Device cannot be added to a CDS group

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Article ID: 100005298

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Description

Error Message

VxVM vxdg ERROR V-5-1-6478 Device sun35100_0 cannot be added to a CDS disk group

 

Resolution

Run vxdiskunsetup on the disk.

Temporarily comment out:

#format=sliced

in /etc/default/vxdisk

Rerun vxdisksetup -i

Verify vxdisk list shows the new disk as auto:cds

Add the new disk to the disk group

Uncomment:

format=sliced

in /etc/default/vxdisk

 

Applies To

The file /etc/default/vxdisk contains the line:

format=sliced

Issue/Introduction

vxdisksetup -i initialized the device as sliced even though "format=sliced" was not used to initialize the disk.