VG00 missing from lvmtab 11.23

[brownj1989]

Hi all, I have seen some similar posts about my issue but none that solved the problem. I am running version 11.23 and I have a failed boot path that I can't figure out the cause of. The system will boot without problems going to the alternate boot path but throws this error during boot when trying first path:

Loading.: HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/1/1/1.2.0
Load of HP-UX Primary Boot: 0/1/1/1.2.0 failed: Not Found

In the process of looking for an answer I noticed that vg00 is not being displayed in the lvmtab. I can still cd into /dev/vg00 and it has all of its files. The system also reports that VG00 is active when I try to import it again. I have recreated the lvm tab to no avail. When I run an ioscan it shows all of the disks claimed so IM not thinking bad disk. When I run a /sbin/vgscan it reports the following about VG00:vgscan: Couldn't access the list of physical volumes for volume group "/dev/vg00"

Please offer any ideas you can :-)

[Robert_Jewell]

What model of server?

Also, post the following:

# vgdisplay -v vg00

# strings /etc/lvmtab

# vgcfgrestore -l -n vg00

-Bob

[brownj1989]

The server is a rx2620 running 11iv23

vgdisplay -v vg00
vgdisplay: Volume group "/dev/vg00" does not exist in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgdisplay: Cannot display volume group "vg00".

strings /etc/lvmtab
/dev/data
/dev/dsk/c22t0d0
/dev/dsk/c24t0d0
/dev/dsk/c18t0d0
/dev/dsk/c20t0d0
/dev/newprod_rfs
tM8G
/dev/dsk/c22t0d1
/dev/dsk/c24t0d1
/dev/dsk/c18t0d1
/dev/dsk/c20t0d1
/dev/newprod_rfs_archive
tM8P
/dev/dsk/c22t0d2
/dev/dsk/c24t0d2
/dev/dsk/c18t0d2
/dev/dsk/c20t0d2

 vgcfgrestore -l -n vg00
Volume Group Configuration information in "/etc/lvmconf/vg00.conf"
VG Name /dev/vg00
 ---- Physical volumes : 2 ----
       /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s2 (Bootable)
       /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2 (Bootable)

[Torsten.]

What is the result of

# vgscan -p -v

and

# ioscan -fn

[brownj1989]

 

vgscan: Couldn't access the list of physical volumes for volume group "/dev/vg00".
vgscan: Couldn't access the list of physical volumes for volume group "/dev/dca".
vgscan: Couldn't access the list of physical volumes for volume group "/dev/prod_rfs".
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c22t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c22t0d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c22t0d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c24t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c24t0d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c24t0d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t0d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c18t0d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c20t0d0" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c20t0d1" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgscan: The physical volume "/dev/dsk/c20t0d2" is already recorded in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c24t0d0" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c24t0d1" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c24t0d2" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c18t0d0" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c18t0d1" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c18t0d2" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c20t0d0" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c20t0d1" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c20t0d2" is an alternate link, skip.
Couldn't stat physical volume "/dev/dsk/c0t0d0":
Invalid argument
Physical Volume "/dev/dsk/c2t0d0" contains no LVM information
Physical Volume "/dev/dsk/c3t2d0" contains no LVM information

/dev/data
/dev/dsk/c22t0d0
/dev/dsk/c24t0d0
/dev/dsk/c18t0d0
/dev/dsk/c20t0d0

/dev/newprod_rfs
/dev/dsk/c22t0d1
/dev/dsk/c24t0d1
/dev/dsk/c18t0d1
/dev/dsk/c20t0d1

/dev/newprod_rfs_archive
/dev/dsk/c22t0d2
/dev/dsk/c24t0d2
/dev/dsk/c18t0d2
/dev/dsk/c20t0d2

The Volume Group /dev/vg00 was not matched with any Physical Volumes.
The Volume Group /dev/dca was not matched with any Physical Volumes.
The Volume Group /dev/prod_rfs was not matched with any Physical Volumes.

[brownj1989]

 ioscan -fn
Class       I  H/W Path        Driver     S/W State   H/W Type     Description
===============================================================================
root        0                  root       CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS
ioa         0  0               sba        CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    System Bus Adapter (1229)
ba          0  0/0             lba        CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
OO          0  0/0/1/0         UsbOhci    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    USB OHCI Interface
OO          1  0/0/1/1         UsbOhci    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    USB OHCI Interface
OO          2  0/0/1/2         UsbEhci    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    USB EHCI Interface
sideba      0  0/0/2/0         side_multi CLAIMED     INTERFACE    CMD IDE controller
ext_bus     0  0/0/2/0.0       side       CLAIMED     INTERFACE    IDE Primary Channel
target      0  0/0/2/0.0.0     tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk        0  0/0/2/0.0.0.0   sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       TEAC    DV-28E-N
                              /dev/dsk/c0t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
disk        1  0/1/1/0.0.0     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 146 GST3146854LC
                              /dev/dsk/c2t0d0     /dev/dsk/c2t0d0s3   /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s3
                              /dev/dsk/c2t0d0s1   /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0
                              /dev/dsk/c2t0d0s2   /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s1
target      4  0/1/1/0.7       tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         2  0/1/1/0.7.0     sctl       CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                              /dev/rscsi/c2t7d0
ext_bus     3  0/1/1/1         mpt        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320
                              /dev/mpt3
target      5  0/1/1/1.2       tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk        2  0/1/1/1.2.0     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       HP 146 GST3146854LC
                              /dev/dsk/c3t2d0     /dev/dsk/c3t2d0s3   /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s3
                              /dev/dsk/c3t2d0s1   /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0
                              /dev/dsk/c3t2d0s2   /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s1
target      6  0/1/1/1.7       tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         3  0/1/1/1.7.0     sctl       CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                              /dev/rscsi/c3t7d0
lan         0  0/1/2/0         iether     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP  PCI-X 1000Base-T Dual-port Built-in
lan         1  0/1/2/1         iether     CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP  PCI-X 1000Base-T Dual-port Built-in
ba                                 /dev/mpt4
target     15  0/2/1/0.7       tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         4  0/2/1/0.7.0     sctl       CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                              /dev/rscsi/c4t7d0
ext_bus     5  0/2/1/1         mpt        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    SCSI Ultra320 A6961-60011
                              /dev/mpt5
target     16  0/2/1/1.7       tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl         5  0/2/1/1.7.0     sctl       CLAIMED     DEVICE       Initiator
                              /dev/rscsi/c5t7d0
ba          3  0/3             lba        CLAIMED     BUS_NEXUS    Local PCI-X Bus Adapter (122e)
fc          0  0/3/1/0         fcd        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP AB379-60101 4Gb Dual Port PCI/PCI-X Fibre Channel Adapter (FC Port 1)
                              /dev/fcd0
fcp         5  0/3/1/0.21      fcd_fcp    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Domain
ext_bus    22  0/3/1/0.21.5.0.0         fcd_vbus   CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Array Interface
target     13  0/3/1/0.21.5.0.0.0       tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk       24  0/3/1/0.21.5.0.0.0.0     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c22t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c22t0d0
disk       30  0/3/1/0.21.5.0.0.0.1     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c22t0d1   /dev/rdsk/c22t0d1
disk       33  0/3/1/0.21.5.0.0.0.2     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c22t0d2   /dev/rdsk/c22t0d2
ext_bus    23  0/3/1/0.21.5.255.0       fcd_vbus   CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Device Interface
target     11  0/3/1/0.21.5.255.0.0     tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl        16  0/3/1/0.21.5.255.0.0.0   sctl       CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/rscsi/c23t0d0
ext_bus    24  0/3/1/0.21.6.0.0         fcd_vbus   CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Array Interface
target     14  0/3/1/0.21.6.0.0.0       tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk       23  0/3/1/0.21.6.0.0.0.0     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c24t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c24t0d0
disk       32  0/3/1/0.21.6.0.0.0.1     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c24t0d1   /dev/rdsk/c24t0d1
disk       34  0/3/1/0.21.6.0.0.0.2     sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c24t0d2   /dev/rdsk/c24t0d2
ext_bus    25  0/3/1/0.21.6.255.0       fcd_vbus   CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Device Interface
target     12  0/3/1/0.21.6.255.0.0     tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl        17  0/3/1/0.21.6.255.0.0.0   sctl       CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/rscsi/c25t0d0
fc          1  0/3/1/1         fcd        CLAIMED     INTERFACE    HP AB379-60101 4Gb Dual Port PCI/PCI-X Fibre Channel Adapter (FC Port 2)
                              /dev/fcd1
fcp         4  0/3/1/1.232     fcd_fcp    CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Domain
ext_bus    18  0/3/1/1.232.5.0.0        fcd_vbus   CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Array Interface
target      8  0/3/1/1.232.5.0.0.0      tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk       25  0/3/1/1.232.5.0.0.0.0    sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c18t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c18t0d0
disk       28  0/3/1/1.232.5.0.0.0.1    sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c18t0d1   /dev/rdsk/c18t0d1
disk       31  0/3/1/1.232.5.0.0.0.2    sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c18t0d2   /dev/rdsk/c18t0d2
ext_bus    19  0/3/1/1.232.5.255.0      fcd_vbus   CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Device Interface
target      7  0/3/1/1.232.5.255.0.0    tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
ctl        15  0/3/1/1.232.5.255.0.0.0  sctl       CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/rscsi/c19t0d0
ext_bus    20  0/3/1/1.232.6.0.0        fcd_vbus   CLAIMED     INTERFACE    FCP Array Interface
target     10  0/3/1/1.232.6.0.0.0      tgt        CLAIMED     DEVICE
disk       26  0/3/1/1.232.6.0.0.0.0    sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c20t0d0   /dev/rdsk/c20t0d0
disk       27  0/3/1/1.232.6.0.0.0.1    sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c20t0d1   /dev/rdsk/c20t0d1
disk       29  0/3/1/1.232.6.0.0.0.2    sdisk      CLAIMED     DEVICE       NETAPP  LUN
                              /dev/dsk/c20t0d2   /dev/rdsk/c20t0d2

[Torsten.]

Strange!

Any recent changes?

Maybe someone did a wrong step during mirroring or disk replacement?

Please post

# setboot

# lvlnboot -v

[Robert_Jewell]

The LVM config files appear to be correct:

 vgcfgrestore -l -n vg00
Volume Group Configuration information in "/etc/lvmconf/vg00.conf"
VG Name /dev/vg00
 ---- Physical volumes : 2 ----
       /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s2 (Bootable)
       /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2 (Bootable)

Perhaps try to manually restore these to the disks and see if LVM then sees things as it should:

# vgcfgrestore -n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s2

# vgcfgrestore -n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2

You may get an error regarding a mismatch between backup file and running kernel though.

-Bob

[brownj1989]

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@Torsten. wrote:
Strange!

Any recent changes?

Maybe someone did a wrong step during mirroring or disk replacement?

Please post

# setboot

# lvlnboot -v

---

setboot
Primary bootpath : 0/1/1/1.2.0
HA Alternate bootpath : 0/1/2/0
Alternate bootpath : 0/1/1/0.0.0

Autoboot is ON (enabled)

 lvlnboot -v
Current path "/dev/dsk/c24t0d0" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c18t0d0" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c20t0d0" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c24t0d1" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c18t0d1" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c20t0d1" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c24t0d2" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c18t0d2" is an alternate link, skip.
Current path "/dev/dsk/c20t0d2" is an alternate link, skip.

No recent changes, these boxes are new though and we had some issues with the mirror when we first installed this box. So there may have been a mistake made in that process i just find it hard to believe it took this long to find out.

STumped

[brownj1989]

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@Robert_Jewell wrote:

The LVM config files appear to be correct:

 vgcfgrestore -l -n vg00
Volume Group Configuration information in "/etc/lvmconf/vg00.conf"
VG Name /dev/vg00
 ---- Physical volumes : 2 ----
       /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s2 (Bootable)
       /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2 (Bootable)

Perhaps try to manually restore these to the disks and see if LVM then sees things as it should:

# vgcfgrestore -n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c2t0d0s2

# vgcfgrestore -n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2

You may get an error regarding a mismatch between backup file and running kernel though.

-Bob

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Hey Robert, Thanks for the post. Is the above safe to do while online in a production environment?

[Torsten.]

# vgcfgrestore -n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2

this just writes the VG header from backup to the disk again.

I would start with one disk and try the vgscan -p -v again.

Take care

# vgcfgrestore -n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0

(without s2) will create a mess.

[brownj1989]

Is this the error you were expecting?

 vgcfgrestore -n vg00 /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2
vgcfgrestore: Volume group "/dev/vg00" does not exist in the "/etc/lvmtab" file.
vgcfgrestore: Could not open Physical Volume "/dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2".
You have mail in /var/mail/root

[Torsten.]

vgcfgrestore: Could not open Physical Volume "/dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2

This is not expected.


What gives

# model

# idisk /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0

[brownj1989]

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Torsten. wrote:
vgcfgrestore: Could not open Physical Volume "/dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2

This is not expected.


What gives

# model

# idisk /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0

My sentiments exactly!

model
ia64 hp server rx2620

 idisk /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0
idisk version: 1.32

EFI Primary Header:
        Signature                 = EFI PART
        Revision                  = 0x10000
        HeaderSize                = 0x5c
        HeaderCRC32               = 0xad222e54
        MyLbaLo                   = 0x1
        MyLbaHi                   = 0x0
        AlternateLbaLo            = 0x1117732f
        AlternateLbaHi            = 0x0
        FirstUsableLbaLo          = 0x22
        FirstUsableLbaHi          = 0x0
        LastUsableLbaLo           = 0x1117730c
        LastUsableLbaHi           = 0x0
        Disk GUID                 = 7486485e-18dc-11e0-8001-d6217b60e588
        PartitionEntryLbaLo       = 0x2
        PartitionEntryLbaHi       = 0x0
        NumberOfPartitionEntries  = 0xc
        SizeOfPartitionEntry      = 0x80
        PartitionEntryArrayCRC32  = 0x6fe9e89d

  Primary Partition Table (in 512 byte blocks):
    Partition 1 (EFI):
        Partition Type GUID       = c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
        Unique Partition GUID     = 748649c6-18dc-11e0-8002-d6217b60e588
        Starting Lba Lo            = 0x22
        Starting Lba Hi            = 0x0
        Ending Lba Lo              = 0xfa021
        Ending Lba Hi              = 0x0
    Partition 2 (HP-UX):
        Partition Type GUID       = 75894c1e-3aeb-11d3-b7c1-7b03a0000000
        Unique Partition GUID     = 748649ee-18dc-11e0-8003-d6217b60e588
        Starting Lba Lo            = 0xfa022
        Starting Lba Hi            = 0x0
        Ending Lba Lo              = 0x110af30b
        Ending Lba Hi              = 0x0
    Partition 3 (HPSP):
        Partition Type GUID       = e2a1e728-32e3-11d6-a682-7b03a0000000
        Unique Partition GUID     = 74864a0c-18dc-11e0-8004-d6217b60e588
        Starting Lba Lo            = 0x110af30c
        Starting Lba Hi            = 0x0
        Ending Lba Lo              = 0x1117730b
        Ending Lba Hi              = 0x0

EFI Alternate Header:
        Signature                 = EFI PART
        Revision                  = 0x10000
        HeaderSize                = 0x5c
        HeaderCRC32               = 0xe4b86466
        MyLbaLo                   = 0x1117732f
        MyLbaHi                   = 0x0
        AlternateLbaLo            = 0x1
        AlternateLbaHi            = 0x0
        FirstUsableLbaLo          = 0x22
        FirstUsableLbaHi          = 0x0
        LastUsableLbaLo           = 0x1117730c
        LastUsableLbaHi           = 0x0
        Disk GUID                 = 7486485e-18dc-11e0-8001-d6217b60e588
        PartitionEntryLbaLo       = 0x1117730e
        PartitionEntryLbaHi       = 0x0
        NumberOfPartitionEntries  = 0xc
        SizeOfPartitionEntry      = 0x80
        PartitionEntryArrayCRC32  = 0x6fe9e89d

  Alternate Partition Table (in 512 byte blocks):
    Partition 1 (EFI):
        Partition Type GUID       = c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
        Unique Partition GUID     = 748649c6-18dc-11e0-8002-d6217b60e588
        Starting Lba Lo            = 0x22
        Starting Lba Hi            = 0x0
        Ending Lba Lo              = 0xfa021
        Ending Lba Hi              = 0x0
    Partition 2 (HP-UX):
        Partition Type GUID       = 75894c1e-3aeb-11d3-b7c1-7b03a0000000
        Unique Partition GUID     = 748649ee-18dc-11e0-8003-d6217b60e588
        Starting Lba Lo            = 0xfa022
        Starting Lba Hi            = 0x0
        Ending Lba Lo              = 0x110af30b
        Ending Lba Hi              = 0x0
    Partition 3 (HPSP):
        Partition Type GUID       = e2a1e728-32e3-11d6-a682-7b03a0000000
        Unique Partition GUID     = 74864a0c-18dc-11e0-8004-d6217b60e588
        Starting Lba Lo            = 0x110af30c
        Starting Lba Hi            = 0x0
        Ending Lba Lo              = 0x1117730b
        Ending Lba Hi              = 0x0

Legacy MBR (MBR Signatures in little endian):
   MBR Signature = 0xfa478674

Protective MBR

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[Torsten.]

So the partitions are there.

I would test the disk now.

# diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0

# dd if=/dev/rdsk/c3t2d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k

Watch out for read errors.

[brownj1989]

diskinfo -v /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0
SCSI describe of /dev/rdsk/c3t2d0:
             vendor: HP 146 G
         product id: ST3146854LC
               type: direct access
               size: 143374744 Kbytes
   bytes per sector: 512
          rev level: HPC3
    blocks per disk: 286749488
        ISO version: 0
       ECMA version: 0
       ANSI version: 3
    removable media: no
    response format: 2
   (Additional inquiry bytes: (32)4b (33)4e (34)32 (35)50 (36)4e (37)46 (38)5a (39)20 (40)20 (41)20 (42)20 (43)20 (44)20 (45)20 (46)20 (47)20 (48)20 (49)20 (50)20 (51)f (52)0 (53)0 (54)60 (55)a (56)dc (57)b (58)59 (59)3 (60)1 (61)3 (62)22 (63)0 (64)0 (65)0 (66)0 (67)0 (68)0 (69)0 (70)0 (71)0 (72)0 (73)0 (74)0 (75)0 (76)0 (77)0 (78)0 (79)0 (80)0 (81)0 (82)0 (83)0 (84)0 (85)0 (86)0 (87)0 (88)0 (89)0 (90)0 (91)0 (92)43 (93)6f (94)70 (95)79 (96)72 (97)69 (98)67 (99)68 (100)74 (101)20 (102)28 (103)63 (104)29 (105)20 (106)32 (107)30 (108)30 (109)36 (110)20 (111)53 (112)65 (113)61 (114)67 (115)61 (116)74 (117)65 (118)20 (119)41 (120)6c (121)6c (122)20 (123)0 (124)0 (125)0 (126)0 (127)0 (128)0 (129)0 (130)0 (131)0 (132)0 (133)0 (134)0 (135)0 (136)0 (137)0 (138)0 )

Didn't get a return from the dd cmd.

[Torsten.]

The"dd" will take some minutes, be patient...

[brownj1989]

dd if=/dev/rdsk/c3t2d0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k
140014+1 records in
140014+1 records out

[Torsten.]

Still strange.

The disks looks like healthy (dd), partitions are there.

I wonder about:

Could not open Physical Volume "/dev/rdsk/c3t2d0s2

Maybe it helps to re-create the special device files first?

# insf -e

BTW, what gives

# vxdisk list

[brownj1989]

 vxdisk list
VxVM vxdisk ERROR V-5-1-684 IPC failure: Configuration daemon is not accessible

I ran the insf -e cmd and vg00 is still not found.

[Torsten.]

So maybe the only solution is to boot into LVM maintenance mode and import vg00.