topic Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot. in Operating System - HP-UX

How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Gary L — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:46:18 GMT

Hi

One of our HP-UX server (rp5470, HP-UX 11i v1), after system reboot, except vg00 (created base on two local hard disks) other Volume Groups vg01-vg05 (created base on SAN disks, HSG80 LUNs and EVA HSV110 LUNs) could not be automatic activated. I must manually ran commands # vgchange -a y /dev/vg01 - vg05 and # mountall to activate them and mount them.
There is no this issue on our other SAN HP-UX servers.
How to set it (auto activate VGs).

Any answers will be very appreciate.

-G

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Gary L — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:46:56 GMT

Thanks.

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

James R. Ferguson — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:48:47 GMT

Hi Gary:

Modify '/etc/lvmrc' to set AUTO_VG_ACTIVATE=1 .

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Tim Nelson — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:52:53 GMT

Was this server in an MCSG environment once upon a time.

That is typically where lvmrc comes into play.

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Gary L — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:53:04 GMT

Hi JRF

Thank you very much for your fast reply and good suggestions.

But, this value has been set to "1", this server's /etc/lvmrc as below:

# @(#)B.11.11_LR
# /etc/lvmrc
#
...
#
# To disable automatic volume group activation,
# set AUTO_VG_ACTIVATE to 0.
#

AUTO_VG_ACTIVATE=1

#
# The variable RESYNC controls the order in which
# Volume Groups are resyncronized. Allowed values
# are:

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Duncan Edmonstone — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:56:54 GMT

Gary,

Are you using an old version of Secure Path for A/P disks by any chance? Some old versions of this product didn't correctly activate the LUNs early enough in the boot process... Check the version you're currently running...

HTH

Duncan

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Gary L — Tue, 20 May 2008 15:59:12 GMT

Hi Tim

Thanks for your good answers.

This HP-UX server not as a node in a MCSG cluster environment. Other worked HP-UX servers neither.

-G

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Gary L — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:12:56 GMT

Hi Duncan

Thanks for your reply and answer,

Currently, Secure Path vesrion that we used are as below:

Worked server:
CPQswsp -> A.3.0F.02F.02 HP StorageWorks Secure Path Device Driver, utilities, and upgrade patch for Active-Passive Disk Arrays

Not worked server:
CPQswsp -> A.3.0B.01F.00 SANworks Secure Path Device Driver and utilities

A.3.0B.01F.00, is it a old and bad vesrion of CPQswsp?
If so, Probaly I should upgrade it. I just have version CPQswsp.11_11_64.3.0E.00F.00F.depot. Where can I download the latest CPQ that fit for HP-UX 11i v1.

Thanks a lot.

-G

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Duncan Edmonstone — Tue, 20 May 2008 16:28:17 GMT

Gary,

You can't download the whole product off the web, just patches

Install the new version you have, and then patch to the latest version available here:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=1825336&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=471465&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=7

HTH

Duncan

Re: How to set let SAN VGs auto activated after system reboot.

Gary L — Tue, 20 May 2008 17:06:37 GMT

Thanks Duncan.

From the website that your provied above, Whether I could use version SP3?

-G