VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Troubleshooting Guide (September 2004)

Error Messages

vxdg Error Messages

Chapter 3

vxdg Error Messages

An error message from the vxdg command indicates that the requested operation cannot

be performed. Follow the recommended course of action given below.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: diskgroup: Cannot remove last disk group configuration

copy

• Description: The requested disk group move, split or join operation would leave the

disk group without any conﬁguration copies.

• Action: None. The operation is not supported.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: diskgroup: Configuration too large for configuration

copies

• Description: The disk group’s conﬁguration database is too small to hold the

expanded conﬁguration after a disk group move or join operation.

• Action: None.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: diskgroup: Disk group does not exist

• Description: The disk group does not exist or is not imported

• Action: Use the correct name, or import the disk group and try again.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: diskgroup: Disk group version doesn’t support feature;

see the vxdg upgrade command

• Description: The version of the speciﬁed disk group does not support disk group

move, split or join operations.

• Action: Use the vxdg upgrade diskgroup command to update the disk group version.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: diskname: Disk is not usable

• Description: The speciﬁed disk has become unusable.

• Action: Do not include the disk in any disk group move, split or join operation until it

has been replaced or repaired.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: object: Name conflicts with imported diskgroup

• Description: The target disk group of a split operation already exists as an imported

disk group.

• Action: Choose a different name for the target disk group.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: object: Operation is not supported

• Description: DCO and snap objects dissociated by Persistent FastResync, and VVR

objects cannot be moved between disk groups.

• Action: None. The operation is not supported.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: object: Record already exists in disk group

• Description: The target disk group already contains an object with the same name.

• Action: Rename one of the objects, or correct the request.

vxvm: vxdg: ERROR: subdisk: Record is associated

• Description: The named subdisk is not a top-level object.