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Re: How to varyonvg with a dead PV?

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Old 01-04-2008, 07:52 PM
Chris Mattern
 
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Default Re: How to varyonvg with a dead PV?

Emeric Maschino wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have a VG named hd2vg with a unique PV. Unfortunately, this PV died
> yesterday and I can't remove the VG.
>
> The AIX FAQ explains how to do this (cf. 1.132) but to use reducevg or
> ldeletepv, the VG must be varied on. And trying to varyon hd2vg gives me
> error saying something about a descriptor zone that can't be found.
>
> How to properly remove this VG?
>
> Any clue appreciated :-)
>

exportvg will get the VG out of your ODM without having to access the disk.

Chris Mattern

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