0516-822 mklv: Unable to create logical volume.

[AIXFinder]

// AIX 5.2.8

on lspv, hdisk52 is 'concurrent'.
hdisk10 00c3403acb0979f1 prodvg concurrent

When I try to create a lv:

mklv -y prod_4 -t raw prodvg 32 hdisk10

It returns this error:

The distribution of this command (111) failed on one or more passive nodes.
0516-822 mklv: Unable to create logical volume.

The prodvg has:

# lsvg prod7vg

VG STATE: active PP SIZE: 128 megabyte(s)
VG PERMISSION: read/write TOTAL PPs: 1303 (166784 megabytes)
MAX LVs: 256 FREE PPs: 178 (22784 megabytes)
LVs: 45 USED PPs: 1125 (144000 megabytes)
OPEN LVs: 37 QUORUM: 5
TOTAL PVs: 9 VG DESCRIPTORS: 9
STALE PVs: 0 STALE PPs: 0
ACTIVE PVs: 9 AUTO ON: no
Concurrent: Enhanced-Capable Auto-Concurrent: Disabled
VG Mode: Concurrent

 

[DukeSSD]

Are you sure there is that much space on hdisk10?
9 pvs and 178 free pps implies there are about 19 or 20 free pps per pv and you have asked for 32 on hdisk10.

 

[khalidaaa]

Oh yeah i got this errot before! and i communicated with IBM who said that i should shutdown my cluster which was using the concurrent vg and then start it again and my problem was solved!

It's a know bug!

I guess if you are not using this for a cluster then you have to varyoff and then varyon your vg

here is my link to this problem:

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1311133&page=1

Regards,
Khalid

 

[AIXFinder]

<QUOTE>This is a known bug involved with gsclvmd part of the HACMP software. I have faced this problem quite a few times and logged it with IBM, who didn't have any clue as to what was causing this issue,the work around they have suggested was to varyoff the VG and varyon again which did fix the issue but cuased a downtime. Then they gave me a debug ifix to capture more debug information, which I have installed and finally after a couple of months the problme re-occured which capture more info and that enabled IBM to point it towards the gsclvmd and also they have realised this can be seen in two cases and the problem I was facing was case 1 of their explanation. It is an APAR now with number APAR IY91953.</QUOTE>

I am using 5.1 HA on AIX 5.2.8. Is APAR IY91953 going to work for my boxes as well?

thx

 

[khalidaaa]

I'm not sure of that to be honest!

The best thing is to contact IBM support on that!