Orphaned plex in DISABLE IOFAIL state.

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Article ID: 100019165

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Resolution

The following steps were used to fix the above orphaned plex:
 
1.) Dissociate the plex:
# vxplex -g dbdg dis dbvol10-04
 
2.) Attach the orphaned plex:
# vxplex -g dbdg att rpt-dbvol10 dbvol10-04
 
3.) Start the volume:
# vxvol start rpt-dbvol10
 
4.) Perform 'snapback' on volume:
# vxassist -g dbdg snapback dbvol10-04
 
5.) Perform 'snapshot' of volume:
# vxsnap -g dbdg prepare rpt-dbvol10
# vxsnap -g dbdg addmir rpt-dbvol10
# vxsnap -g dbdg makesource=rpt-dbvol10/newvol=dbvol10-04/nmirror=1
 
 

 

Issue/Introduction

Orphaned plex in DISABLE IOFAIL state after initiating a snapshot of the rpt-dbvol10 volume.