Creating the GPFS directory

To create the GPFS directory:
  1. On any node create a temporary subdirectory where GPFS installation images will be extracted. For example: 
    mkdir /tmp/gpfslpp
  2. Copy the installation images from the CD-ROM to the new directory, by issuing: 
    bffcreate -qvX -t /tmp/gpfslpp -d /dev/cd0/AIX all
    This command places these GPFS installation files in the images directory:
    • gpfs.base
    • gpfs.docs.data
    • gpfs.msg.en_US
    • gpfs.license.xx
    • gpfs.compression
    • gpfs.gskit
    • gpfs.crypto (IBM Storage Scale Advanced Edition or IBM Storage Scale Data Management Edition only)
    • gpfs.adv (IBM Storage Scale Advanced Edition or IBM Storage Scale Data Management Edition only)