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Synopsis |
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Date |
15704 |
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Adding new meta disks to an existing array on a E10000 |
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28 Jul 1997 |
When trying to add new meta-disks to an exiting array off of an E10000, the
following command was run :
# apdisk -u -p pln0 -a pln2
but resulted with the following error :
apdisk: bad major
Domain messages contained similar errors :
Jul 23 10:45:01 spitfire apd[2176]: apd_scsi_update: ap error bad major
Jul 23 11:49:10 spitfire apd[2176]: apd_scsi_update: ap error bad major
Jul 23 14:44:09 spitfire apd[2176]: apd_scsi_update: ap error bad major
According to the manpage, this should have worked:
-u -p primary_path -a alternate_path
Update existing database entries for the disk
pathgroup identified by the primary path (e.g.,
pln0). Disk targets that are no longer accessible
through one or more paths are removed, and new
disk targets are added. To update the meta-disk
device nodes execute drvconfig -i ap_dmd and
apconfig -R. See apconfig(1M) in this document and
drvconfig(1M) in man Pages(1M): System Administra-
tion Commands of the SunOS Reference Manual.
SOLUTION SUMMARY:
Without deleting the current meta-disk, use the following command :
apdisk -c -p pln0 -a pln2 (creates meta devices for the alternate pathing)
apdb -C (commits the changes made with apdisk)
apconfig -S (should now show the new disks)
drvconfig -i ap_dmd (creates the physical devices)
apconfig -R (creates the dev links)
If Veritas is currently up and running, then do the following for
Veritas to see the new disks:
vxdctl stop
vxconfigd -m enable
(doing a vxdctl enable should also allow veritas to then see the new disks)
You should now be able to run vxdiskadm and be able to initialize the
disk for use under the control of Veritas.
SUBMITTER: Linda Edwards
APPLIES TO: Hardware/Ultra Enterprise/Servers/Enterprise 10000, Operating Systems/Solaris/Solaris 2.5.1
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