Identifying a raw device file

[mjos]

Hi,
Need help in identify a raw device file in Unix.
There is an logical volume /dev/vgdb/lvol1 which has no file-system mounted, but has many process associated with this volume when I do an fuser -u /dev/vgdb/lvol1.
How do I identify that this is a raw device file.
There are no oracle databases running on the server. There is one more logical volume - /dev/vgdb/lvora which is mounted & also shows the same process as that for /dev/vgdb/lvol1.
Thanks.

[Michael Steele_2]

HI

fstyp /dev/vg/rlvol (* note the 'r'lvol *)

If its not vxfs or hfs then it's raw for it hasn't been 'newfs'd

ls -ld /dev/vg/rlvol - if its not owned by root but is by an application or database

lvdisplay -v /dev/vg/lvol

from the application or database.
NoTE: This is the whole point of using raw lvols, to give control to the application or database. So why wouldn't you be able to see what you need from here?

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi:

> How do I identify that this is a raw device file.

Do:

# ls -l filename

Something like:

crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x010001 Feb 17 15:11 /dev/vg01/rlvol1

...is a raw device file. The 'c' signifies a character (raw) device file.

Regards!

...JRF...

[mjos]

# fstyp /dev/vgdb/rlvol1
vxfs
# ls -ld /dev/vgdb/rlvol1
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x010001 Nov 20 13:57 /dev/vgdb01/rlvol1

# cd /dev/vgdb
# ll
total 0
crw-r--r-- 1 root sys 64 0x010000 Nov 20 13:53 group
brw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x010001 Nov 20 13:57 lvol1
brw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x010001 Nov 20 13:57 lvora1
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x010001 Nov 20 13:57 rlvol1
crw-r----- 1 root sys 64 0x010001 Nov 20 13:57 rlvora1

fuser -u /dev/vgdb01/lvol1 --> shows processes associated with this lv.
These are the same process that are also associated with /dev/vgdb01/lvora1.

/dev/vgdb01/lvol1 is not mounted & doesn't have any file-system associated with this LV.
I am unable to remove this lv as it shows "sparing operation in progress"

[S. Ney]

what does ll /dev/vg*/group, ll /dev/vgdb, and ll /dev/vgdb01 show? Any duplicates in minor numbers?
It's strange that your ls -ld command showed your lvol mapped to a different volume group.
what is the output of vgdisplay -v /dev/vgdb01?
If you do not need vgdb01 you could consider trying a vgexport of that volume group.

this thread may be of some reference:
http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=72437