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vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

 
David Parmer
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‎10-19-2000 07:15 AM

‎10-19-2000 07:15 AM

vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

we are running hp-ux 11.00. I'm vgimporting volume groups for an EMC split mirror backup. When I try to vgchange -a y the new vg I get the following error:

vgchange: Couldn't set the unique id for volume group "A04vgsap1":
file exists

I've imported this vg to another server and everything is fine (Omniback is service guarded).

Thanks in advance.
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John Palmer
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‎10-19-2000 07:56 AM

‎10-19-2000 07:56 AM

Re: vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

 
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melvyn burnard
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‎10-19-2000 12:34 PM

‎10-19-2000 12:34 PM

Re: vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

You needto use the vgchid command tochange that unique id to something different.
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David Parmer
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‎10-19-2000 01:47 PM

‎10-19-2000 01:47 PM

Re: vgchange -a y xxx results in error about unique id

The problem was that the minor number I was using (which was unique according to the group files in /dev/*/group) was thought to be in use by the kernel. I changed minor numbers and all was ok.

Thanks for you help.
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