Unable to put disks under Logical Volume Manager (LVM) control - Physical Volume Identifier (PVID)
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Description
Error Message
0516-1254 /usr/sbin/mkvg: Changing the PVID in the ODM.
0516-1376 /usr/sbin/mkvg: Physical volume contains a VERITAS volume group.
0516-1397 /usr/sbin/mkvg: The physical volume
Resolution
The following procedure can be used if the disk is no longer used by VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) and the data on the disk is no longer required (can be discarded/destroyed).
How to clear the PVID from a disk(s):
# lspv
hdisk0 00cf3bed444e5639 rootvg active
hdisk1 00cb77ce442e283e rootvg active
hdisk2 00cb761e34beb3f4 rootvg active
hdisk3 none VeritasVolumes
hdisk4 00cf3bed1df986a4 None
hdisk5 00cf3bed209109ea None
hdisk6 none VeritasVolumes
The following commands will clear the PVID's from the disks: hdisk4 and hdisk5 only
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rhdisk4 bs=64k count=100
# dd if=/dev/zeroof=/dev/rhdisk5 bs=64k count=100
Remove the disks from the AIX ODM configuration database
# rmdev -dl rhdisk4
# rmdev -dl hdisk5
Run cfgmgr to rescan the devices
# cfgmgr -v
List the physical volumes.
# lspv
hdisk0 00cf3bed444e5639 rootvg active
hdisk1 00cb77ce442e283e rootvg active
hdisk2 00cb761e34beb3f4 rootvg active
hdisk3 none VeritasVolumes
hdisk4 none None
hdisk5 none None
hdisk6 none VeritasVolumes
NOTE: The PVID's have been cleared for disk hdisk4 & hdisk5.
Once the stale PVID has been cleared, the AIX LVM mkvg command should then work.
Issue/Introduction
0516-1254 /usr/sbin/mkvg: Changing the PVID in the ODM.
0516-1376 /usr/sbin/mkvg: Physical volume contains a VERITAS volume group.
0516-1397 /usr/sbin/mkvg: The physical volume
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