Command to convert legacy device file

[Prabhi]

How to convert legacy device file to persistent device file in HP-Unix 11.31

[Asif Sharif]

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447626+1266910790542+28353475&threadId=1321160

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>How to convert legacy device file to persistent device file in HP-Unix 11.31<<<

You can use "ioscan -m dsf" to convert"

as mentioned on the above post. why ? are you doing any "vgimport & vgexport"

[Prabhi]

Can we use the command vgdsf command and change the device file through online

[Jupinder Bedi]

use

ioscan -m dsf

[Prabhi]

can we use the below command to convert

vgdsf -c /dev/vgname

Whether this can be done in online

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

any particular reason, why you need to convert, if you can give some "light" on your Question, so that it can help better to understand your issue .. :)

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

Check below thread.

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1266912708492+28353475&threadId=1261944

[Prabhi]

I have added the legacy device file in the volume group which has persistent device file,So i need to convert legacy device file in the VG to persistent

This device files in same VG

Persistent Device file

/dev/disk/disk265
/dev/disk/disk266
/dev/disk/disk267
/dev/disk/disk271
/dev/disk/disk272
/dev/disk/disk283
/dev/disk/disk285
/dev/disk/disk286
/dev/disk/disk287

Legacy Device file
/dev/dsk/c13t4d7
/dev/dsk/c13t5d0
/dev/dsk/c13t5d1
/dev/dsk/c13t5d2

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

>>>I have added the legacy device file in the volume group which has persistent device file,So i need to convert legacy device file in the VG to persistent<<<

you added using "vgextend /dev/vgname /dev/disk/disk265" something like that ??

Do you want to import the same "persistent" device files on the same server or fail over server ..?

same server -> you can use "vgdsf -c"