Adding free PPs in AIX

From: hem (hemachandra.reddy_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/25/05 

Date: 25 Nov 2005 01:44:54 -0800

Hello,

I am new to AIX and I am running out of space in the disk. Could anyone
help me out in adding free PPs? Here is the output of "lsvg rootvg"

VOLUME GROUP: rootvg VG IDENTIFIER:
00c1933c00004c0000000102b09f2929
VG STATE: active PP SIZE: 64
megabyte(s)
VG PERMISSION: read/write TOTAL PPs: 542 (34688
megabytes)
MAX LVs: 256 FREE PPs: 503
(32192 megabytes)
LVs: 10 USED PPs:
39 (2496 megabytes)
OPEN LVs: 9 QUORUM: 2
TOTAL PVs: 1 VG DESCRIPTORS: 2
STALE PVs: 0 STALE PPs: 0
ACTIVE PVs: 1 AUTO ON: yes
MAX PPs per VG: 32512 0
MAX PPs per PV: 1016 MAX PVs: 32
LTG size (Dynamic): 256 kilobyte(s) AUTO SYNC: no
HOT SPARE: no BB POLICY:
relocatable

I have 503 free PPs. Can I get more disk space from these free PPs?

Please take me through the procedure.

thanks in advance

Regards,
hem

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