VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Disk Tasks
Importing a Disk Group
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Notes:
• This task requires a disk group name.
• Only deported disk groups can be imported.
• A deported disk group cannot be imported if another disk group with
the same name has been created since the disk group was deported.
• A disk group import may fail if the host cannot find one or more disks
in the disk group. If the import fails because a disk has failed, you can
import the disk group by selecting the Force Import option. If the
import fails for another reason, a forced import can cause serious
problems.
• When a disk group is imported, the system stamps its host ID on all
disks in the disk group. A disk group import should fail if one of the
disks is stamped with a host ID that does not match the others. This
ensures that dual-ported disks cannot be managed (and possibly
corrupted) by two systems at the same time. If you are sure that the
disk group is not in use by another host, you can clear the host IDs
and import the disk group by selecting the Clear Host ID option.