LVM mirror configuration

[Md. Zubair Hoque]

Please see the attached. This is just an example. Depending on this make your plan according your system configuration.

[avizen9]

attached steps for mirroring go through it, thanks,

[Kranti Mahmud]

Hi Senthil,

Attached is the document all about LVM.

Rgds-Kranti

[R.K. #]

Hello Senthil,

Please find the attached doc that I use in case of disk replacements.

Regds,
R.K.

[Suraj K Sankari]

HI,
>>Do we need to create LVM mirroring in two different PV?

YES

>># lvcreate -L 1000 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c3t2d0
>># lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c5t1d2
>>Am i correct?

Yes you are correct make sure about disk /dev/dsk/c5t1d2


>>And if one mirror disks fail, then how to replace the mirroring to new disk?

First make sure which disk you are going to replace root disk or not root disk according to you need to plan for more detail see the attached file When_Good_Disks_Go_Bad.pdf.


Suraj

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi

If it is not boot disk then we can do as follows.

1) First removing the mirror lvm from disk:

#lvreduce -m 0 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c5t1d2

2) removing the disk from vg01:

#vgreduce /dev/vg01 /dev/dsk/c5t1d2

3) Adding new disk as physical disk

#pvcreate -f /dev/rdsk/c3t6d0

4) Including new disk into vg.

#vgextend /dev/vg01 /dev/dsk/c3t6d0

5) To create new mirror:

# lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c3t6d0


Are my steps correct?

[R.K. #]

If the disks are of same size, you can simply do a vgcfgrestore and then vgsync.
Replacing non-root disks is the same on Itanium or PA-risc. Use the following procedure:

# pvcreate /dev/rdsk/cXtXdX
# vgcfgrestore -n vgXX /dev/rdsk/cXtXdX
# vgchange -a y vgXX
# vgsync vgxx
# vgdisplay -v /dev/vgxx (To verify the results)

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

1) First removing the mirror lvm from disk:

#lvreduce -m 0 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c5t1d2

2) removing the disk from vg01:

#vgreduce /dev/vg01 /dev/dsk/c5t1d2

3) Adding new disk as physical disk

#pvcreate -f /dev/rdsk/c3t6d0

4) Including new disk into vg01

#vgextend /dev/vg01 /dev/dsk/c3t6d0

5) To create new mirror:

# lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c3t6d0

above steps are correct. but

if its already mirrored and you are changing the faulty mirror disk. you no need to do "lvextend -m" to remirror again.

Just follow belows :-

# pvcreate /dev/rdsk/cXtXdX
# vgcfgrestore -n vgXX /dev/rdsk/cXtXdX
# vgchange -a y vgXX
# vgsync vgxx

Thanks,
Johnson

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Response to your last query.

See this document:
http://www.hpux.ws/?p=21

Minor variations for 11.23 or 11.31.

Note many modern servers have hardware mirroring which lowers system load. This can eliminate the need for software mirroring.

SEP

[johnsonpk]

Hi Senthil/Suraj :

Reg:>># lvcreate -L 1000 /dev/dsk/c3t2d0

>># lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c5t1d2

There is no way to specify the PV during lvcreation as far as I know..so you may need to follow the below steps to control the LE on the disks as per your wish..

1)Create a logical volume with size 0
#lvcreate -n lvol3 /dev/vg01
2)extend the lv to the disk you desired with correct size
#lvextend -L 1000 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c3t2d0
3)create a mirror copy in the scond disk
# lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg01/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c5t1d2

There is many ways to archive this ..one way is to use the lvmpvg and create lv with pvg strict policy


Thanks!!
Johnson