topic Re: vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id in Operating System - HP-UX

vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

David Parmer — Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:15:13 GMT

we are running hp-ux 11.00. I'm vgimporting volume groups for an EMC split mirror backup. When I try to vgchange -a y the new vg I get the following error:

vgchange: Couldn't set the unique id for volume group "A04vgsap1":
file exists

I've imported this vg to another server and everything is fine (Omniback is service guarded).

Thanks in advance.

Re: vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

John Palmer — Thu, 19 Oct 2000 14:56:56 GMT

Re: vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

melvyn burnard — Thu, 19 Oct 2000 19:34:48 GMT

You needto use the vgchid command tochange that unique id to something different.

Re: vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

David Parmer — Thu, 19 Oct 2000 20:47:46 GMT

The problem was that the minor number I was using (which was unique according to the group files in /dev/*/group) was thought to be in use by the kernel. I changed minor numbers and all was ok.

Thanks for you help.