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AIX – Removing disks from a volume group and then inserting a new disk

This activity they intend to remove a disk array drawer and so a new disk will be added and some old disks will be removed

Listing the disks

root@aix:/ # lspv
hdisk0 0003416af966647d rootvg active
hdisk1 0003416af740bb45 rootvg active
hdisk2 0003416a783c13a2 datavg active
hdisk3 0003416af7cc1c47 datavg active
hdisk4 0003416af7cc1cef datavg active
hdisk5 0003416af7cc1d8e datavg active
hdisk6 0003416af7cc1e47 datavg active
hdisk7 0003416a702e8968 datavg active
hdisk8 0003416af7cc1f97 datavg active
hdisk9 0003416afae71331 datavg active
hdisk10 0003416afae713de None
hdisk11 0003416afae7147e datavg active
hdisk12 0003416afae71520 datavg active
hdisk13 0003416afae715c5 datavg active
hdisk14 0003416afae7166c datavg active
hdisk15 0003416abe0699e3 datavg active
hdisk18 0003416a96438ea0 poolvg active
hdisk19 0003416a964390f3 poolvg active
hdisk20 0003416a96439327 poolvg active
hdisk21 0003416a964395d5 poolvg active
hdisk16 0003416a2f20c609 pool02vg active
hdisk17 0003416a2f20e88c pool03vg active

The command to find the newly inserted disk

root@aix:/ # cfgmgr

Listing the disk again. The new disk is the hdisk22

root@aix:/ # lspv
hdisk0 0003416af966647d rootvg active
hdisk1 0003416af740bb45 rootvg active
hdisk2 0003416a783c13a2 datavg active
hdisk3 0003416af7cc1c47 datavg active
hdisk4 0003416af7cc1cef datavg active
hdisk5 0003416af7cc1d8e datavg active
hdisk6 0003416af7cc1e47 datavg active
hdisk7 0003416a702e8968 datavg active
hdisk8 0003416af7cc1f97 datavg active
hdisk9 0003416afae71331 datavg active
hdisk10 0003416afae713de None
hdisk11 0003416afae7147e datavg active
hdisk12 0003416afae71520 datavg active
hdisk13 0003416afae715c5 datavg active
hdisk14 0003416afae7166c datavg active
hdisk15 0003416abe0699e3 datavg active
hdisk18 0003416a96438ea0 poolvg active
hdisk19 0003416a964390f3 poolvg active
hdisk20 0003416a96439327 poolvg active
hdisk21 0003416a964395d5 poolvg active
hdisk16 0003416a2f20c609 pool02vg active
hdisk17 0003416a2f20e88c pool03vg active
hdisk22 none None

Checking if the hdisk22 is coming from the disk array

root@aix:/ # lsdev -Cc disk
hdisk0 Available 1Z-08-00-8,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk1 Available 1Z-08-00-9,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk2 Available 1Z-08-00-10,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk3 Available 1Z-08-00-11,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk4 Available 25-08-00-8,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk5 Available 25-08-00-9,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk6 Available 25-08-00-10,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk7 Available 25-08-00-11,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk8 Available 25-08-00-12,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk9 Available 25-08-00-13,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk10 Available 25-09-00-8,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk11 Available 25-09-00-9,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk12 Available 25-09-00-10,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk13 Available 25-09-00-11,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk14 Available 25-09-00-12,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk15 Available 25-09-00-13,0 16 Bit LVD SCSI Disk Drive
hdisk16 Available 1f-08-02 1722-600 (600) Disk Array Device
hdisk17 Available 2a-08-02 1722-600 (600) Disk Array Device
hdisk18 Available 2a-08-02 1722-600 (600) Disk Array Device
hdisk19 Available 2a-08-02 1722-600 (600) Disk Array Device
hdisk20 Available 2a-08-02 1722-600 (600) Disk Array Device
hdisk21 Available 2a-08-02 1722-600 (600) Disk Array Device
hdisk22 Available 1f-08-02 1722-600 (600) Disk Array Device

Adding hdisk22 to the volume group poolvg

root@aix:/ # extendvg poolvg hdisk22
0516-1254 extendvg: Changing the PVID in the ODM.

Listing the disks to check if hdisk22 is in the poolvg

root@aix:/ # lspv | grep hdisk22
hdisk22 0003416a16888bf6 poolvg active

Listing the logical volumes from the volume group poolvg

root@aix:/ # lsvg -l poolvg
poolvg:
LV NAME TYPE LPs PPs PVs LV STATE MOUNT POINT
pool_lv001 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv002 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv003 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv004 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv005 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv006 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv007 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv008 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv009 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv010 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv011 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A
pool_lv012 raw 128 128 4 open/syncd N/A

Checking the characteristics from hdisk22

root@aix:/ # lspv hdisk22
PHYSICAL VOLUME: hdisk22 VOLUME GROUP: hsm_pool_vg
PV IDENTIFIER: 0003416a16888bf6 VG IDENTIFIER 0003416a00004c00000001129644220a
PV STATE: active
STALE PARTITIONS: 0 ALLOCATABLE: yes
PP SIZE: 256 megabyte(s) LOGICAL VOLUMES: 0
TOTAL PPs: 4462 (1142272 megabytes) VG DESCRIPTORS: 1
FREE PPs: 4462 (1142272 megabytes) HOT SPARE: no
USED PPs: 0 (0 megabytes) MAX REQUEST: 1 megabyte
FREE DISTRIBUTION: 893..892..892..892..893
USED DISTRIBUTION: 00..00..00..00..00

Removing the logical volumes. Repeat with all the logical volumes

root@aix:/ # rmlv -f hsm_pool_lv003
rmlv: Logical volume pool_lv003 is removed.

Removing the disks hdisk18, hdisk19, hdisk20 and hdisk21 from the volume group poolvg

root@aix:/ # reducevg poolvg hdisk18
root@aix:/ # reducevg poolvg hdisk19
root@aix:/ # reducevg poolvg hdisk20
root@aix:/ # reducevg poolvg hdisk21

Checking if the disks were removed

root@aix:/ # lspv
hdisk0 0003416af966647d rootvg active
hdisk1 0003416af740bb45 rootvg active
hdisk2 0003416a783c13a2 datavg active
hdisk3 0003416af7cc1c47 datavg active
hdisk4 0003416af7cc1cef datavg active
hdisk5 0003416af7cc1d8e datavg active
hdisk6 0003416af7cc1e47 datavg active
hdisk7 0003416a702e8968 datavg active
hdisk8 0003416af7cc1f97 datavg active
hdisk9 0003416afae71331 datavg active
hdisk10 0003416afae713de None
hdisk11 0003416afae7147e datavg active
hdisk12 0003416afae71520 datavg active
hdisk13 0003416afae715c5 datavg active
hdisk14 0003416afae7166c datavg active
hdisk15 0003416abe0699e3 datavg active
hdisk18 0003416a96438ea0 None
hdisk19 0003416a964390f3 None
hdisk20 0003416a96439327 None
hdisk21 0003416a964395d5 None
hdisk16 0003416a2f20c609 pool02vg active
hdisk17 0003416a2f20e88c pool03vg active
hdisk22 0003416a16888bf6 poolvg active

Removing the disk definition from the system

root@aix:/ # rmdev -dl hdisk18
hdisk18 deleted
root@aix:/ # rmdev -dl hdisk19
hdisk19 deleted
root@aix:/ # rmdev -dl hdisk20
hdisk20 deleted
root@aix:/ # rmdev -dl hdisk21
hdisk21 deleted

Checking if the disks are ready to be physically removed

root@aix:/ # lspv
hdisk0 0003416af966647d rootvg active
hdisk1 0003416af740bb45 rootvg active
hdisk2 0003416a783c13a2 datavg active
hdisk3 0003416af7cc1c47 datavg active
hdisk4 0003416af7cc1cef datavg active
hdisk5 0003416af7cc1d8e datavg active
hdisk6 0003416af7cc1e47 datavg active
hdisk7 0003416a702e8968 datavg active
hdisk8 0003416af7cc1f97 datavg active
hdisk9 0003416afae71331 datavg active
hdisk10 0003416afae713de None
hdisk11 0003416afae7147e datavg active
hdisk12 0003416afae71520 datavg active
hdisk13 0003416afae715c5 datavg active
hdisk14 0003416afae7166c datavg active
hdisk15 0003416abe0699e3 datavg active
hdisk16 0003416a2f20c609 pool02vg active
hdisk17 0003416a2f20e88c pool03vg active
hdisk22 0003416a16888bf6 poolvg active

The disks don’t appear anymore

root@aix:/ # lspv | egrep ‘hdisk18|hdisk19|hdisk20|hdisk21’
root@aix:/ #

Creating the logical volumes in the volume group to replace the old ones deleted

mklv -t raw -y pool_lv001 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv002 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv003 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv004 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv005 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv006 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv007 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv008 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv009 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv010 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv011 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv012 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv013 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv014 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv015 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv016 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv017 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv018 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv019 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv020 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv021 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv022 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv023 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv024 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv025 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv026 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv027 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv028 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv029 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv030 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv031 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv032 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv033 poolvg 128
mklv -t raw -y pool_lv034 poolvg 128

Verifying the volume group poolvg

root@aix:/ # lsvg poolvg
VOLUME GROUP: poolvg VG IDENTIFIER: 0003416a00004c00000001129644220a
VG STATE: active PP SIZE: 256 megabyte(s)
VG PERMISSION: read/write TOTAL PPs: 4462 (1142272 megabytes)
MAX LVs: 256 FREE PPs: 110 (28160 megabytes)
LVs: 34 USED PPs: 4352 (1114112 megabytes)
OPEN LVs: 0 QUORUM: 2
TOTAL PVs: 1 VG DESCRIPTORS: 2
STALE PVs: 0 STALE PPs: 0
ACTIVE PVs: 1 AUTO ON: yes
MAX PPs per VG: 30480
MAX PPs per PV: 5080 MAX PVs: 6
LTG size (Dynamic): 1024 kilobyte(s) AUTO SYNC: no
HOT SPARE: no BB POLICY: relocatable

Creating and removing a logical volume in AIX

I had several logical volumes that were presenting a weird error

root@aix:/ # rmlvcopy lvpooldom01001 1
0516-622 rmlvcopy: Warning, cannot write lv control block data.

I tried to migrate the logical volume off the disk

root@cvrdalebk01:/ # migratepv -l lvpooldom01001 hdisk3
0516-076 lmigratelv: Cannot remove last good copy of stale partition.
Resynchronize the partitions with syncvg and try again.
0516-812 migratepv: Warning, migratepv did not completely succeed;
all physical partitions have not been moved off the PV.

But it was not completed successfully

root@aix:/ # lsvg -l tsm01vg
tsm01vg:
LV NAME TYPE LPs PPs PVs LV STATE MOUNT POINT
lvtsm jfs2 32 32 1 open/syncd /tsm
loglv00 jfs2log 1 1 1 open/syncd N/A
lvtsmdborig01 jfs 512 512 1 open/syncd N/A
lvtsmdborig02 jfs 512 512 1 open/syncd N/A
lvtsmlogorig01 jfs 256 256 1 open/syncd N/A
lvtsmdbmirr01 jfs 512 512 1 open/syncd N/A
lvtsmdbmirr02 jfs 512 512 1 open/syncd N/A
lvtsmlogmirr01 jfs 256 256 1 open/syncd N/A
0516-1147 : Warning – logical volume lvpooldom01001 may be partially mirrored.
lvpooldom01001 raw 512 666 11 closed/stale N/A

So I ended up removing the logical volumes

root@aix:/ # rmlv lvpooldom01001
Warning, all data contained on logical volume lvpooldom01001 will be destroyed.
rmlv: Do you wish to continue? y(es) n(o)? y
rmlv: Logical volume lvpooldom01001 is removed.
root@aix:/ # rmlv -f lvpooldom01003
rmlv: Logical volume lvpooldom01003 is removed.
root@aix:/ # rmlv -f lvpooldom01004
rmlv: Logical volume lvpooldom01004 is removed.
root@aix:/ # rmlv -f lvpooldom01005
rmlv: Logical volume lvpooldom01005 is removed.

And then recreating them

root@aix:/ # mklv -t raw -y lvpooldom01001 tsm01vg 512
lvpooldom01001

Here is the status. No warning was displayed

root@aix:/ # lsvg -l tsm01vg | grep lvpooldom01001
lvpooldom01001 raw 512 512 1 closed/syncd N/A