not able to remove an unused dm in disk group

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Article ID: 100007425

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Description

Error Message

# vxdg -g rmdisk

VxVM vxdg ERROR V-5-1-553 Disk Ddm_name is used by one or more subdisks
 

Cause

The dm had been used for volume mirroring before. Once the mirror copy is deleted, the subdisk could be left behind.

To print the subdisk entry,

# vxprint -g -lz | grep DM_name          

will have dm record with the subdisk 
 

Resolution

To remove this unused dm,

# vxedit -g rm

# vxdg -g rmdisk

 

Applies To

Storage Foundation and Infoscale

Issue/Introduction

When trying to remove an unused dm from the disk group, VM prompts a subdisk associated with and not allow the dm to be removed.
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