vgcfgbackup -f /tmp/mylvm.bck c change the volume group id: esample id = "JGWiR6-J5mh-VnQr-168J-uzj6-RjcD-FtmKQo" pvcreate --restorefile /tmp/mylvm.bck --uuid "laHRdG-3NPX-MGMj-TQtV-FkV5-Yp3M-gSJaj7" /dev/mapper/mapth5 vgrename JGWiR6-J5mh-VnQr-168J-uzj6-RjcD-FtmKQo new_vg
2013/11/21 Paras pradhan <pradhanpa...@gmail.com> > It a LVM2 lun. > > I have presened both luns to a node. Below mpath2 refers to original lun > and mapth5 is a replicated lun. both luns are identical. What I need to do > is remove mpath2 and use only mpath5. I am still confused what are the > steps i need to do to achieve this. I can't do pvcreate or mkfs.gfs2 I > know this. > > -- > [root@cvtst3 ~]# multipath -ll > mpath2 (36000d310002f1c00000000000000001b) dm-4 COMPELNT,Compellent Vol > [size=100G][features=1 queue_if_no_path][hwhandler=0][rw] > \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][active] > \_ 1:0:4:1 sde 8:64 [active][ready] > \_ 1:0:5:1 sdf 8:80 [active][ready] > \_ 4:0:4:1 sdi 8:128 [active][ready] > \_ 4:0:5:1 sdj 8:144 [active][ready] > mpath5 (36000d310002fb000000000000000002b) dm-3 COMPELNT,Compellent Vol > [size=100G][features=1 queue_if_no_path][hwhandler=0][rw] > \_ round-robin 0 [prio=1][active] > \_ 1:0:2:1 sdc 8:32 [active][ready] > \_ 1:0:3:1 sdd 8:48 [active][ready] > \_ 4:0:2:1 sdg 8:96 [active][ready] > \_ 4:0:3:1 sdh 8:112 [active][ready] > -- > > Here is the output of pvs if needed. It says duplicate pvs . I am assuming > it sees the lvm label(?) > > -- > [root@cvtst3 ~]# pvs > Found duplicate PV 0zbIvXwSZbfjD8Pg2KdqvgcHka30P2Ve: using > /dev/mpath/36000d310002f1c00000000000000001bp2 not > /dev/mpath/36000d310002fb000000000000000002bp2 > PV VG Fmt Attr > PSize PFree > /dev/mpath/36000d310002f1c00000000000000001bp2 guest_vg_c lvm2 a-- > 99.97G 996.00M > /dev/sda2 VolGroup00 lvm2 a-- > 67.84G 0 > ---- > > > Thanks > Paras. > > > On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 4:24 AM, Bryn M. Reeves <b...@redhat.com> wrote: > >> On 11/20/2013 10:29 PM, Paras pradhan wrote: >> > Since the luns are same in all aspects, will it automatically configure >> > itself the new one and mount it to /test? >> >> As far as mounting goes (this is the same for any file system) it will >> depend on how the LUN was configured and used in the first place. >> >> If you're using something like LVM2 which identifies a device by a label >> written to the disk itself then the system will find it and activate >> whatever volume groups it contains regardless of the device name or >> identifier (WWID). >> >> If you're using plain multipath or bare devices on the other hand then >> the device WWID will be different for the original LUN vs. the >> replicated one. This will cause SCSI or multipath device names to change >> and if those are used in fstab, scripts or cluster configuration files >> then the device will not mount without manual changes to update that >> configuration. >> >> I'm not expert in gfs2 and cluster specifics so you'll need to consider >> Bob's advice as well to ensure you get a correct set up for the new >> device (and have it consistent across the cluster). >> >> Regards, >> Bryn. >> >> > > -- > Linux-cluster mailing list > Linux-cluster@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-cluster > -- esta es mi vida e me la vivo hasta que dios quiera
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