topic Re: VGExtend Error in Operating System - HP-UX https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/vgextend-error/m-p/3346705#M191702 How big is the LUN (disk) that your trying to add? <BR /># diskinfo /dev/rdsk/c29t8d0 <BR /># diskinfo /dev/rdsk/c29t8d1<BR />Also, please post the output of vgdisplay -v /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01 Mon, 02 Aug 2004 03:11:39 GMT Michael Tully 2004-08-02T03:11:39Z VGExtend Error https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/vgextend-error/m-p/3346704#M191701 System Specs:<BR />Model: V2500<BR />OS Version: HP-UX 11.11<BR /><BR />Question:<BR /><BR />I am trying to add alternate links to a group of EMC Symmetrix(DMX) disks belonging to a volume group (/dev/vg_q01usg_data_01) and it gives me the error below. Can you please assist of any possible cause of this problem?<BR /><BR />Command issued :<BR />vgextend /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01 /dev/dsk/c29t8d0 /dev/dsk/c29t8d1 <BR /><BR />Error<BR />Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c29t8d0" is too small. Minimum size is 17860224 KB. <BR /><BR />I even tried to add the disks one by one but it still gives the same error using a different disk on this particular VG only.<BR /> Mon, 02 Aug 2004 03:07:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/vgextend-error/m-p/3346704#M191701 Motheo Mogashwa 2004-08-02T03:07:49Z Re: VGExtend Error https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/vgextend-error/m-p/3346705#M191702 How big is the LUN (disk) that your trying to add? <BR /># diskinfo /dev/rdsk/c29t8d0 <BR /># diskinfo /dev/rdsk/c29t8d1<BR />Also, please post the output of vgdisplay -v /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01 Mon, 02 Aug 2004 03:11:39 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/vgextend-error/m-p/3346705#M191702 Michael Tully 2004-08-02T03:11:39Z Re: VGExtend Error https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/vgextend-error/m-p/3346706#M191703 --- Volume groups ---<BR />VG Name /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01<BR />VG Write Access read/write <BR />VG Status available, exclusive <BR />Max LV 255 <BR />Cur LV 97 <BR />Open LV 97 <BR />Max PV 48 <BR />Cur PV 13 <BR />Act PV 13 <BR />Max PE per PV 4360 <BR />VGDA 26 <BR />PE Size (Mbytes) 4 <BR />Total PE 56667 <BR />Alloc PE 47563 <BR />Free PE 9104 <BR />Total PVG 1 <BR />Total Spare PVs 0 <BR />Total Spare PVs in use 0 <BR /><BR /> --- Logical volumes ---<BR /> LV Name /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01/tools_01<BR /> LV Status available/syncd <BR /> LV Size (Mbytes) 856 <BR /> Current LE 214 <BR /> Allocated PE 214 <BR /> Used PV 13 <BR /><BR /> LV Name /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01/users_01<BR /> LV Status available/syncd <BR /> LV Size (Mbytes) 16 <BR /> Current LE 4 <BR /> Allocated PE 4 <BR /> Used PV 4 <BR /><BR /> LV Name /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01/g_ref_01<BR /> LV Status available/syncd <BR /> LV Size (Mbytes) 1004 <BR /> Current LE 251 <BR /> Allocated PE 251 <BR /> Used PV 13 <BR /><BR /> LV Name /dev/vg_q01usg_data_01/g_ac_01<BR /> LV Status available/syncd <BR /> LV Size (Mbytes) 2004 <BR /> Current 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Mon, 02 Aug 2004 04:00:52 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/vgextend-error/m-p/3346706#M191703 Motheo Mogashwa 2004-08-02T04:00:52Z