RVG utility states
This section lists the RVG states and their descriptions.
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empty—State of a newly created RVG. Issue the
vxrvg
start
command to start the RVG.
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clean—The RVG is stopped. This state is seen after issuing the
vxrvg stop
command. Issue the vxrvg
start
command to start the RVG.
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active—This determines if I/O can be performed to the data volumes:
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If the KSTATE is enabled, I/O can be performed.
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If the KSTATE is recover, I/O cannot be performed (this state usually occurs after a system crash).
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If the KSTATE is disabled, I/O cannot be performed.
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fail—A data volume error occurred.