01-25-2016
Unfortunately I was right - you have different PVIDs in
lspv output -
0006b23f7962b123 and in VGDA -
000b63ca2e698c7b. As for me it seems to be a reason, why you couldn't import the VG.
You have to do the following:
- Open a call at IBM. Just write - we want to import a vg from a disk, it doesn't work. If you have a support contract, they should help you now. It is very important to open the call, because all the following actions can be destructive and you can loose your data.
- Make a snapshot or some other sort of backup from your LUN. Just because you can loose your data.
After you have made backup and opened a call at IBM, there are three options:
- change PVID in VGDA manually, using dd and/or shell. It is an expert option and I wouldn't recommend it to do, if IBM support doesn't say the same.
- recreate volume group using recreatevg command. It will change your VGDA and it can make your VG completely unavailable. That's why it is important to have a snapshot from the LUN. But if it works, it is the fastest and easiest option.
- restore from the last backup if you have any. It is the most time-consuming option, but the most sure for your data.
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vgsplit
VGSPLIT(8) System Manager's Manual VGSPLIT(8)
NAME
vgsplit - split a volume groups
SYNOPSIS
vgsplit [-A|--autobackup {y|n}] [-d|-ebug] [-h|--help] [-l|--list] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] [--version] ExistingVolumeGroupName NewVol-
umeGroupName PhysicalVolumePath [PhysicalVolumePath...]
DESCRIPTION
vgsplit moves one or more PhysicalVolumePath(s) from ExistingVolumeGroupName into NewVolumeGroupName. Physical volumes that are split off
to the new volume group must not contain any partial logical volumes. Use pvmove(8) to move logical volumes to the desired physical vol-
umes.
OPTIONS
-A, --autobackup {y|n}
Controls automatic backup of VG metadata after the merge (see vgcfgbackup(8)). Default is yes.
-d, --debug
Enables additional debugging output (if compiled with DEBUG).
-h, --help
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
-l, --list
Display split volume group names like vgdisplay -v.
-t, --test
Do a test run WITHOUT any real changes.
-v, --verbose
Display verbose runtime information about vgsplit's activities.
--version
Display tool and IOP version and exit successfully.
EXAMPLE
To separate physical volumes /dev/sdk1 and /dev/sdn1 from the existing volume group databases and put them into new volume group my_vg.
vgsplit -v databases my_vg /dev/sdk1 /dev/sdn1
DIAGNOSTICS
vgsplit returns an exit code of 0 for success and > 0 for error:
1 invalid volume group name
2 invalid physical volume name
3 malloc error
4 error reading VGDA of existing volume group
5 new volume group already exists
6 error setting up VGDA for split
7 logical volume to be split into new volume group must be inactive
8 logical volume doesn't exist
9 error removing logical volume from kernel
10 error reducing VGDA by physical volume in kernel
11 error writing changed existing VGDA to physical volume(s)
12 error writing new VGDA to physical volume(s)
13 error creating device special files for changed existing volume group
14 error creating device special files for new volume group
15 error creating new VGDA in kernel
16 error inserting new volume group name into lvmtab
95 driver/module not in kernel
96 invalid I/O protocol version
97 error locking logical volume manager
98 invalid lvmtab (run vgscan(8))
99 invalid command line
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
LVM_AUTOBACKUP
If this variable is set to "no" then the automatic backup of VG metadata is turned off.
LVM_VG_MAX_BACKUPS
This variable determines the backup history depth of kept VGDA copy files in /etc/lvmconf. It can be set to a positive number
between 0 and 999. The higher this number is, the more changes you can restore using vgcfgrestore(8).
SEE ALSO
lvm(8), vgcreate(8), vgextend(8), vgreduce(8), vgmerge(8), pvmove(8)
AUTHOR
Heinz Mauelshagen <Linux-LVM@Sistina.com>
Heinz Mauelshagen LVM TOOLS VGSPLIT(8)