Replace root disk

[Trng]

Hi,

i have 72GB*2 mirrored root disks..nowdue to space limitation i have to upgrade to 146GB .what are the possible way to do it..

i know take ignite backup and restore ..any other new fundas ???..

and my useless question is, can we break the mirror and mirror 72GB with one of the 146GB disk ???


rgds
skr

[sujit kumar singh]

Hi,

Assuming that u are talking about the HP-UX MirrorDisk mirror and not the Hardware Raid Mirror.

1)The best method to achieve that is Ignite restore with the desired root disk config on one 146 GB Disk and then mirror the same with another 146 GB Disk.

2) ya u can break the mirror and mirror existing LVs on a new 146GB disk, But then u will get the LVs on the 146 GB disks of the same size as the 73 GB disk.(which u can do an lvextend for size for all the LVs except the stand,root and the Primary Swap LVs that are Contiguous.) Later demirror the 73 GB disk, put in the new 146 GB disk and remirror with the 146 GB disk.

but as stated u shall need to Extend the LVs to newer sizes but u shall be able to etend only thlose LVs that do not have Contiguous Policy set like /var , /home /usr etc.

3)so the best suggested way is to have an ignite backup and restore followed by the mirroring.

4)or u can create another VG say rootvg, add 172 GB disks to that using pvcreate -B ,mkboot -e -l ... , create the same LVs as the root disk has but larger in size for all the LVs say for ex just double in size (with proper policies Contig and Strict Set for root boot ans swap LVs )mirror the LVs in the new VG rootvg.
make newfs on all the LVs of the /dev/rootvg as desired . U need not do newfs on the /dev/rootvg/lvol2 as that will be newswap

mount the LVs as created in the rootvg on directories as /newroot /newboot /newvar /newtmp etc.

like

#mount -F vxfs /dev/rootvg/lvol1 /newboot
#mount -F vxfs /dev/rootvg/lvol3 /newroot

#mount -F vxfs /dev/rootvg/lvol4 /tmp


then do a find cpio from the old root , old tmp etc to the new mt pts

like

#cd /stand
#find . -xdev -depth | cpio -pdmvux /newboot

#cd /
#find . -xdev -depth | cpio -pdmvux /newroot

#cd /tmp
#find . -xdev -depth | cpio -pdmvux /newtmp


after u r done with this sort of copy for all the LVs on the rootvg

do
#lvlnboot -r /dev/rootvg/lvol3
#lvlnboot -b /dev/rootvg/lvol1
#lvlnboot -s /dev/rootvg/lvol2
#lvlnboot -d /dev/rootvg/lvol2



after u did that,


edit /etc/fstab

with new entries like

/dev/rootvg/lvol1 /stand vxfs defaults 0 2
/dev/rootvg/lvol3 / vxfs defaults 0 2
/dev/rootvg/lvol4 /tmp vxfs defaults 0 2


and so on


reboot the system in LVM maintenance mode

#lvrmboot -r /dev/vg00/lvol1
#lvrmboot -s /dev/vg00/lvol2
#lvrmboot -b /dev/vg00/lvol1
#lvrmboot -d /dev/vg00/lvol2

#vgexport /dev/vg00
#mkdir /dev/vg00
#mknod /dev/vg00/group c 64 0x000000
#vgimport /dev/vg00 /dev/dsk/c5t0d0 /dev/dsk/c6t1d0 where the 2 speficed disks are basically the 146 GB disks.


#lvlnboot -r /dev/rootvg/lvol3
#lvlnboot -b /dev/rootvg/lvol1
#lvlnboot -s /dev/rootvg/lvol2
#lvlnboot -d /dev/rootvg/lvol2
#lvlnboot -R
#lvlnboot -v

#vi /etc/bootconf

add the enrties for the disks as

l /dev/dsk/c5t0d0
l /dev/dsk/c6t1d0

save and exit
these are the new 146 GB root disks.


# setboot

set the pry and alt boot paths to the new 146 GB disk.


reboot in normal mode

if all is wkg fine


shutdown

Remove thhe old 72 GB disks.


REgardds

Sujit

[Trng]

can we use DRD ?

[sujit kumar singh]

yes u can well use that...

if u have 11.31 of HP


Regards
Sujit

[sujit kumar singh]

yes u can well use that...

if u have 11.31 of HP also on 11.23


Regards
Sujit

[Johnson Punniyalingam]

Hi,

>>and my useless question is, can we break the mirror and mirror 72GB with one of the 146GB disk ???<<<

Yes , Its Possible.

But the Question How can we do that..?

Example:-
Pri-mirror disk 74GB
Alt-mirrir disk 74GB

I would assume that my "Alt-mirror disk " bad so now would like to replace with 146GB

Follow the Example
===================

1) Remove lvol mirrors:
# lvreduce -m 0 /dev/vg00/lvol2 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0
# lvreduce -m 0 /dev/vg00/lvol1 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0
2) Remove faulty drive from vg00:
# vgreduce /dev/vg00 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0
3) replacem of hot-swappable drive c2t6d0 at H/W path 0/0/2/1.6.0: which is 72GB

4) When drive is replaced, add back into vg00 and make bootable:
# pvcreate -B /dev/rdsk/c2t6d0
# vgextend /dev/vg00 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0
# mkboot -l /dev/rdsk/c2t6d0
5) Re-mirror logical volumes, must be done in lvol order:
# lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg00/lvol1 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0
# lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg00/lvol2 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0
# lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg00/lvol3 /dev/dsk/c2t6d0
And repeat for remaining logical volumes lvol4 through lvol13.

So Now my alt-mirror disk is 146GB
now i can do the same thing for my "Pri-Disk"

Thanks,
Johnson

[sujit kumar singh]

Hi,


What is the actual space limitation that u r facing with the mirrored 73 GB disks?

do u want to increase the stand , root or the first swap ... then the simple bteaking the mirror and resesttablishing the mirror is not going to help... at some point u have to plan how can u increase the three concerned LVs that is boot stand and swap which are generally contigous and have strict policy and after expansion have to be the same as far as being contoguous and strict is required.


However apart from these 3 LVs if u want to increase any other LV then u can simply remove one mirror of 73 GB ,add 146 GB in the root VG,Mirror the LVs on 73 to the 146 GB disks and go ahead to use the additional 73 GB space on the new disk for increasing the Other LVs or create new LVs.




Regards
Sujit