V-5-2-1985:Try to add disk - no devices are available add replacement for disk for mirror Disk

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Last Published: 2011-06-08
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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation

Problem

V-5-2-1985:Try to add disk - no devices are available add replacement for disk for mirror Disk

Error Message

V-5-2-1985:Try to add disk - no devices are available add replacement for disk for mirror Disk

Cause

Need to physically replace the disk on system

Solution

Things needed to be done to replace a failed/failing disk in Volume Manager:

1.) Fix the hardware problem - replace disk

2.) Ensure that the OS recognizes the disk (format)

3.) Force VxVM to scan for added disk:

# vxdctl enable

4.) Attach the disk media name to the new disk:

# vxdg -g -k adddisk  <dm>=<device_name>

5. Being that this device is named 'mirrordisk', it can assumed that this is a mirror, and that after it has been initialized with vxvm (vxdisksetup -i **), and added to the diskgroup (vxdg -g -k adddisk), then mirror the volume to the replaced disk using 'vxdiskadm', Option 6, Mirror volumes on a disk. ** If this is for the rootdg, use 'format=sliced'.


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