can any one guide me with commands what needs to be executed and what needs to be done on this issue

[hp omni backup]

disk 108 5/0/0.8.0.16.1.10.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DISK-SUBSYSTEM
/dev/dsk/c10t10d0 /dev/rdsk/c10t10d0
disk 109 5/0/0.8.0.16.1.11.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DISK-SUBSYSTEM
/dev/dsk/c10t11d0 /dev/rdsk/c10t11d0
disk 110 5/0/0.8.0.16.1.12.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DISK-SUBSYSTEM
/dev/dsk/c10t12d0 /dev/rdsk/c10t12d0
disk 111 5/0/0.8.0.16.1.13.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DISK-SUBSYSTEM
/dev/dsk/c10t13d0 /dev/rdsk/c10t13d0
disk 112 5/0/0.8.0.16.1.14.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DISK-SUBSYSTEM
/dev/dsk/c10t14d0 /dev/rdsk/c10t14d0
disk 113 5/0/0.8.0.16.1.15.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP DISK-SUBSYSTEM
/dev/dsk/c10t15d0 /dev/rdsk/c10t15d0
disk 114 5/0/0.8.0.16.1.15.7 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE HP OPEN-9-CVS-CM
/dev/dsk/c10t15d7 /dev/rdsk/c10t15d7
disk 3 7/0/0.0.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE SEAGATE ST39103LC
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0
disk 4 7/0/0.1.0 sdisk CLAIMED DEVICE SEAGATE ST39204LC
/dev/dsk/c4t1d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t1d0
disk 117 7/0/0.2.0 sdisk NO_HW DEVICE SEAGATE ST39204LC
/dev/dsk/c4t2d0 /dev/rdsk/c4t2d0
mtvhd03 root# vgscan -a
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c0t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c0t1d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d3" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d4" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d5" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d6" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t0d7" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t8d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t8d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t8d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t8d3" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t8d4" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t8d5" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d3" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d4" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d5" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d3" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d4" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d5" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d6" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t8d7" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t1d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t1d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t2d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t3d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t6d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t7d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t9d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t10d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t11d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t13d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t14d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c7t15d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t0d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t1d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t2d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t3d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t4d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t5d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t6d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t7d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t8d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t9d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t10d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t11d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t12d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t13d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t14d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t15d0":
Invalid argument
Physical Volume "/dev/dsk/c8t15d7" contains no LVM information
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c2t0d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t1d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t2d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t3d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t5d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t6d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t7d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t9d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t10d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t11d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t14d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t15d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t0d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t1d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t2d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t3d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t4d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t5d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t6d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t7d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t8d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t9d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t10d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t11d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t12d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t13d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t14d0":
Invalid argument
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c10t15d0":
Invalid argument
Physical Volume "/dev/dsk/c10t15d7" contains no LVM information
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c4t2d0":
Invalid argument







Verification of unique LVM disk id on each disk in the volume group
/dev/vgapp failed.
Following are the sets of disks having identical LVM disk id
/dev/dsk/c7t0d6 /dev/dsk/c9t12d3 /dev/dsk/c7t4d3
/dev/dsk/c7t0d7 /dev/dsk/c9t13d0 /dev/dsk/c7t5d0

Following Physical Volumes belong to one Volume Group.
Unable to match these Physical Volumes to a Volume Group.
Use the vgimport command to complete the process.
/dev/dsk/c7t4d0
/dev/dsk/c7t12d3
/dev/dsk/c7t12d4
/dev/dsk/c9t4d3
/dev/dsk/c9t4d4
/dev/dsk/c9t12d0

Following Physical Volumes belong to one Volume Group.
Unable to match these Physical Volumes to a Volume Group.
Use the vgimport command to complete the process.
/dev/dsk/c7t4d1
/dev/dsk/c7t4d2
/dev/dsk/c7t12d5
/dev/dsk/c9t4d5
/dev/dsk/c9t12d1
/dev/dsk/c9t12d2

Following Physical Volumes belong to one Volume Group.
Unable to match these Physical Volumes to a Volume Group.
Use the vgimport command to complete the process.
/dev/dsk/c7t4d4
/dev/dsk/c7t4d5
/dev/dsk/c7t12d0
/dev/dsk/c9t4d0
/dev/dsk/c9t12d4
/dev/dsk/c9t12d5

Following Physical Volumes belong to one Volume Group.
Unable to match these Physical Volumes to a Volume Group.
Use the vgimport command to complete the process.
/dev/dsk/c7t4d6
/dev/dsk/c7t12d1
/dev/dsk/c7t12d2
/dev/dsk/c9t4d1
/dev/dsk/c9t4d2
/dev/dsk/c9t12d6

The Volume Group /dev/vgdata2backup was not matched with any Physical Volumes.
The Volume Group /dev/vgdata3backup was not matched with any Physical Volumes.
The Volume Group /dev/vgdata4backup was not matched with any Physical Volumes.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

A physical disk can only be in one volume group or logical volume at a time.

Linux LVM lets you subdivide a disk. HP-UX LVM does not.

What I see happening here is there was an alternate path to the disks that are no longer present. Something changed and that caused the error. If it was unplanned you may wish to see the SAN/disk administrator and see if they can reverse it.

If not:

mv /etc/lvmtab /etc/lvmtab.saved
vgscan -av

You may also be forced to use:
vgreduce -f
Follow the instructions at the end of that command precisely to preserve data and volume group integrity.

SEP

[Torsten.]

Where exactly is your issue?

Please tell some more information!

Keep in mind that a "HP DISK-SUBSYSTEM" is only a "placeholder" from the XP array, not a real disk.

[Proboi]

Assuming that your volume groups --"vgdata2backup", "vgdata3backup ", "vgdata4backup" are missing.

please try importing these disk as a test volume

here are the steps
# mkdir /dev/testvg1
# ll /dev/*/group #<- get UNUSED unique minor number
# mknod /dev/testvg1/group c 64 0xUU0000

( where UU is a unique minor number below maxvgs )

this would sort out your vgdata*backup vg's, vgapp is another story!!


# vgimport /dev/testvg1 /dev/dsk/c7t4d6 /dev/dsk/c7t12d1 /dev/dsk/c7t12d2 /dev/dsk/c9t4d1 /dev/dsk/c9t4d2 /dev/dsk/c9t12d6

# mount the lvols and check which VG is it

repeat the same steps for all the 4 groups on vgscan

ONCE you have mounted and found which VG is which VG, export and reimport it as a the corresponding vg ( vgdata*backup )

this would sort out your vgdata*backup volume groups however vgapp is another story
!!