bad disk from rootvg 2

[Mag0007]

Just aquired a server (production),and it seems the previous guy did not mirror rootvg

And what do you know, there is a baddisk on rootvg now!

lsvg -p rootvg
hdisk16
hdisk17

hdisk17 is going bad according to errpt

lspv -l hdisk17 has this:
/var
/tmp
/usr
/

Anyway I can be saved? I do have some free space on the SAN...

TIA

 

[hirschaj]

What type of errors are you seeing in the error report? Why is rootvg split up between 2 disks? If hdisk16 is large enough to fit all of rootvg I would use migratepv to move the contents of hdisk17 over there, replace hdisk17, and mirror the VG.


Jim Hirschauer

http://www.aixexpert.com

 

[Mag0007]

errpt shows
A668F553 for hdisk17

 

[Mag0007]

now, I am thinking on importing a PV (from SAN) into my rootvg, and moving my /usr fs into this SAN pv.

And then taking everything off hdisk17, and remove it and replace the disk.

Would this cause any problems?

 

[p5wizard]

Do you have boot support for those SAN disks? Do you use multipath software to access the SAN disks? Your rootvg PVs (or at least a quorum containing 1 good copy of all LVs) need to be available when booting in order to varyon rootvg and access the OS filesystems.


HTH,

p5wizard

 

[Mag0007]

p5wizard:
ah! thanks for the good tip/info! I guess I will abort this plan....

Not too sure if I have boot support for my SAN disk. I rather not try....I will just try to free up some space and see what I can do.

Thanks for the good tips everyone!