VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Cross-Platform Data Sharing Administrator's Guide

Creating CDS Disks from Initialized VxVM Disks
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Using vxdiskadm
Use the “Add or initailize one or more disks” option. You are prompted to specify
the format.
Creating CDS Disks from Initialized VxVM Disks
If the disk is already initialized, there are two cases to consider:
◆ Disk Not in a Disk Group
◆ Disk Already in a Disk Group
Disk Not in a Disk Group
If the disk is not in a disk group:
1. Run the following command to remove the VM disk format for the disk:
# vxdiskunsetup disk
This is necessary as non-auto types cannot be reinitialized by vxdisksetup.
2. If the disk is listed in the /etc/vx/darecs file, remove its disk access (DA) record using
the command:
# vxdisk rm disk
(Disk access records that cannot be configured by scanning the disks are stored in an ordinary
file, /etc/vx/darecs, in the root file system. Refer to the vxintro(1M) manual page for
more information.)
3. Rescan for the disk using this command:
# vxdisk scandisks
4. Finally, run this command to set up the disk:
# vxdisksetup -i disk
Disk Already in a Disk Group
If the disk is already in a disk group, run vxcdsconvert, as described in “Converting a
Non-CDS Disk to a CDS Disk” on page 14.