Re: can't varyonvg

From: JackKramer@KYRUS.COM
Date: Wed Apr 16 2003 - 08:33:20 EDT

Thank you Sunder,

exportvg datavgc3 worked

Now lspv hdisk56 yields
 jack_as_root:># lspv hdisk56
0516-320 : Physical volume 000c948d922d27540000000000000000 is not assigned
to
        a volume group.

Thanks again

Jack

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Tried exportvg datavgc3?

If a VG was created on the second system on the same disks and vary'ed on,
then the disks would be reserved by that system. The first system would
then
be unable to read the reserved disks and give the errors that you see.

Try,

# exportvg datavgc3

That will remove reference of the VG from first system.

Sunder.

-----Original Message-----
From: JackKramer@KYRUS.COM [mailto:JackKramer@KYRUS.COM]
Sent: Wednesday, 16 April 2003 8:32 AM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: can't varyonvg

I know I made a mistake by varyoffvg, then creating a similar vg on a
second
system with the same disks sharing the same ssa cabinet but now how to I
correct the problem?

I removed the vg from the second system successfully but I cannot remove
the
vg on the first system without varying it on and I can't vary it on.

On the troubled system I have:
   jack_as_root:># lspv hdisk56
   0516-010 lspv: Volume group must be varied on; use varyonvg command.
   PHYSICAL VOLUME: hdisk56 VOLUME GROUP: datavgc3
   PV IDENTIFIER: 000c948d922d2754 VG IDENTIFIER 000c948d922d3042
   PV STATE: ???????
   STALE PARTITIONS: ??????? ALLOCATABLE: ???????
   PP SIZE: ??????? LOGICAL VOLUMES: ???????
   TOTAL PPs: ??????? VG DESCRIPTORS: ???????
   FREE PPs: ???????
   USED PPs: ???????
   FREE DISTRIBUTION: ???????
   USED DISTRIBUTION: ???????

Also:

   jack_as_root:># varyonvg datavgc3
   PV Status: hdisk56 000c948d922d2754 PVNOTINVG
                   hdisk62 000c947dcdff623b PVNOTINVG
                   hdisk63 000c948d922e42ed PVNOTINVG
   0516-013 varyonvg: The volume group cannot be varied on because
           there are no good copies of the descriptor area.

I think I need to clear the descriptor area but how? A little help would
be
appreciated.

What I initially wanted to do is move a vg from one system to another. I
think I need to export the vg after I varyoff. I will read up on what I am
trying to do but first I need to fix this.

Jack Kramer

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