No space left on device when execute vgcfgbackup

[RogerVI]

I have the following error when I try execute vgcfgbackup command:

# vgcfgbackup vg05

msgcnt 37 vxfs: mesg 001: vx_nospace - /dev/vg00/lvol4 file system full (8 block extent)
vgcfgbackup: IO error on configuration file: No space left on device

bdf command show the follow line:
/dev/vg00/lvol4 2097152 1593041 473820 77% /tmp

Can anybody help me ?
I have using hp-ux 11i

Thanks in advance

[Chan 007]

Hi,

Do you have quota enabled? Check nd disbale that.

I had a similar problem once...

Chan

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Roger:

The '/tmp' directory is used during 'vgcfgbackup' runs even though the final backup file is placed in '/etc/lvmconf' (by default).

I would guess that your vg05 configuration backup file is fairly large.

Clean up (remove or move) some files in '/tmp' to allow some temporary workspace.

Regards!

...JRF...

[Sivakumar TS]

Hi,

Though the vgcfgbackup is being taken on /etc, during the scanning of PV it creates some temp files in the /tmp f/s.

Please try freeing up /tmp and try vgcfgbackup.

With Regards,

Siva.

[Jakes Louw]

Dumb question, maybe, but how does the space on root look?

[rariasn]

Hi Roger,

Create a file system for /etc/lmvconf directory. Sample:

/dev/vg00/lvconfcomp
516096 420117 90027 82% /etc/lvmconf

Ran

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

This seems that the space occupied by some open processes is not visible through bdf outputs but is actually in use causing the file system to get full.

A reboot of machine or restart of any application using files under /tmp will free up the sapce in /tmp. Also you can clean some unused old files from /tmp which are taking space if application/machine restart is not feasible.

HTH,
Devender

[RogerVI]

Thanks all, I clean up some files in /tmp. I was able to execute vgcfgbackup