HP-UX Logical Volume Manager and MirrorDisk/UX Release Notes (March 2008)

Deprecated or Obsolete Features
The following features are deprecated or obsolete with the March 2008 release of HP-UX 11i v3:
Obsolete Command Options for Version 2.0 Volume Groups
The following LVM command options are obsolete. Using them with Version 2.0 volume groups
either displays an error message and fails, or displays a warning message and ignores the option.
vgcfgrestore -F option displays a warning.
vgcreate -e, -l, -p, -f options all display an error.
vgextend -f and -z n options display a warning.
pvchange, vgextend -z y option displays an error.
pvchange -z n option displays a warning.
pvcreate -s option displays a warning.
lvcreate, lvextend, lvreduce,
lvchange
-r option displays a warning.
Known Problems Fixed in This Version
The following table lists the known LVM and MirrorDisk/UX problems fixed in the March 2008
release of HP-UX 11i v3.
Table 2 LVM Fixes in HP-UX 11i v3 March 2008
DescriptionDefect ID
When booting in Maintenance Mode, the root volume group fails to activate and displays
the message:
vgchange: Couldn't activate volume group "vg00": Invalid argument
QXCR1000587682
The pvck command may core dump if the disk contains partial LVM metadata
QXCR1000765832
The vgcfgrestore command may core dump if the backup file is corrupt
QXCR1000765849
Known Problems and Limitations
No known problems were identified for this release of LVM and MirrorDisk/UX.
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