Error reported during import of disk group
| Article:TECH20213 | | | Created: 2002-01-19 | | | Updated: 2008-01-02 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH20213 |
Problem
Error reported during import of disk group
Error
vxvm:vxdg: ERROR: Disk group oradg: import failed: Disk is sharable, operation not supported
Solution
Description:
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The following error is reported when trying to import a
disk group:
# vxdg import oradg
vxvm:vxdg: ERROR: Disk group oradg: import failed: Disk
is sharable,
operation not supported
# vxdisk -o alldgs list <= Shows
the following for the disk group =>
DEVICE TYPE DISK GROUP STATUS
c0t0d0s2 sliced rootdisk rootdg online
c1t0d0s2 sliced - (oradg) online
shared
c1t1d0s2 sliced - (oradg) online
shared
c1t2d0s2 sliced - (oradg) online
shared
The above states that the disk group is
cluster-sharable. The disks in a shared disk group are stamped with the ID of
the cluster to which the hosts belong and are marked with the shared flag.
# vxdisk list c1t0d0
Device: c1t0d0s2
devicetag: c1t0d0
type: sliced
clusterid: ops <=== The name of the
cluster which the disk belongs to.
Solution:
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In a cluster environment it is necessary to use the -s
option to import a disk group as cluster-sharable. This is only valid if the
cluster is active on the host where the import takes place. Ensure that all the
disks in a shared disk group are physically accessible by all hosts. A host
which cannot access all the disks in a shared disk group cannot join the
cluster.
The following command must be used on the master
server to import the shared disk group oradg:
# vxdg -s import oradg
The following command can be used to determine
whether a node is Master or Slave:
# vxdctl -c mode
Thank you.