Re: Problems after changing name of jfslog

From: Bill Thompson (bill.thompson@GOODYEAR.COM)
Date: Wed Mar 19 2003 - 07:25:33 EST


Duhh! I forgot the /dev. Thanks!

Bill Thompson
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The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

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Subject: Re: Problems after changing name of jfslog

> root@17-gd2vb7 143# chfs -a log=newlog /mnt/test
> root@17-gd2vb7 144# mount /mnt/test
> mount: 0506-323 Cannot get information about log device newlog.
> root@17-gd2vb7 145# chfs -a log=/dev/newlog /mnt/test
> root@17-gd2vb7 146# mount /mnt/test
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Thompson [mailto:bill.thompson@GOODYEAR.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 12:34 PM
> To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: Problems after changing name of jfslog
>
>
> Did all of that. The procedure I followed was:
>
> unmount all filesystems in the volume group
>
> ran "lsvg -l vgname" to make sure all the logical volumes were closed
>
> ran "chlv -n newname oldname" on the jfslog logical volume
>
> ran "chfs -a log=newname filesystem" on all the filesystems in the vg
>
> tried to mount the filesystems but got the error:
>
> mount: 0506-323 Cannot get information about log device newname
>
> varied off the volume group
>
> exported the volume group
>
> imported the volume group using a new name
>
> tried to mount the filesystems but got the same error.
>
> fsck'd all the filesystems in the volume group
>
> tried to mount - same error.
>
> ran "logform /dev/newname" on the jfslog
>
> tried to mount - same error.
>
> fsck'd again.
>
> still no luck.
>
> Any other thoughts?
>
> Bill Thompson
> Sr UNIX Systems Administrator
> The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Booth - UIUC" <booth@UIUC.EDU>
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 11:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Problems after changing name of jfslog
>
> > Make sure the filesystems are unmounted when you do this, and after
> > the logform, run fsck on each unmounted filesystem.
> >
> > bob
> >
> > On Tue, Mar 18, 2003 at 08:16:53PM -0800, Aamir Chaudry wrote:
> > > Bill!
> > >
> > > Did you run logform /dev/xxxxx on the new jfslog?
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > -- Aamir
> > >
> > > Bill Thompson wrote:
> > >
> > > >All,
> > > >
> > > >I recently changed the name of the jfslog in one of my volume
> > > >groups.
> The
> > > >three filesystems in the volume group were unmounted at the time. I
> used
> > > >the "chlv -n newname oldname" which completed successfully. I then
> > > >ran "chfs -a log=newname /filesystem" for each of the three
> > > >filesystems.
> Now
> > > >when I try to mount the filesystems I receive the following error:
> > > >
> > > >"mount: 0506-323 Cannot get information about log device newname"
> > > >
> > > >I've tried a number of things. I exported and re-imported the
> > > >volume
> group.
> > > >I fsck'd the filesystems. But, no luck. I still cannot mount the
> > > >filesystems. Can anybody tell me what's going on and how to fix it?
> > > >
> > > >TIA
> > > >
> > > >Bill Thompson
> > > >The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
> > > >
> > > >
> >
>



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