vxvmconvert failure

[Pradep]

Hi Friends,
hpux11iv1.VXVM 3.5
vxvmconvert analysis succeeds, but conversion fails. with following errors.

Saving LVM configuration records for Volume Group vg01 ...
LVM Volume Group vg01 records saved.
Unmounting vg01 file systems..
The Volume Manager is now reconfiguring (partition phase)...
Volume Manager: Initializing c0t5d0 as a converted LVM disk.
Volume Manager: Reconfiguration will be done without rebooting.
The Volume Manager is now reconfiguring (initialization phase)...
Volume Manager: Adding dg0101 (c0t5d0) as a converted LVM disk.
vxvm:vxdg: ERROR: Disk group dg01: cannot create: vxconfigd is currently disabled
Addition of dg01 to dg01 disk group failed.
Adding volumes for c0t5d0...
vxvm:vxmake: ERROR: IPC failure: Configuration daemon is not accessible
The creation of converted volumes for c0t5d0 failed.
vxvm:vxprint: ERROR: IPC failure: Configuration daemon is not accessible
The following disks failed conversion:
c0t5d0
c0t5d0
Hit RETURN to continue.
Volume Manager: Converting LVM Volume Groups to VxVM disk groups.
vxvm:vxprint: ERROR: Disk group dg01: No such disk group
Conversion failed for LVM Volume Group(s) vg01
Hit RETURN to continue.


noticed that process status "vxconfigd -m enable" changes to "vxconfigd -k -r reset -m disable" and then to "vxconfigd -k" by the time vxvmconvert ends with failure.

please help me understand what is happening?
do VXVM logs anything useful anywhere ? how to resolve this ?

[Ganesan R · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It looks vxconfigd deamon is not running.

Make sure full bundle version of VxVM is installed on your server.

Then run this command to start the vxconfigd daemon if it is not running

#vxconfigd -m enable

[Pradep]

vxconfigd was running and died.
when vxvmconvert was converting...

noticed that process status "vxconfigd -m enable" changes to "vxconfigd -k -r reset -m disable" and then to "vxconfigd -k" by the time vxvmconvert ends with failure.

[Emil Velez]

You need to make sure VXVM is running properly patched before trying this. IT looks like ot may have ran but you cannot activate it with VXVM.