Can't create vg10

[Cindy Wolford]

HP 11i
L3000

I created vg00 thru vg09 fine.
I am trying to create vg10

I increased the kernel MAXVGS to 12 (because I want to create vg10 and vg11)

I keep getting stuck here:
# pvcreate -f /dev/rdsk/c4t8d0
Physical volume "/dev/rdsk/c4t8d0" has been successfully created.
# mkdir /dev/vg10
# mknod /dev/vg10/group c 64 0x100000
# vgcreate /dev/vg10 /dev/dsk/c4t8d0
vgcreate: Cannot open the control file "/dev/vg10/group":
No such device

I read that it has to do with MAXVGS and something about hex values....but I'm at a loss.

Can anyone tell me what I need to do? Do I need to increase MAXVGS more?

TIA
Cin

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

Looks to me like this failed:

mknod /dev/vg10/group c 64 0x100000

After changing MAXVGS did you recompile your kernel and boot your system?

There may be a problem with the mknod command, so after running it please check this:
echo $?

If the return code is not zero that is the problem.

SEP

[Jeff_Traigle · Accepted solution]

Try it like this and see if it works:

mknod /dev/vg10/group c 64 0x0a0000

[Cindy Wolford]

I just found the answer.....thank goodness for the internet (decimal to hex conversion)

Yup, I need to use letters now....

Thanks for the help and quick replies.

I'm closing this and assigning ponits.
Thanks!

[Cindy Wolford]

THANKS>