[Q] Rootvg VGDA bad block???

From: L (leed_at_CHELE.CAIS.NET)
Date: 07/15/03

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    Date:         Tue, 15 Jul 2003 08:16:51 -0400
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    We have AIX 4.3.3 on S7A. Normally the "rootvg" is mirror (hdisk0 and
    hdisk1). Every time we doing "mksysb", we break the mirror and make
    backup. unfortunately, after we break the mirror, their has "0516-086
    lsvg: Volume group descriptor area has a bad block." message happen. My
    questions are:

    1. does their has way to fix this problem withour re-install?

    2. can I boot from hdisk1 (mirror already break)?

    3. any other suggestion?

    Thanks.

    other info. for you to reference:

    % lsvg rootvg
    0516-086 lsvg: Volume group descriptor area has a bad block.
    VOLUME GROUP: rootvg VG IDENTIFIER: 000929250b12d3e5
    VG STATE: active PP SIZE: 16 megabyte(s)
    VG PERMISSION: read/write TOTAL PPs: ???????
    MAX LVs: 256 FREE PPs: 206 (3296
    megabytes)
    LVs: 9 USED PPs: ???????
    OPEN LVs: 8 QUORUM: 2
    TOTAL PVs: 1 VG DESCRIPTORS: 2
    STALE PVs: ??????? STALE PPs: ???????
    ACTIVE PVs: ??????? AUTO ON: yes
    MAX PPs per PV: 1016 MAX PVs: 32
    %

    % lspv hdisk0
    PHYSICAL VOLUME: hdisk0 VOLUME GROUP: rootvg
    PV IDENTIFIER: 0009292500383f27 VG IDENTIFIER 000929250b12d3e5
    PV STATE: active
    STALE PARTITIONS: 0 ALLOCATABLE: yes
    PP SIZE: 16 megabyte(s) LOGICAL VOLUMES: 9
    TOTAL PPs: 542 (8672 megabytes) VG DESCRIPTORS: 2
    FREE PPs: 206 (3296 megabytes)
    USED PPs: 336 (5376 megabytes)
    FREE DISTRIBUTION: 45..01..00..51..109
    USED DISTRIBUTION: 64..107..108..57..00

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