VxVM 3.5 restore

[sardeshpande197]

Hi

Our vxvm 3.5 server got crashed and now when I am creating dg's from scrach I can see old dgs as deported and that's why I am not able to create dg's

My question is how to remove Diskgroup from the configuration and create a new newdg with same name and restore the configuration

like  

vxmake -g fsdg03 -d vxprint-rmv_4vxmk=fsdg03.out

Awaiting for reply...

Sukrut S

[Marianne · Accepted solution]

Any reason why you don't want to simply import the old dgs?

If you re-initialize the disks and then recreate the dg you should be able to recreate the volumes with vxmake.

[Gaurav_S]

Agree with Marianne, what is the error when you try to normally import the diskgroup ?

Also if you want to re-make entire diskgroup, here would be the steps in short

-- you should have a vxprint -mvphsr output saved (before crash) or you should have a cfgrec file from CBR backup

-- You need to reinitialize all the disks WITH SAME OFFSETS, SAME PUBLIC & PRIVATE LENGTH (this step is very important)

-- You need to initialize the blank DG shell

-- Use the vxmake command with -d option & filename would be the file from first step I mentioned

Gaurav