topic Re: vgdisplay problem in Operating System - HP-UX

vgdisplay problem

GNOM — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:11:40 GMT

hi all,

When I execute "vgdisplay -v" command I receive the following error :"

gdisplay: Couldn't query volume group "/dev/vg00".
Possible error in the Volume Group minor number; Please check and make sure the group minor number is unique.
vgdisplay: Cannot display volume group "/dev/vg00".

help me fixing the problem

Re: vgdisplay problem

Stephen Keane — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:14:41 GMT

# mv /etc/lvmtab /etc/lvmtab.old
# vgscan
# vgdisplay -v

Re: vgdisplay problem

Arunvijai_4 — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:19:18 GMT

Take some time to look into these threads,
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=32654
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=963087
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=673200

-Arun

Re: vgdisplay problem

Muthukumar_5 — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:20:25 GMT

It is problem lvmtab file. Try to remove this old / move to some other file and vgexport it. Now vgdisplay will work.

hth.

Re: vgdisplay problem

Mark Nieuwboer — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:32:57 GMT

Did you install mc-servicequard in the recent past.
There is a issue with this.

grtz. Mark

Re: vgdisplay problem

Robert-Jan Goossens — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:45:49 GMT

could you post the output of

# ll /dev/*/group

regards,
Robert-Jan

Re: vgdisplay problem

GNOM — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:55:48 GMT

ok,
thanks ,it's ok now

bye