.

# sfxadm -D /dev/sfdsk/gfs/rdsk/volume1

For details on sfxadm(1M), see Appendix B.2.2, "sfxadm(1M)."

For data conversion, see Section 26.2, " Migration from a GFS Local File System."

22.2.6.3 File systems other than GFS Local File System and GFS Shared File System

To use a partition that is in use by a file system other than the GFS Local File System and the GFS Shared File System, unmount the file system on all nodes and then delete in accordance with the procedure for that file system. Also, delete the definition in /etc/vfstab and then create the GFS Shared File System.