How to clear the pvid on disk that was under LVM control so that it can be brought under VxVM control
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Resolution
The pvid can be cleared on the disk by using the 'chpv -C' command.
For example:
# vxdisk -o alldgs list
DEVICE TYPE DISK GROUP STATUS
hdisk2 auto:none - - online invalid
hdisk3 auto:none - - online invalid
hdisk4 auto:none - - online invalid
hdisk5 auto:LVM - - LVM
In order to clear to pvid on hdisk5, the following commands would need to be run:
# chpv -C hdisk5
# vxdctl enable
# vxdisk -o alldgs list
DEVICE TYPE DISK GROUP STATUS
hdisk2 auto:none - - online invalid
hdisk3 auto:none - - online invalid
hdisk4 auto:none - - online invalid
hdisk5 auto:none - - online invalid
Issue/Introduction
How to clear the pvid on disk that was under LVM control so that it can be brought under VxVM control
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