topic Re: vgmodify error in Operating System - HP-UX

vgmodify error

JxD — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:04:24 GMT

I am trying to increase the maximum size of a version 2.2 volume group as follows:

# vgmodify -r -a -E -S 1t /dev/vgshare

This is just the review step. For every PV in the VG I get an error message as follows:

vgmodify: Error: Failed to preview physical volume "/dev/disk/disk16"
reconfiguration.
vgmodify: Physical volume could not be reconfigured due to invalid metadata contents.

However, all PV's are successfully contained in the VG and there have been no problems in operation. Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

Re: vgmodify error

INH — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:38:59 GMT

JxD,
Have a look on man page of vgmodify

I would recheck the disk if it all looks fine, using , diskinfo, pvdisplay...

Rgds,
INH

Re: vgmodify error

seenivasan — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:34:55 GMT

Hi,

check the value of Max PE per PV..

Regards,
Seenivasan P

Re: vgmodify error

Torsten. — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:13:53 GMT

What is your 11.31 update release?

"...
The vgmodify command is supported on Version 1.0 and Version 2.x volume groups. Version 2.x
support is provided starting with the HP-UX 11i v3 March 2009 Update. "

Re: vgmodify error

JxD — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:37:35 GMT

I am on the October, 2010 update release which as you say does support 2.x volume groups, etc.

I have had no problems with using the other features of 2.2 VG's like snapshots. But the vgmodify command is giving this error.

I have checked diskinfo, pvdisplay etc. but it really doesn't seem like a problem with the drives, to me.

Thanks for the assist.