Re: Running chdev

From: Green, Simon (SGreen@KRAFTEUROPE.COM)
Date: Mon Dec 23 2002 - 07:53:24 EST


extendvg will automatically assign a pvid, if necessary.

So in most cases it isn't necessary to run chdev.

Simon Green
Senior Technical Analyst
Server Management (UNIX Services)

Philip Morris ITSC-E
Tel: +44 1242 284318
Fax: +44 1242 284510

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clifton, Pablo [mailto:Pablo.Clifton@BCBSFL.COM]
> Sent: 19 December 2002 21:07
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Running chdev
>
>
> shekar-
>
> chdev -l hdisk1 -a pv=yes
> will assign a Physical Volume ID (pvid) to hdisk1.
<SNIP>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: CHANDRASHEKAR, MANI [mailto:MANI_CHANDRASHEKAR@FLEET.COM]
> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 3:49 PM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Running chdev
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I remember once that when one of the SSA disk had failed. I
> replaced it and then ran cfgmgr -vl ssar and then did a
> extendvg to add the
> disk to the appropriate diskgroup.I did not run any other
> commands. But, the
> IBM document says that after you add a disk and after running
> cfgmgr, you
> will have to run chdev -l hdisk1 -a pv=yes. Is this true and
> if yes why...?



This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.7 : Wed Apr 09 2008 - 22:16:25 EDT