VXVM command

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Veritas Volume Manager command list

NOTE - private regon is 1024 sectors by default which means

that it is limited to 2000 obects!when creating e"treemly large dis#groupsv"dis#setup might need the flag of privlen$204%&

'reate a dis# group on a new dis#(v"dg init )dg name* )media name*$c1t10d0

+dd dis# to an e"isting dis# group(v"dg -g )dg name* adddis# )media name*$c2t0d0

replace addis# with rmdis# to remove a dis#

,et up a preferred reading ple"! this can be useful if we have a sparse ple"

ple" in .+/(

v"vol -g )group* rdpol prefer )volname* )ple"name*

instead of prefer we can have round or sdeet

iew configuration(

v"print -thist dis#s(

v"dis# list

v"dis# -o alldgs list shows deported dis#s

+dding dis#s while solaris is running(

drvconfig This probes scsi - ,olaris

dis#s 'reates lin#s in 3dev - ,olaris

prtvtoc iew the vtoc - ,olarisv"dctl enable .escan for dis#s - eritas

v"dis# list ,hows the dis# in error as they are not initalied etv"dis#setup init the dis#s

To encapsulate use( v"encap -g )discgroup* )devicename*

E"port a dis# group(

v"dg deport )dg name*v"dg -h )hostame* deport )dgname* to e"port to another host

5mport a dis# group(v"dg import )dg name*

v"dg -' to clear hostid of old host 6hen failing over in 7. situation

v"dg -f' to clear hostid of old host and forcing dis#group online

7estroy a dis# group(

v"dg destroy )dis# group*


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Evacuate data from a dis#(

v"evac -g )dg name* )from dis#* )to dis#s*

'reate a volume on a dis#group(

v"assist -g )dg name* ma#e )volname* )sie* layou$stripencols$number of colums stripeunit$sie

'reate a veritas filesystem on this volume( m#fs -8 v"fs 3dev3v"3rds#3)dis# group*3)volume* )sie*

7elete a volume same as creatiuon but replace ma#e with remove

.esie a filesystem(

v"resie -g )dis# group* -8 )fstype* )volume* )sie*

5f eritas is ever causing you problems! do the following(Touch 3etc3v"3reconfig&d3state&d3install-db

edit 3etc3system and modify 3etc3vfstabto disable .T, to start up and access the old root

partitions

Other E"amples(

v"assist ma#e martin 100m

ma#es a volume called martin using any dis#

v"assist ma#e martin 100m dis#10

ma#es a volume called martin using dis#10

v"assist ma#e martin 100m layout$stripe dis#09 dis#0%creates a 100mb striped volume called martin using dis#s9 and %

v"assist mirror martin dis#0: dis#0;uses dis#s: and ; ro ma#e a mirror on volume called martin

v"assist ma#e martin :0m layout$mirrorma#es a :0/b mirror using any 2 dis#s

v"assist ma#e martin :0m layout$mirror dis#0: dis#0;

ma#es a :0mb mirror using dis#s : and ;


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v"assist ma#e martin :0m layout$mirror!stripe dis#0: dis#0; dis#09

dis#0%ma#es a :0/b stripe using dis#s: and ; mirrored across 9 and %

v"assist ma#e martin :0m layout$mirror!stripe!log dis#0: dis#0; dis#09dis#0%

ma#es a :0/b stripe using dis#s: and ; mirrored across 9 and % and uses

alog subdis#

v"assist ma#e martin 100m layout$raid:

ma#es a 100m raid: volume

3usr3sbin3v"edit -g rootdg rename dis#12 dis#0-01 dis#0:-01

moves the contents of subdis# dis#0>-01 to dis#0:-01

then moves subdis# dis#0:-01 into the ple" where subdis# dis#0>-01

once lived! leaving dis#0>-01 to your mercy (

to ma#e a subdis#

v"ma#e sd dis#02-02 dis#02!0!%000

this would create a subdis# called dis#02-02 at the start of dis#02and would be %000bloc#s 4000# long&

if you wanted to create another subdis# on this dis# the offset would

be

%000 as this is where the ne"t free space would be onthe dis# so&&&v"ma#e sd dis#02-02 dis#02!%000!%000 would create another %000bloc#

subdis#&

v"dis# rm c=t=d=s2

to remove a dis# so it@s out of vm control

v"dis#add c=t=d=

to add bring a new dis# under vm control


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or you can try&&&

v"dis#setup -i c=t=d=

v"vol -g dg volname stop

this stops a volume

v"edit -rf rm martin

removes a volume called martin and ple"es and subdis#s though

v"print -ht volume

to display info a stripe loo#s li#e this&&

N+/E B,ETCDE ,T+TE ,T+TE ENFTG .E+7DO

D.E8DEHD N+/E OB/E ,T+TE ,T+TE ENFTG +COBT

N'O3657 /O7E

,7 N+/E DEH 75, 75,O88, ENFTG I'O3JO88

7E5'E /O7E

v martin fsgen EN+KE7 +'T5E 204%00 ,EE'Tmartin-01

pl martin-01 martin EN+KE7 +'T5E 20:99; ,T.5DE 4312%

.6sd dis#04-01 martin-01 dis#04 0 :140% 030

c1t1d2 EN+

sd dis#0:-01 martin-01 dis#0: 0 :140% 130

c1t2d0 EN+sd dis#02-01 martin-01 dis#02 0 :140% 230

c1t>d0 EN+

sd dis#0>-01 martin-01 dis#0> 0 :140% >30c1t4d0 EN+

a mirror li#e this&&&

v"print -ht martin

7is# group( rootdg


D.E8DEH

D N+/E OB/E ,T+TE ,T+TE ENFTG +COBTN'O3657 /O7E


7E5'E /O7E

v martin fsgen EN+KE7 +'T5E 204%00 ,EE'T

martin-01

pl martin-01 martin EN+KE7 +'T5E 20:99; ,T.5DE 4312%


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sd dis#04-01 martin-01 dis#04 0 :140% 030

c1t1d2 EN+sd dis#0:-01 martin-01 dis#0: 0 :140% 130

c1t2d0 EN+

sd dis#02-01 martin-01 dis#02 0 :140% 230c1t>d0 EN+

sd dis#0>-01 martin-01 dis#0> 0 :140% >30

c1t4d0 EN+pl martin-02 martin EN+KE7 TE/D./,7 20:;>2 'ON'+T -

6O

sd dis#10-01 martin-02 dis#10 0 20:;>2 0

c1t1d> EN+

a raid: li#e this&&&

uni"= v"print -ht martin7is# group( rootdg


D.E8DEH

D N+/E OB/E ,T+TE ,T+TE ENFTG +COBTN'O3657 /O7E


7E5'E /O7E

v martin raid: EN+KE7 +'T5E 40


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v"ple" det ple"-0=

detach@s one half of the ple"&&

if a volume is unstartable try

try to start it by setting one of the ple"es in a mirror to 'E+N

using

v"mend mirror ple"?name

if this doesn@t get the ple" bac# into a #ernel state of enabled

try

v"ple" att vol?name ple"?name

to dissociate a subdis# try

v"sd dis dis#==-==

remove a subdis# byv"edit rm dis#==-==

this command show@s you what the lagest stripe youcan currently have L

v"assist ma"sie layout$stripe

/a"imum volume sie( 19%>>2 to 1%4:04>2


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v"assist shrin#by vol?name 1000

shrin#s a volume by 1000 sectors

v"vol set len$100000 vol?name

will change the length to 100000 sectors

it cannot increase the volume unless spce is available in theple"es use v"assist

v"sd -s ,5ME split orignal?sd newdis# newdis#

this will split an e"isting subdis# in 2 of the specified ,5ME

v"sd oin sd1 sd2 new?sdoins subdis#1 and subdis#1 to create a new subdis#

ssaadm -t 12> stopstart controller =

so start3stop dis# trays&&&

v"recover -s vol?namewill start a volume

v"recover -swill start all volumes

v"vol maint vol?name

puts a volume in to maintenance mode

v"mend off ple"?name

to offline a ple"

v"ple" att vol?name ple"?name

attches and starts the ple" in a volume

v"mend on ple"?name

to start ple" in volume

if the volume won@t start up try

v"info volume?name

v"edit set user$martin group$techies mode$0;;; volume

sets the owner as martin the group as techies and the mode to rw-rw-rw

on a volume

v"vol rdpol round volume

sets a round robin read policy on a volume


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v"vol rdpol prefer vol?name ple"?anme

sets a prefered ple" to read from&

v"edit set comment$AmessageA dis#01-01

sets the comment field to testing

v"edit set putil01$Ago awayA vol01

sets the putil01 to Ago awayA

v"recover -b vol

well bring stale ple"es bac# online! -b indcates bac#ground ob

v"assist move volume dis#10move the voume to a dis# other than dis#10

v"mend fi" clean ple"?name

sets the pla" toa clean state so you can start vol and access data

v"dg listlists all dis#groups

v"dis# listlists all dis#s under / control and which group their in

v"dis# list dis#01

lists the properties of dis#01

v"print -vt

v"print -l volume?namev"print -vl

display@s info about the volumes

v"print -lp

v"print -l ple"?name

displays info about ple"es

v"print -st

v"print -l dis#==-==displays info about subdis#s

ssaadm display -p c=show dis# iops over 10 seconds&&&

v"trace vol

traces all i3o on a volume&&


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v"stat -d

to report dis# stats

v"dg free

displays the free space on the dis#s

v"assist ma"grow vol

tells you how much you can grow a volume by

v"sd aslog vol01-01 dis#02-01

adds a log dis# dis#02-01 to the volume vol01-01

v"assist addlog volume?name

creates a log dis# for a raid: volume&

there are some variables you can set for debugging

,?7EKBF - prints info when running mode sense commandD?7E7BF - prints info for each e"t library function called

5?7EKBF prints progress during get status function

O?7EKBF prints when files are opened

Table 3-1 Command Comparison

LVM Description/Action VxVM Description/Action

lvchangeChanges thecharacteristics of logicalvolumes.

vxedit

or

vxvol set

Creates, removes, and modifiesVolume Manager records.

There is no singleequivalent LVMcommand.

vxresizeesi!es a file s"stem and itsunderl"ing volume at the same time.

lvlnboot

Creates root, primar" andsecondar" s#ap anddump volumes. $t also

creates boot areas on thedis%.

vxvmboot&'(-)*

11i Version 1.+ nl"

(repares volumes to be root, boot,dump, or primar" s#ap volumes &'(-

)* 11i Version 1.+ onl".

lvcreate Creates a logical volume. vxassist

Creates volumes #ith the make

parameter.

/ample0 vxassist make

vol_name100M layout=stripe

lvextend $ncreases dis% space v/assist $ncreases a volume in si!e #ith the


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allocated to a logical

volume.

growtoor growbyparameter.

/ample0 vxassist growto

vol_name200M,

v/assist gro#b" vol_name100M

v/assist creates and modifiesvolumes.

lvreduceecreases dis% spaceallocated to a logicalvolume.

vxassist

ecreases a volume in si!e #ith theshrinktoor shrinkby

parameters.

/ample0 vxassist shrinkto

vol_name200M

Ma%e sure "ou shrin% the file s"stembefore shrin%ing the volume.

lvremoveemoves one or morelogical volumes from avolume group.

vxedit

vxassist

emoves volumes #ith the -r rm

parameters.

/ample0 vxedit -r rm

vol_name

emoves a volume #ith the remove

volumeparameters.

/ample0 vxassist remove

volume vol_name

lvsplit2plits a mirrored logicalvolume into t#o logicalvolumes.

vxassist

snapshot

The snapshotoperation ta%es one

of the attached temporar" mirrors andcreates a ne# volume #ith thetemporar" mirror as its one ple/.

/ample0 vxassist snapshot

vol_namenew_volume

lvmerge

everses and convertsthe lvsplitlogical

volumes to a singlelogical volume.

There is no equivalent command inV/VM.

lvsync2"nchroni!es mirrors thatare stale in one or morelogical volumes.

vxrecover

vxvol start

The vxrecovercommand performsres"nchroni!e operations for thevolumes, or for volumes residing onthe named dis%s &medianame or theV/VM name for the dis%.

/ample0 vxrecovervol_namemedia_name

pvcreate Ma%es a dis% an LVM vxdisksetup rings a dis% under V/VM control.


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dis%./ample0 vxdisksetup c0t!d0

ption 1 in thevxdiskadm

menuadds or initiali!es one or more dis%s.

pvdisplayispla"s informationabout ph"sical volumes ina volume group.

vxdisk list

Lists information about V/VM dis%s.

/ample0 vxdisk list

disk_name

pvchange

2ets ph"sical volumecharacteristics toallo#4den" allocation ofadditional ph"sicale/tents from this dis%.

vxdisk

vxdisk set

vxedit

The vxdiskutilit" performs basic

administrative operations on V/VMdis%s. perations include initiali!ingand replacing dis%s, as #ell as ta%ingcare of some boo%-%eepingnecessar" for the dis% modelpresented b" the Volume Manager.

pvmove

Moves allocated ph"sicale/tents from source todestination #ithin avolume group.

vxevac

vxsd mv

vxdiskadm

Moves volumes off a dis%.

(erforms volume operations on asubdis%. Moves the contents of oldsubdis% onto the ne# subdis%s andreplaces old sub dis% #ith the ne#subdis%s for an" associations.

The vxdiskadmscript presents a

menu of possible operations to theuser.

ption 5 in the vxdiskadmmenumoves volumes.

pvremoveemoves the LVM headerinformation and releasesthe dis% from LVM control.

vxdiskunsetupemoves the V/VM headerinformation and releases the dis%from V/VM control.

vgcreate Creates a volume group.

vxdiskadd

vxdg init

Creates a ne# dis% group and4oradds dis%s to a dis% group.

vgdisplayispla"s information onall volume groups.

vxdg list

vxprint

ispla"s the contents of a dis% group.

ispla"s information about all ob6ectsor a subset of ob6ects.

vgchange7ctivates or deactivatesone or more volumegroups.

vxdg -g

diskgroupsetactivation=

mode

7ctivates a shared dis% group.

vgextend/tends a volume groupb" adding one or moredis%s to it.

vxdiskadd

vxdiskadm

7dds a dis% to the dis% group.

ption 1 in the vxdiskadmmenu

adds dis%s to the dis% group.


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vgreduceeduces a volume groupb" removing one or moredis%s from it.

vxdg rmdisk

vxdisk rm

vxdiskadm

emoves dis%s from a dis% group.

emoves the specified dis% accessrecord b" dis% access name.


removes dis%s.

vgscan2cans all dis%s and loo%sfor logical volume groups.

vxino

vxprint

vxdiskadm

ispla"s information about volumes.

ispla"s complete or partialinformation from records in V/VMdis% group configurations.

ption listin the vxdiskadm

menu displa"s dis% information.

vgsync2"nchroni!es mirrors thatare stale in one or morelogical volumes.

vxrecover2tarts res"nchroni!ation and

recover" of volumes.

vgremoveemoves the definition ofa volume group from thes"stem.

vxdg deport

vxdiskadm

eports a dis% group from thes"stem.


removes a dis% group.

vgexportemoves a volume groupfrom the s"stem.

vxdg deport

vxdiskadm

eports a dis% group from thes"stem.


removes a dis% group.

vgimport

7dds a volume group tothe s"stem b" scanningph"sical volumes #hichhave been e/ported usingvgexport.

vxdg import

vxdiskadm

$mports a dis% group.


imports a dis% group.

:o LVM command vxplex perates on ple/ ob6ects.

lvchange,

lvextend,

lvcreate,

lvreduce

(erforms operations onlogical volumes.

vxvol perates on volume ob6ects.

vxrootmir&'(-)*

11i Version 1.+ nl"

(repares a dis% to support booting&'(-)* 11i Version 1.+ onl".

:o LVM command vxsd perates on subdis% ob6ects.

:o LVM command vxmend ;i/es simple misconfigurations


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Table 3-2 LVM and VxVM Task Comparison

TaskType

Description xample

LVM Create an LVM dis%. pvcreate "dev"rdsk"disk_name

V/VM ring a dis% under Volume Manager control.

vxdiskadddevice_name

ption 1 in the vxdiskadmmenu adds a dis%

and initiali!es it.

LVM Create a volume groupvgcreate "dev"vol_grp"dev"dsk"disk_name

V/VM Create a dis% group.

vxdg initdisk_groupdisk_name

ption 1 in the vxdiskadmmenu performs this

tas%.

LVM7dd a ne# dis% to the e/isting volumegroup.

vgextend "dev"vol_grp"dev"rdsk"disk_name

V/VM 7dd a dis% to an e/isting dis% group. vxdg -gdisk_groupadddiskdisk=devicename

LVM/tend a logical volume or increase spaceallocated to a logical volume.

lvextend -l #0

"dev"vol_grp"lvol_name

l$indicates the number of logical e/tents in the

logical volume

V/VM $ncrease the volume b" or to a given length.

vxresize -gdisk_group-% vxsvol_namelength

vxassist growtovol_namenew_length

vxassist growbyvol_namelength_change


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TaskType

Description xample

LVM $mport and activate a volume group.

vgimport -v4dev4vol_grp'"dev"dsk"disk_name

vgchange -a y "dev"vol_grp

V/VM$mport a dis% group to ma%e the specifieddis% group accessible on the local machine.

vxdg -t( -nnewnameimportdisk_group


tas%.

LVM/port and deactivate an LVM volumegroup, and its associated logical volumes.

vgchange -a nvol_group

vgexport "dev"vol_group

V/VM

eport a dis% group to disable access to thespecified dis% group. 7 dis% group cannotbe deported if an" volumes in the dis%

group are currentl" open.

vxdg deportdisk_group


tas%.

LVMac% up volume group configurationinformation.

vgcgbackup - "pathname"filenamevol_grp

V/VMac% up volume group configurationinformation.

dgcgbackup - "pathname"filenamevol_grp

LVMestore volume group configuration to aparticular ph"sical volume.

vgcgrestore -n "dev"vol_grp"dev"rdsk"disk_name

V/VMestore volume group configuration to aparticular ph"sical volume.

dgcgrestore -n "dev"vol_grp"dev"rdsk"disk_name

LVM

$ncrease or decrease secondar" s#ap

space.

nlarge an e/isting s#ap logical volume, oradd a ne# s#ap logical volume.

lvextend$to increase s#ap space

lvreduce$to decrease s#ap space

V/VM7dd a ne# s#ap volume &'(-)* 11iVersion 1.+ onl".

vxassist make swapvol2size

&'(-)* 11i Version 1.+ onl"

LVM

emove a volume group.

This destro"s a volume group b" removingits last dis% and removing it from"etc"lvmtab.

vgremove "dev"vol_grp

This is preceded b" lvremoveand vgreduce

do#n to the last dis%.

V/VM estro" a dis% group.


vxdg initdisk_group

LVM/tend a volume group b" adding LVMdis%s to the volume group.

vgextend "dev"vol_grp"'"dev"dsk"disk_name

V/VM 7dd one or more dis%s to the dis% group. vxdiskadddisk_name


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TaskType

Description xample

ption 1 in the vxdiskadmmain menu

performs this tas%.

LVM educe a volume group b" reducing thenumber of dis%s in a volume group

vgreduce "dev"vol_grp"dev"dsk"disk_name

V/VM emove a dis% from dis% group.vxdg -gdisk_group-k rmdiskdisk_name

LVM Mirroring a dis% involves several steps.

1)pvcreate "dev"rdsk"second_disk

2)vgextend "dev"vol_grp'"dev"dsk"second_disk

!)lvextend -m no_of_mirrors\"dev"vol_grp"lvol_name"dev"dsk"second_disk

LVMMirroring the root dis% involves severalsteps.

pvcreate -* "dev"rdsk"second_disk

mkboot -l "dev"dsk"second_disk

vgextend "dev"vol_grp'"dev"dsk"second_disk

lvextend -m no_of_mirrors\"dev"vol_grp"root_lvol"dev"dsk"second_disk

lvlnboot -r "dev"vol_grp"lvol_name

V/VM

Mirroring a dis%

To mirror volumes on a dis% or controldefault mirroring and causes a dis% to haveits contents mirrored to available space onanother dis%.

:ote0 oot dis% mirroring is supported on'(-)* 11i Version 1.+ onl".

vxmirror -gdisk_group-d yes+nodisk_name[new_disk_name

vxmirror -d yesdisk_name

ption = in the vxdiskadmmenu performs this

tas%.

LVMCreate a logical volume in LVM volumegroup.

lvcreate -&vol_size"dev"vol_grp

V/VM

Create a volume of one of these la"out

t"pes0

7 concatenated volume

7 striped mirror volume

7 7$-+ volume

vxassist makevol_namelength

vxassist makevol_namelengthlayout=mirror, stripe

vxassist makevol_namelengthlayout=raid#

LVM ispla" information about logical volumes. lvdisplay "dev"vol_grp"lvol_name


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TaskType

Description xample

V/VM

ispla" all volume information.

ispla" information about a specific volume.

vxprint -vt

vxprint -htvol_name

LVM ispla" information about volume groups. vgdisplay -v "dev"vol_grp

V/VM

ispla" dis% group information.

ispla" information about a specific dis%group.

vxdisk list

vxprint -g disk_group

vxdg list

vxdisk listdisk_group

LVM ispla" information about ph"sical volumes. pvdisplay "dev"dsk"disk_name

V/VMispla" information about Volume Managervolumes.

vxinoor vxprint

LVM emove a logical volume. lvremove "dev"vol_grp"lvol_name

V/VM emove a volume. vxedit rmvol_name

LVMemove dis%s from a volume group orreduce the number of dis%s in the volumegroup.


V/VM emove dis%s from a dis% group.

vxdisk rmdisk_group

vxdg rmdiskdisk_name

vxdg -ggroup_namermdiskdisk_name

LVM

emove an entire volume group.

efore attempting to remove the volumegroup, "ou must remove the logical volumesusing lvremove, and all ph"sical volumes

e/cept the last one using vgreduce.

vgremove "dev"vol_grp

V/VMeport a dis% group. >ou must unmountand stop an" volumes in the dis% group first.


LVM

2et up alternate lin%s to a ph"sical volume.

$f a dis% has t#o controllers, "ou can ma%eone primar" and the other an alternate lin%.

vgcreate "dev"vol_grp'"dev"dsk"disk_name"dev"dsk"disk_name_2

To remove the lin%0


V/VM The Multipathing dis% devices in the VolumeManager represent virtual devices #ith oneor more ph"sical access paths to aparticular ph"sical dis%. "namicMultipathing provides reliabilit" of dis%

The M( feature in V/VM sets up lin%sautomaticall". $t is not required to set up lin%sseparatel".

efer to the manual page vxdmp &5 and the


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TaskType

Description xample

access b" d"namicall" s#itching to anotherph"sical path in the event of failure of apath.

VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Administrator'sGuidefor more information on M(.

LVM Create a mirrored logical volume. lvcreate -lnum_log_extents-m 1 -nmirr_lv"dev"vol_grp

V/VMCreate a mirrored volume4ple/ or add amirror to an e/isting volume.

vxassist makevol_namelengthlayout=mirrorvxmake

plexplex_namesdisk_name

vxplex attvol_nameplex_name

LVM

educe a single4double mirrored logicalvolume to an unmirrored logical volume.

emove a mirrored logical volume.

lvreduce -m 0 "dev"vol_grp"mirr_lv

lvremove "dev"vol_grp"mirr_lv

V/VM

emove mirrors or reduce the number of

ple/es4mirrors.

emove a volume #ith the ple/esassociated #ith it.

vxplex -o rm displex_name

vxedit -r rmvol_name

LVM $ncrease the number of mirror copies.lvextend -m 2


V/VM7dd mirrors to a volume or increase thenumber of ple/es.

vxassist mirrorvol_name

LVM

Convert a mirrored logical volume into t#ological volumes.

2plit a logical volume.

lvsplit -s backup


V/VM2napshot a volume and create a ne#volume.

vxassist snapshotvol_namenew_vol_name

LVMCombine t#o logical volumes bac% into amirrored logical volume

lvmerge

"dev"vol_grp"split_vol_name'"dev"vol_grp"lvol_name

split?vol?name= active logical volume

V/VM :o V/VM equivalent.

LVMMove a mirrored logical volume from one

dis% to another.

pvmove -n

"dev"vol_grp"lvol_name'

"dev"dsk"disk_name"dev"dsk"disk_name2

V/VM Move a ple/. vxplex mvorig_plexnew_plex

LVM

2"nchroni!e a mirrored logical volume.

2"nchroni!e e/tents #ithin a mirroredlogical volume.

lvsync "dev"vol_grp"lvol_name

V/VM es"nchroni!e operations for the given vxvol resync


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TaskType

Description xample

volumes.

LVM2"nchroni!e e/tents #ithin mirrored logicalvolumes in a volume group.

vgsync "dev"vol_grp

V/VM

es"nchroni!e operations for the namedvolumes, or for volumes residing on thenamed dis%s.

$f no medianame or volume operands arespecified, then the operation applies to allvolumes.

vxrecover -svol_name

LVM 2tart a volume.lvchange -a y


V/VM 2tart a volume.

vxrecover -svol_name

v/vol start vol_name

LVM 2top a volume.lvchange -a n


V/VM 2top a volume. vxvol stopvol_name

LVM Ma%e a dis% available as a hot spare. pvchange -z y "dev"dsk"disk_name

V/VM Ma%e a dis% available as a hot spare. vxedit set spare=on disk_name

Table 3-3 Additional VxVM Tasks !it" no LVM e#ui$alents

Task Description xample

'ot-relocation0 in addition to using dis%s as hot spares, the hot relocationfacilit" can also use an" available free space in the dis% group. $f no dis%shave been designated as spares #hen a failure of a redundant ob6ectoccurs, V/VM automaticall" uses an" available free space in the dis%group in #hich the failure occurs. $f there is not enough spare dis% space,a combination of spare space and free space is used. 7fter a dis% isrepaired, "ou can move all the hot-relocated subdis%s bac% to the originaldis% using the vxunreloc&1M utilit".

:o action needed for hot

relocation.

To move hot-relocatedsubdis%s bac% to theoriginal dis%0

vxunreloc disk_name

ename a dis%

vxedit rename

old_disknamenew_diskname

ffline a dis%.

v/dis% offline disk_name

7lternativel", menu option1@ of vxdiskadm

performs this tas%.

nline a dis%.

vxdisk online

disk_name

2elect menu option 1A ofvxdiskadm.
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Task Description xample

vacuate a dis%.

vxevac -g

disk_groupmedianamenew_medianame

eplace a dis%. 2elect menu option B ofvxdiskadm.

ecover volumes on a dis%.

vxrecover -g

disk_groupvol_namemedianame

ispla" a M( node.vxdisk list

meta_device

ename a dis% group.vxdg -t( -n

newdg_name

ename a volume.

vxedit -v rename

namenewname

)pdate the "usr"stab

file #ith the ne# name.

7dd a L log to a volume.vxassist addlog

vol_name

Create a snapshot cop" of a volume.

vxassist snapshot

vol_nametemp_vol_name

ecover a volume.

vxrecover -g

disk_groupvolumemedianame

vxmend ix cleanplex_name

epair a mirrorvxplex att

plex_name

isable a mirrorvxplex det

plex_name

emove a log from a volume.vxassist remove log

vol_name

Move a subdis%.vxsd mvold_subdisknew_subdisk

2plit a subdis%.vxsd -s sizesplitsubdisknew_subdisk1new_subdisk2

oin subdis%s.

vxsd oinsubdisk1subdisk2new_subdisk


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