topic Re: can I export vgs to different host with EVA volumes? in Operating System - HP-UX

can I export vgs to different host with EVA volumes?

Dave Chamberlin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:03:38 GMT

Greetings and Happy freezing to all. I had an EVA attached to a test host, with several VGs and LV created. I haved moved the EVA to a new host and presented the volumes to the new host. Can I use vgexport/vgimport to access LVs that were created in testing, on the new host - or is there another way? Thanks!

Re: can I export vgs to different host with EVA volumes?

gstonian — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:17:14 GMT

G'day

Check this out:

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1036707

& read up on vgexport - esp. about mapfile where you can create a file to copy across to other servers and use with vgimport

Regards
G

Re: can I export vgs to different host with EVA volumes?

Steven E. Protter — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:22:30 GMT

Shalom,

vgexport before moving things around.

vgimport after presentation to the new system.

Should work fine then.

Happy freezing to all.

Is it cold in the USA?

SEP

Re: can I export vgs to different host with EVA volumes?

Torsten. — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:49:11 GMT

Hi Dave,

importing should not be the problem. Just make sure you adjust the SAN zoning and LUN presentation. Use vgexport to "delete" the LUN config from the test server.

Re: can I export vgs to different host with EVA volumes?

Dave Chamberlin — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:42:03 GMT

The export/import worked fine (after creation of the vg files in /dev and using insf to create needed device files.