What is vxdctl?
DESCRIPTION. The vxdctl utility manages aspects of the state of the volume configuration daemon, vxconfigd, sets the default disk group for the system, and also sets up the boot disk group if the root disk is under Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) control.
What does Vxdctl enable do?
vxdctl enable Request that vxconfigd enter enabled mode, import all disk groups, and rebuild the volume and plex device node directories. This operation can be used even if vxconfigd is already in enabled mode.
How do I check Vxconfigd status?
To determine whether vxconfigd is enabled, use the following command:
- # vxdctl mode.
- # vxconfigd.
- # vxdctl enable.
How do I scan a VXVM disk?
You can match the OS native names(i.e format) with VXVM enclose based names using the below command. After scanning the disk in OS,Scan the disks in veritas level by using the below command. Note:In older version we may used “vxdctl enable” or “vxconfigd -k” to scan new disks by restarting it vxvm daemon.
What is Plex in Veritas Volume Manager?
Plexes are logical groupings of subdisks that create an area of disk space independent of physical disk size or other restrictions. Replication (mirroring) of disk data is set up by creating multiple data plexes for a single volume. Each data plex in a mirrored volume contains an identical copy of the volume data.
How do I scan a disk in Linux?
In Linux we can scan the LUNs using the script “rescan-scsi-bus.sh” or triggering some device host files with some values. Note the number of hosts available in the server. If you have more number of hosts file under the directory /sys/class/fc_host, then use the command for each hosts file by replacing the “host0”.
How do I rescan a drive in AIX?
How to Rescan new LUN’s added in Linux, HP-UX, Aix, Solaris?
- ioscan -fnC Generate device files:
- insf -e. Verify the new devices:
- ioscan -funC
- cfgmgr -vl fcsx.
- lsdev -Cc
- echo scsi-qlascan > /proc/scsi/qla/
- sh force_lpfc_scan.sh lpfc
- cfgadm -al.
How do I check Veritas multipathing?
Displaying the paths to a disk
- Use the following command: # vxdisk list devicename. For example, to view multipathing information for hdisk18, use the following command: # vxdisk list hdisk18.
- Alternately, you can use the following command to view multipathing information: # vxdmpadm getsubpaths dmpnodename=devicename.
What does the volbootfile in vxdctl do?
The vxdctlutility manages aspects of the state of the volume configuration daemon, vxconfigd, sets the default disk group for the system, and also sets up the boot disk group if the root disk is under Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) control. The volbootfile forms a key element in managing the state of vxconfigdand importing the boot disk group.
What does the vxdctlutility do in VxVM?
DESCRIPTION The vxdctlutility manages aspects of the state of the volume configuration daemon, vxconfigd, sets the default disk group for the system, and also sets up the boot disk group if the root disk is under Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) control.
Can a vxdctl license be read by vxconfigdre?
With the initargument specified, the vxdctl license initcommand requests that vxconfigdre-read any persistently stored license information. If licenses have expired, this can make some features unavailable.
What does DMP do in the vxdctl command?
If either the Full VxVM license or an automatically generated license (such as that for the PHOTON array) is installed, the command displays “DMP (multipath enabled)”. With the initargument specified, the vxdctl license initcommand requests that vxconfigdre-read any persistently stored license information.