This section shows how to create a drive link with EVMS:
Example 10-1. Create a drive link
Create a new drive link consisting of sde4 and hdc2, and call it "dl."
10.4.1. Using the EVMS GUI
To create the drive link using the GUI, follow these steps:
Select
Actions->Create->Feature Object
to see a list of EVMS features.
Select
Drive Linking Feature.
Click Next.
Click the objects you want to compose the drive link:
sde4 and hdc2.
Click Next.
Type dl in the "name" field
Click
Create.
The last dialog window
presents the free space object you
selected as well as the available
configuration options for that
object.
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a drive link with the GUI
context sensitive menu:
From the Available Objects tab,
right click sde4.
Click Create Feature Object...
Continue creating the drive link beginning with step 2 of the GUI
instructions. In step 4, sde4 is selected for you. You can also
select hdc2.
10.4.2. Using Ncurses
To create the drive link, follow these steps:
Select Actions->Create->Feature Object to see a list of EVMS features.
Select Drive Linking Feature.
Activate Next.
Use spacebar
to select the objects you want to compose the drive
link from: sde4 and hdc2.
Activate Next.
Press
spacebar to edit the Name field.
Type dl at the "::" prompt.
Press Enter.
Activate Create.
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a drive link with the
context sensitive menu:
From the Available Objects view, press Enter on sde4.
Activate the Create Feature Object menu item.
Continue creating the drive link beginning with step 4 of the Ncurses
instructions. sde4 will be pre-selected. You can also select hdc2.
10.4.3. Using the CLI
Use the
create command to create a drive link through the CLI. You pass the "object" keyword to the create command, followed by the plug-in and its options, and finally the objects.
To determine the options for the plug-in you are going to use, issue the following command:
