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[kacou]

Hi,
after vgdisplay command i have this result.
is it a very critical error?
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vgdisplay: Volume group not activated.
vgdisplay: Cannot display volume group "/dev/vgccb

[OFC_EDM · Accepted solution]

Do a man on vgchange.

I believe it's vgchange -a y to activate the volume group.

But for exact syntax refer to the man page.

[SUDHAKAR_18]

Hi,

Your vg is not activated.

vgchange -a y vgccb

regards,
SHR

[Torsten.]

There are 2 possible reasons (or maybe more).

1) vg is part of a cluster and is opened on another node - try "cmviewcl" or " cmviewcl -v"

2) the VG is de-activated for any reason - try to activate it.

[kacou]

can i activate it now if there are many data on this disk (/dev/vgccb)?

[Torsten.]

> can i activate it now if there are many data on this disk


I guess you want to activate it *because* of the data on that disk ... ;-)

Try

# vgchange -a y vgccb

and post the results.
If there is anything wrong (part of cluster or a missing disk in this vg) the result will tell you.

[Jeeshan]

Hi

Sure, if you do not activate it you didn't get the file system online.

vgchange -a y /dev/vgccb

[Prashanth Waugh]

Hi ,

You should activate the VG in exclsive mode (in cluster scenario) . so Only one server read/write in to it

Vgchange -a -e

[vjta]

Hi!

u have to activte vol group just by
vgchange -a y
vgchange -a e # activate in xlusive mode
vgchange -a s # activate in shared mode

also go thru man vgchange


regards
vjta

[Craig A. Sharp]

Its no problem. Just go ahead and activate the vg.

vgchange -a y vgccb

Activating the volume group will have no effect on any currently running vg's.