VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Migration Guide

Conversion Error Messages
The conversion process was unable to deactivate the volume group vol_grp_name
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d. Create a dummy link to the raw device, for example:
# ln /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0 /dev/rdsk/temp
e. Destroy the LVM headers using pvcreate -f on the dummy link, for example:
# pvcreate -f /dev/rdsk/temp
f. Remove the dummy link to the raw device, for example:
# rm /dev/rdsk/temp
g. Restore the headers from the lvmconf backup, for example:
# vgcfgrestore -n /dev/vg01 /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0
h. Activate the volume group and integrity check the data or recover from backup.
The conversion process was unable to deactivate the
volume group vol_grp_name
• Description
This indicates that the conversion process cannot deactivate the volume group.
• Action
The conversion cannot be completed without rebooting the machine. If you cannot afford
to reboot, then choose abort and try again later.
This Volume Group contains one or more logical volumes
with mirrored data
• Description
If an administrator attempts to convert a Mirrored LVM Volume Group without a valid
VxVM license installed, the conversion is not allowed.
• Action