How to specify logtype while creating vxvm volume from bottom up with old vxprint output

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# vxprint -g t1dg
TY NAME         ASSOC        KSTATE   LENGTH   PLOFFS   STATE    TUTIL0  PUTIL0
dg t1dg         t1dg         -        -        -        -        -       -

dm t1dg01       hds9500-alua0_357 -   3006208  -        -        -       -
dm t1dg02       hds9500-alua0_358 -   3006208  -        -        -       -


1. Create all subdisks as per old vxprint out

 # vxmake -g t1dg sd t1dg01-01 t1dg01 len=3000000
 # vxmake -g t1dg sd t1dg02-01 t1dg02 len=1024


2. Create plex as follows

 # vxmake -g t1dg plex vol01-01 sd=t1dg01-01
 # vxmake -g t1dg plex vol01-02 logsd=t1dg02-01
 

3. Create volume as follows

# vxmake -g t1dg -U fsgen vol vol01 plex=vol01-01,vol01-02 log_type=dcm


4. verify logtype after creating volume

 # vxprint -g t1dg -m |grep log_type
        log_type=DCM
 

5. Start volume

# vxvol -g t1dg -f start vol01
# vxprint -g t1dg -htq
dg t1dg         default      default  40000    1289697456.1245.ppatil1

dm t1dg01       hds9500-alua0_357 auto 65536   3006208  -
dm t1dg02       hds9500-alua0_358 auto 65536   3006208  -

v  vol01        -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   3000000  ROUND     -        fsgen
pl vol01-01     vol01        ENABLED  ACTIVE   3000000  CONCAT    -        RW
sd t1dg01-01    vol01-01     t1dg01   0        3000000  0         hds9500-alua0_357 ENA
pl vol01-02     vol01        ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
sd t1dg02-01    vol01-02     t1dg02   0        1024     LOG       hds9500-alua0_358 ENA
 

 

 

Issue/Introduction

How specify logtype during volume creation using vxmake command