Problem when mirror vg00

[Ryan Gu]

Somebady forgot use -B on pvcreate command when doing mirror on vg00.

So, lvlnboot shows the alter disk is nonboot disk.
/dev/dsk/c1t6d0 (0/0/2/0.6.0) -- Boot Disk
/dev/dsk/c2t6d0 (0/0/2/1.6.0)

How can I resolve this problem? I don't like to remirror the vg00.

[DCE · Accepted solution]

Jason,

I believe you will have to unmirror, vgreduce and start over.

Dave

[melvyn burnard]

Using the -B option when doing a pvcreate reserves the boot area on the PV.
If this was not done, there is no way to fix this without redoing a pvcreate -B.
This means:
unmirror the disk
vgreduce
pvcreate -B (and possibly use the -f option)
vgextend
create the mirrors again

[Fabio Ettore]

Hi Jason,

I think all people already answered with the best direction to solve your problem. Infact no possibilites to get your disk bootable if before it was not initialized by pvcreate -B.
You has to recreate the LVM structure.

Please assign points if people helps you because your 15/54 about points assigned is not so good.

Best regards,
Fabio

[Torsten.]

Hi Jason,

you have to remirror the disk, because "-B" reserves additional space on disk.
Please unmirror and recreate using pvcreate -f -B ...

[Doug O'Leary]

Hey;

Just to add my $.02; you have no choice but to reduce the mirrored disk out and redo it.

Doug

[Ryan Gu]

THX for all your reply. I know what a great mistake I have done.

I will follow your advice to remiroor the vg00.

THX your all again.

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

As suggested by many others earlier the only option left is to recreate mirror.

Cross check the action with attached procedure before activity so that it is not required to repeat it again.

HTH,
Devender