Re: "exportvg -p -m" for AIX

From: jeff barratt-mccartney (jbarratt_at_COMPSAT.COM)
Date: 02/27/04

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    Date:         Fri, 27 Feb 2004 08:39:26 -0500
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    wont importvg -y vgname hdiskofbcvdisk
    import the vg, and LVs, filesystems?

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    From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
    Drew Myers
    Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 8:18 AM
    To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    Subject: "exportvg -p -m" for AIX

    All,

    Thanks very much for all of your helpful comments and suggestions.

    After thinking about this more, and trying the suggestions presented here,
    as well as my own, I think I've narrowed the problem a bit. It also seems I
    didn't present enough information to make analyzing the issue very easy.
    Here's the complete "skinny".

    2 LPARs on a p671 running AIX 5.2 with EMC Symmetrix attached LUNs via
    fiber.
    I use EMC's Control Center applications (timefinder et al), to manipulate
    the LUNs.

    I'm going to simplify the actual architecture for illustrative purposes.

    +--------+ +-----------------+
    | LPAR 1 | | Symmetrix |
    +--------+ +-----------------+
    | lun001 |-------->| dev001 | bcv001 |
    | lun002 |-------->| dev002 | bcv002 |
    | lun003 |-------->| dev003 | bcv003 |
    +--------+ +--------+--------+
                                  | | |
    +--------+ | | |
    | LPAR 2 | | | |
    +--------+ | | |
    | lun001 |--------------------+ | |
    | lun002 |-----------------------+ |
    | lun003 |--------------------------+
    +--------+

    One this *hopefully* conveys, is that I have 3 LUNs visible to LPAR1, from
    the Symmetrix. These are "standard" devices, all the same size. They are
    not visible to LPAR2. BCV1-3 are "BCV" devices, annotated as such at the
    Symmetrix.

    My goal, is to establish a mirror, via the Symmetrix, between dev001-3 and
    bcv001-3, then split that mirror. This part works fine. I then would like
    to be able to access the data on bcv001-3 on LPAR2 for backup and
    development purposes. Most of the data is raw, but there are a few mounted
    filesystems, which seems to be where I run into trouble. Based on something
    Bill Verzal mentioned, I did notice that the VGIDs on the LUNs are identical
    on LPAR1 and LPAR2.

    What would be the appropriate method to make the data on bcv001-3 (and
    therefore lun001-3 on LPAR2) accessible on LPAR2? I assume the data is
    present, I just need to inform the ODM the VGs, LVs, and filesystems are
    there.

    Sorry to bring this up again, but I hope this explanation proves more
    instructive than my last.

    Thanks again,

    Drew

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