How to enable a plex that is in a "DISABLED/ACTIVE" state

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Article ID: 100010620

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Description

Error Message

Excerpt from vxprint output:

v  datavol       datarvg       ENABLED  ACTIVE   461373440 SELECT   datavol-02 fsgen          <<-- volume is with "good" state
pl datavol-01    datavol       DISABLED ACTIVE   461373440 STRIPE   2/128    WO                 <<-- problematic plex state as "DISABLED/ACTIVE"
sd datadg01-01   datavol-01    datadg01  0        230686720 0/0      c1t2d0   ENA
sd datadg02-01   datavol-01    datadg02  0        230686720 1/0      c1t3d0   ENA
pl datavol-02    datavol       ENABLED  ACTIVE   461373440 STRIPE   2/128    RW                  <<-- another plex with "good" state
sd datadg03-01   datavol-02    datadg03  0        230686720 0/0      c1t4d0   ENA
sd datadg04-01   datavol-02    datadg04  0        230686720 1/0      c1t6d0   ENA
 

Resolution

Use vxplex to detach and then re-attach the plex.

# vxplex -g det 
# vxplex -g  att  

 

When the plex is re-attached to volume, it will be resynchronized. The volume remains online during a resynchronization, but this may have an impact on disk I/O performance until the resynchronization is complete.

Use vxtask to monitor the resynchronization status:

# vxtask -l list


Issue/Introduction

In a mirrored volume, a plex state is "DISABLED/ACTIVE" although the volume and other plexes are "ENABLED/ACTIVE."