2.4 What’s New (OES 11)

The NLVM and NSSMU management tools support Linux POSIX volumes on OES 11 running on 64-bit SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 Service Pack (SP) 1.

Creating Linux Volumes with NSSMU and NLVM Commands

For Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) 11 servers, the Novell Storage Services Management Utility (NSSMU) and the Novell Linux Volume Manager (NLVM) commands allow you to create, mount, and delete the following Linux POSIX storage objects:

  • Linux POSIX volumes (non-LVM volumes)

  • Linux Logical Volume Manager 2 (LVM2) volume groups and LVM logical volumes

  • Shared Linux Clustered LVM (cLVM) volume groups and logical volumes that are cluster-enabled with Novell Cluster Services

Linux Volume Support in SLES 11 SP1

For information about Linux volume support changes in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, see What’s New in SLES 11 SP1 in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Storage Administration Guide.

Linux Volume Support in SLES 11

For information about Linux volume support changes in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, see What’s New in SLES 11 in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Storage Administration Guide.