Problem to import VG

[Benoît]

Hi,

I have some problem to vgexport/vgimport some VGs.
Source server is rp8400 HPUX11i
Destination server is rp5400 HPUX11i
HP VA7400 LUNs

I tried with : vgexport â m vgBINPP.map /dev/vgBINPP
with : vgexport â v â s â m vgBINPP.map /dev/vgBINPP
and with SAM.

Export seams OK.

Then I change my LUN presentation rules on the array to show LUNs to destination server.

After an ioscan â fnC disk, I first tried to import with SAM.
It sees the LUNs but does not see them to import.

I succeed to do it with 2 VGs, but for 2 other VGs it does not work.

There are 2 VGs. The first one was imported correctly (vgDOLLARUPP), but it did not work for the second one (vgBINPP).
See attachment for vgdisplay.

Then I tried to import manually on destination server, ioscan, vgscan then :

smcit11:/>vgimport -v -s -m vgBINPP.map -p /dev/vgBINPP
Beginning the import process on Volume Group "/dev/vgBINPP".
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c5t13d7" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c5t14d0" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c5t14d1" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c5t14d2" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c5t14d3" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c5t14d4" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c6t0d6" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t13d7" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t14d0" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t14d1" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t14d2" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t14d3" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c8t14d4" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c9t0d6" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t13d7" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t14d0" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t14d1" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t14d2" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t14d3" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c15t14d4" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c16t0d6" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t13d7" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t14d0" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t14d1" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t14d2" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t14d3" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t14d4" is not a block special file.
vgimport: Physical volume "/dev/dsk/c19t0d6" is not a block special file.
Couldn't access the list of physical volumes for volume group "/dev/vgBINPP".

If I put back my LUN presentation, I can do the same command on the original server, and it works.

Any ideas guys ?

Thanks.

Ben.

[Mark Nieuwboer · Accepted solution]

Hi,

It looks that the device files for the disk aren't in place on the second server.
did you do insf -e if not please do to be sure run this command twice.

grtz. Mark

[Arunvijai_4]

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-Arun

[melvyn burnard]

Well this looks as though the system has not created any special files, or more likely you have not created a group file for the VG.
Did you do a mknod /dev/vgBINPP/group on the system?

[GGA]

hello
have u done ll /dev/vg*/group ?
write down the hexdezimal
mkdir /dev/vg?
mknod /dev/vg?/group c64 (the hexcode)
vgimport -s -m /ur vg.mapfile vg?
regards gga

[Benoît]

Solution : insf -e
Thanks Mark !

Melvyn, GGA, I've done those mkdir, mknod etc ...

Arunvijai, I'll check those links anyway.

Thanks guys, it was very quick !

[Andy Torres]

Conversely, you could do an insf -C disk if you don't want to wait for the whole check. insf -e can sometimes take extra time while creating all those ptys and ttys.