VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Troubleshooting
Disk Troubleshooting
Chapter 6236
Disk State: Deported
The disk belongs to a disk group that is currently deported. The disk is
not available for use in the deported disk group and cannot be added to a
new disk group.
• To return the disk to a usable state, import the disk’s disk group.
• To move the disk to another disk group, import the current disk
group, remove the disk, and add the disk to a new disk group.
• If the disk group import fails and you want to free the disk’s space for
use in other disk groups, you can use the Initialize Disk task (Hosts >
Initialize Disk) or the following command to reinitialize the disk:
vxdisk -f init device_name
NOTE This command overwrites the disk header and configuration information
on the disk. Any volume copies or regions located on the disk will not be
accessible after you reinitialize the disk.
Disk State: Offline
The disk cannot be accessed by the Volume Manager.
• To return the disk to an accessible state, bring the disk online.
Disk State: Not Initialized
A configuration error is preventing the disk from being used.
• To make the disk available for Volume Manager use, place the disk
under Volume Manager control and add the disk to a disk group.
• If the disk cannot be added to the Volume Manager via the Storage
Administrator, it may be necessary to reinitialize the disk with the
Initialize Disk task (Hosts > Initialize Disk) or the following
command:
vxdisk -f init device_name
NOTE This command overwrites the disk header and configuration information