Error Message

Volume is enabled & active, but plex is disabled & recover.

** Try to replace two "failed was" disks, but disk list is error
# vxdisk -o alldgs list
DEVICE       TYPE      DISK         GROUP        STATUS
c12t0d0      simple    -            -            online invalid
c12t0d1      simple    -            -            error
c12t0d2      simple    -            -            LVM
c12t0d3      simple    -            (rootdg)     online
c12t0d4      simple    -            -            error
c12t0d5      simple    -            (testdg)     online
c12t0d6      simple    -            -            LVM
c12t0d7      simple    -            -            LVM
-            -         datadg02     datadg       failed was:c12t0d1
-            -         sdpdg02      sdpdg        failed was:c12t0d4

# vxdisk list c12t0d1
Device:    c12t0d1
devicetag: c12t0d1
type:      simple
flags:     online error private autoconfig
errno:     Bad file number
Multipathing information:
numpaths:   2
c12t0d1 state=disabled
c13t0d1 state=disabled

# vxdisk list c12t0d4
Device:    c12t0d4
devicetag: c12t0d4
type:      simple
flags:     online error private autoconfig
errno:     Bad file number
Multipathing information:
numpaths:   2
c12t0d4 state=disabled
c13t0d4 state=disabled

 
** Try to remove vxdisk then scan disks
# vxdisk rm c12t0d1
# vxdisk rm c12t0d4
# vxdctl enable
# vxdisk list

** The output of vxdisk list is changed to online
# vxdisk -o alldgs list
DEVICE       TYPE      DISK         GROUP        STATUS
c12t0d0      simple    -            -            online invalid
c12t0d1      simple    -            -            online
c12t0d2      simple    -            -            LVM
c12t0d3      simple    -            (rootdg)     online
c12t0d4      simple    -            -            online
c12t0d5      simple    -            (testdg)     online
c12t0d6      simple    -            -            LVM
c12t0d7      simple    -            -            LVM
-            -         datadg02     datadg       failed was:c12t0d1
-            -         sdpdg02      sdpdg        failed was:c12t0d4

** Try to reattach "failed was" disk - c12t0d1, it is okay
# vxreattach -c c12t0d1
# vxreattach c12t0d1

**Try to reattach "failed was" disk - c12t0d4, it is failed after execute "vxdiskadm" -> Option 3 Remove a disk for replacement first.
Then try to execute "vxdiskadm" -> Option 4 Replace a failed or removed disk, it is failed yet.
Check vxdisk list at this time, "removed" instead of "failed" >>>
-            -         sdpdg02      sdpdg        failed was:c12t0d4
change to
-            -         sdpdg02      sdpdg        removed was:c12t0d4

** Re-initialize disk and add it into disk group, it is okay
# vxdisk -f init c12t0d4
# vxdg -g sdpdg -k adddisk sdpdg02=c12t0d4

** Check vxprint -ht, sdpdg is enabled & active, datadg is not okay
# vxprint -g datadg -ht
DG NAME         NCONFIG      NLOG     MINORS   GROUP-ID
DM NAME         DEVICE       TYPE     PRIVLEN  PUBLEN   STATE
RV NAME         RLINK_CNT    KSTATE   STATE    PRIMARY  DATAVOLS  SRL
RL NAME         RVG          KSTATE   STATE    REM_HOST REM_DG    REM_RLNK
V  NAME         RVG          KSTATE   STATE    LENGTH   READPOL   PREFPLEX UTYPE
PL NAME         VOLUME       KSTATE   STATE    LENGTH   LAYOUT    NCOL/WID MODE
SD NAME         PLEX         DISK     DISKOFFS LENGTH   [COL/]OFF DEVICE   MODE
SV NAME         PLEX         VOLNAME  NVOLLAYR LENGTH   [COL/]OFF AM/NM    MODE
DC NAME         PARENTVOL    LOGVOL
SP NAME         SNAPVOL      DCO

dg datadg       default      default  2161000  1210242237.1105.sdp2

dm datadg01     c8t0d1       simple   1024     157283584 -
dm datadg02     c12t0d1      simple   1024     157283584 -

rv data01rvg    1            ENABLED  ACTIVE   primary  47        data01srl
rl prlk_data01rvg data01rvg  CONNECT  ACTIVE   drsdp    data01dg  srlk_data01rvg
v  lvrootdbs    data01rvg    ENABLED  NEEDSYNC 5120000  SELECT    -        gen
pl lvrootdbs-01 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg01-01  lvrootdbs-01 datadg01 32       5120000  0         c8t0d1   ENA
pl lvrootdbs-02 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg01-02  lvrootdbs-02 datadg01 0        32       LOG       c8t0d1   ENA
pl lvrootdbs-03 lvrootdbs    DISABLED ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg02-11  lvrootdbs-03 datadg02 20971520 5120000  0         c12t0d1  ENA
pl lvrootdbs-04 lvrootdbs    DISABLED ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg02-48  lvrootdbs-04 datadg02 99491840 32       LOG       c12t0d1  ENA
v  lvtempdbs1   data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1048576  SELECT    -        gen
pl lvtempdbs1-01 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   1048576  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg01-03  lvtempdbs1-01 datadg01 5120052 1048576  0         c8t0d1   ENA
pl lvtempdbs1-02 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg01-04  lvtempdbs1-02 datadg01 5120032 20       LOG       c8t0d1   ENA
pl lvtempdbs1-03 lvtempdbs1  DISABLED RECOVER  1048576  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg02-15  lvtempdbs1-03 datadg02 32382976 1048576 0         c12t0d1  ENA
pl lvtempdbs1-04 lvtempdbs1  DISABLED RECOVER  LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg02-49  lvtempdbs1-04 datadg02 99491872 20      LOG       c12t0d1  ENA
...
v  data01srl    data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   41943040 SELECT    -        SRL
pl data01srl-01 data01srl    ENABLED  ACTIVE   41943040 CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg01-95  data01srl-01 datadg01 99493320 41943040 0         c8t0d1   ENA
pl data01srl-02 data01srl    DISABLED RECOVER  41943040 CONCAT    -        RW
sd datadg02-95  data01srl-02 datadg02 99493320 41943040 0         c12t0d1  RLOC

** Try to recover volumes >>>
** Type 1
v  lvtempdbs1   data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1048576  SELECT    -        gen
pl lvtempdbs1-01 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   1048576  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvtempdbs1-02 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvtempdbs1-03 lvtempdbs1  DISABLED RECOVER  1048576  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvtempdbs1-04 lvtempdbs1  DISABLED RECOVER  LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
...
v  data01srl    data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   41943040 SELECT    -        SRL
pl data01srl-01 data01srl    ENABLED  ACTIVE   41943040 CONCAT    -        RW
pl data01srl-02 data01srl    DISABLED RECOVER  41943040 CONCAT    -        RW

** Execute command
# vxrecover -sb -g datadg

** Volume & plex are enabled & active
v  lvtempdbs1   data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1048576  SELECT    -        gen
pl lvtempdbs1-01 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   1048576  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvtempdbs1-02 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvtempdbs1-03 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   1048576  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvtempdbs1-04 lvtempdbs1  ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
...
v  data01srl    data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   41943040 SELECT    -        SRL
pl data01srl-01 data01srl    ENABLED  ACTIVE   41943040 CONCAT    -        RW
pl data01srl-02 data01srl    ENABLED  ACTIVE   41943040 CONCAT    -        RW

** Type 2
v  lvrootdbs    data01rvg    ENABLED  NEEDSYNC 5120000  SELECT    -        gen
pl lvrootdbs-01 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-02 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-03 lvrootdbs    DISABLED ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-04 lvrootdbs    DISABLED ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
 
** Execute command
# vxvol -g datadg -f resync lvrootdbs

** Volume is enabled & active, but plex is disabled yet
v  lvrootdbs    data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5120000  SELECT    -        gen
pl lvrootdbs-01 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-02 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-03 lvrootdbs    DISABLED ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-04 lvrootdbs    DISABLED ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW

** Execute command
# vxplex -g datadg det lvrootdbs-03
# vxplex- g datadg det lvrootdbs-04
# vxplex -g datadg att lvrootdbs lvrootdbs-03
# vxplex -g datadg att lvrootdbs lvrootdbs-04

** Plex is enabled & active
v  lvrootdbs    data01rvg    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5120000  SELECT    -        gen
pl lvrootdbs-01 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-02 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-03 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5120000  CONCAT    -        RW
pl lvrootdbs-04 lvrootdbs    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -        RW
 
** Finally, all volume & plex are enabled & active.
 

Applies To

HPUX  11.11 + VxVM 3.5