VxVM Creating a Simple rootdg Disk Group

Creating a Simple rootdg Disk Group


DISABLE TRANSACTIONS
node0# vxconfigd -m disable
node0# ps -ef | grep vxconfigd
root 58 1 80 10:08:39 ? 0:01 vxconfigd
root 520 328 4 10:35:09 pts/0 0:00 grep vxconfigd

INITIALIZE DATABASE
node0# vxdctl init

MAKE A NEW ROOTDG GROUP
node0# vxdg init rootdg

ADD SIMPLE SLICE
node0# vxdctl add disk c0t1d0s7 type=simple
vxvm:vxdctl: WARNING: Device c0t1d0s7: Not currently in the configuration

(NOTE THIS WARNING IS NORMAL)

ADD DISK RECORDS
node0# vxdisk -f init c0t1d0s7 type=simple

ADD DISK NAME TO ROOTDG DISK GROUP
node0# vxdg adddisk c0t1d0s7

ENABLE TRANSACTIONS
node0# vxdctl enable

REMOVE FILE IF PRESENT
node0# cd /etc/vx/reconfig.d/state.d:ls
node0#install-db
node0#rm install-db

NOTE: if the file install-db is there remove it. If it isn't
don't worry about it.

node0#reboot