Common Commands
1.vxdisk list 2.vxdisk list devicename 3.vxdisk -o alldgs list 4.vxdg list diskgroup 5.vxdg free 6.vxdg -g diskgroup free 7. vxdisksetup -i devicename//Initialize the disk. 8.vxdiskunsetup -i devicename 9. vxdg init diskgroup[cds=on] disk=devicename//Create a dg. 10. vxdg -g diskgroup adddisk diskname=devicename//Add a disk to a disk group. 11.vxdg [-g diskgroup] rmdisk diskname 12.vxdg destroy diskgroup 13.vxdg deport diskgroup 14.vxdg import diskgroup
Run the vxlicrep command to check whether the license is activated and install the license vxlicinst.
2. Check whether the VxVM status is normal (vxdctl mode).
vxdctl enable
3. Scan the disks mounted to the system.
vxdctl disable; vxdctl enable
4. Displaying Disk Information:
vxdisk list; vxdisk list sdb; vxdiskadm
5. Initialize the disk:
vxdisksetup -i sdi
6. Run the command to check whether the disk is initialized successfully.
vxdisk -o alldgs list
7. Creating a DG
vxdg init dgora dgora01=sdi
8. Adding Disk to the DG
vxdg -g datayjdg adddisk datayjdg02=sdd
9. Create LVs.
vxassist -g dgora -U gen make lv_system 400 m dgora01 vxassist -g dgora -U fsgen make lv_arch2 400 m dgora01
10. Run the command to check the DG information.
vxprint -g DGra -v
11. Export DG information:
vxdg deport dgdrora
12. Import DG information:
vxdg import dgdrora
13. Restoring the in the DG
lv vxrecover -g dgdrora -sb
14. Run the command to activate the lvs in the DG.
vxvol -g dgdrora startall
15. Modifying the LV Attribute:
vxedit -g dgdrora set user=drora group=dba mode=0660 lv_system
16. Run the command to view the DG information.
vxdg list
17. Run the command to check the available space of the DG.
vxassist -g dgname maxsize
18. Delete the DG
vxdg destroy dgname
19. Creating the Active RVG
vradmin -g dgname createpri rvgname lv01_name,lv02_name... srl_name5
20. Adding a slave RVG
vradmin -g dgname -sdg dgname addsec local_rvgname pri_hostname sec_hostname prlink=prlk_rvgname srlink=srlk_rvgname
21. Creating a SRL
vxassist -g dgname make srlname size
22. Querying SRL Information:
vxprint -g dgname -l srlname
23. Adding an DCM
vxassist -g dgname addlog lvname logtype=dcm ndcmlog=1
24. Deleting the LV
vxassist -g dgname remove volume lvname
25. Deleting an DCM
vxassist -g dgname remove log lvname
26. Deleting an RVG
vxedit -g dgname -rf rm rvgname
27. Rename diskname
vxedit -g dgname rename oldname newname
28. Rename DG
vxdg -n newname import oldname
29. Renaming the LV
vxedit -g dgname rename oldname newname
30. Expand the logical volume.
vxassist -g dgname growto lvname new-length
31. Shrinking the LV
vxassist -g dgname shrinkto lvname new-length vxassist -f -g dgname shrinkto lvname new-length
32. Checking the RLink Status:
vxprint -g dgname -P{l}; vradmin -l printrvg33. Run the command to check the RVG status.
vxprint -g dgname -V{l}33. Synchronizing Data Between the PM and RM:
vradmin -g dgname -a startrep rvgname sec_hostname
34. Enabling the FastResync Function of a Volume:
vxvol -g data01dg set fastresync=on lvrootdbs
35. Create the Snapshot
vxassist -g data01dg snapstart lvrootdbs data01dg02
36. Checking Whether the Snapshot of the LV Is Successfully Created:
vxprint -g data01dg -p | grep SNAPDONE
37. Change the communication protocol used by the RLink to TCP
vxedit -g datadg set protocol=TCP prlk_data01rvg
38. Checking the Read/Write Status of Volumes and Disks:
vxstat -g data01dg -i2 -c10 -rvd
39. Remove the volume from the rvg
vxvol -g scpdg dis lvscu
40. Stopping the rvg
vxrvg -g scpdg -f stop scp01rvg
41. Viewing the Data Synchronization Process
vxrlink -g datadg -i 2 status prlk_data01rvg
40. Enable the VxVM
vxdctl enable function.
41. Starting the VVR
/etc/init.d/vras-vradmind.sh start
42. Stopping the VVR
/etc/init.d/vras-vradmind.sh stop
