From: pSeries AIX Geek (aixgeek@YAHOO.COM)
Date: Fri Jun 20 2003 - 13:16:51 EDT
Another possible cause is that one of the /dev files
is missing or has messed up permissions (but less
likely, I think).
--- pSeries AIX Geek <aixgeek@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> Remember back at AIX 3.2 there was an
> /etc/vg/vg<VGID>
> file for each volume group that contained a map.
> That
> file still is created by AIX (but no longer used).
>
> Maybe your root file system is full? Maybe out of
> inodes? Try removing everything in /etc/vg and run
> 'varyonvg VGname' against every volume group.
>
> - pAG
>
> --- Bill Verzal <BVerzal@KOMATSUNA.COM> wrote:
> > OK - me and my other admin are banging our heads
> > against a wall on this
> > one...
> >
> > For a non-root user on system A:
> >
> > $ lsps -a
> > Page Space Physical Volume Volume Group Size
> > %Used Active Auto
> > Type
> > 0516-078 lslv: Incomplete device driver
> > configuration. Probable
> > cause is the special file for the VG is
> > missing. Execute
> > varyoffvg followed by varyonvg to build
> > correct environment.
> > 0516-078 lslv: Incomplete device driver
> > configuration. Probable
> > cause is the special file for the VG is
> > missing. Execute
> > varyoffvg followed by varyonvg to build
> > correct environment.
> > 0516-078 lslv: Incomplete device driver
> > configuration. Probable
> > cause is the special file for the VG is
> > missing. Execute
> > varyoffvg followed by varyonvg to build
> > correct environment.
> > 0516-078 lslv: Incomplete device driver
> > configuration. Probable
> > cause is the special file for the VG is
> > missing. Execute
> > varyoffvg followed by varyonvg to build
> > correct environment.
> >
> > $ lslv hd6
> > LOGICAL VOLUME: hd6 VOLUME
> > GROUP: rootvg
> > LV IDENTIFIER: 00014ccf3ad68f92.2
> > PERMISSION: ?
> > VG STATE: inactive LV
> STATE:
> > ?
> > TYPE: paging WRITE
> > VERIFY: ?
> > MAX LPs: ? PP
> SIZE:
> > ?
> > COPIES: ? SCHED
> > POLICY: ?
> > LPs: ? PPs:
> > ?
> > STALE PPs: ? BB
> > POLICY: ?
> > INTER-POLICY: minimum
> > RELOCATABLE: yes
> > INTRA-POLICY: middle UPPER
> > BOUND: 32
> > MOUNT POINT: N/A LABEL:
> > None
> > MIRROR WRITE CONSISTENCY: ?
> > EACH LP COPY ON A SEPARATE PV ?: yes
> > $ lslv -l hd6
> > 0516-078 lslv: Incomplete device driver
> > configuration. Probable
> > cause is the special file for the VG is
> > missing. Execute
> > varyoffvg followed by varyonvg to build
> > correct environment.
> >
> > For the same non-root user on 11 other servers:
> >
> > $ lsps -a
> > Page Space Physical Volume Volume Group Size
> > %Used Active Auto
> > Type
> > hd6 hdisk0 rootvg 640MB
> > 1 yes yes
> > lv
> >
> > $ lslv hd6
> > LOGICAL VOLUME: hd6 VOLUME
> > GROUP: rootvg
> > LV IDENTIFIER: 00800101a9062825.2
> > PERMISSION: read/write
> > VG STATE: active/complete LV
> STATE:
> > opened/syncd
> > TYPE: paging WRITE
> > VERIFY: off
> > MAX LPs: 128 PP
> SIZE:
> > 8 megabyte(s)
> > COPIES: 2 SCHED
> > POLICY: parallel
> > LPs: 80 PPs:
> > 160
> > STALE PPs: 0 BB
> > POLICY: non-relocatable
> > INTER-POLICY: minimum
> > RELOCATABLE: yes
> > INTRA-POLICY: middle UPPER
> > BOUND: 32
> > MOUNT POINT: N/A LABEL:
> > None
> > MIRROR WRITE CONSISTENCY: off
> > EACH LP COPY ON A SEPARATE PV ?: yes
> > $ lslv -l hd6
> > hd6:N/A
> > PV COPIES IN BAND
> > DISTRIBUTION
> > hdisk0 080:000:000 67%
> > 000:054:026:000:000
> > hdisk1 080:000:000 100%
> > 000:080:000:000:000
> >
> > Things we've checked:
> >
> > Owner/Group/Permissions on /dev, /dev/hd6,
> /,
> > /dev/rootvg
> > lsps -s works
> > lslv hd6 works, but returns "???" is some
> > fields
> > Checked for ACL's
> > odmget works
> > getlvodm works for some aspects
> > Ran synclvodm (didn't think it would do
> > anything, but thought I'd try
> > it anyway)
> > User ID/group membership the same
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > BV
> >
>
--------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Bill Verzal
> > AIX Administrator, Komatsu America
> > (847) 970-3726 - direct
> > (847) 970-4184 - fax
>
>
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