Originally posted by: DougSemig

I am trying to create a filesystem, from a previously defined logical volume. The logical volume, and its log logical volume create fine. These are the only two LV's in this volume group. I have tried importing the vg with a new major, and I am basically at wits ends with this.

Here is the error:

j2_logform: failed in Stat(1)
mkfs: 0506-239 Cannot format log
And the system information is:

System: IBM p595 running VIO
San: EMC DMX
OS: AIX 5.3

Any help appreciated
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Originally posted by: orphy

Did you by any chance run the logform command against the log LV yet?
Orphy
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Originally posted by: DougSemig

Yes I did,

the error that I get is this:

j2_logform: failed in Stat

that is from issuing a standard command like

logform /dev/<logdevicename>
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Originally posted by: hdkutz

Please show the command which you use to create the FS.
Cheers,
ku
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Originally posted by: DougSemig

I am joing going to smitty fs, and selecting add an enhanced journaled filesystem on a previously defined logical volume. Then picking my LV and Log device. The actual command smitty runs is just a crfs with the options.
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Originally posted by: hdkutz

Try to create manually from commandline with:
<snip>

1. with INLINE log

crfs -v jfs2 -d <name_of_jfs_LV> -m /<mountpoint> -a logname=INLINE -A yes
<snip>
which creates a JFS2 Filesystem with Inlinelog and automatic mount a System Restart.

Is your LV created for an JFS-Filesystem or JFS2?

Cheers,
ku
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Originally posted by: jnordtome

Make sure that your logical volume is a jfs2 volume. The default is jfs so you actually have to select jfs2 in the "Logical volume TYPE" field during lv creation.
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