To remove all VxVM objects from an imported source disk group to an imported target disk group, use the following command:
# vxdg [-o override|verify] join sourcedg targetdg
The following output from vxprint shows the contents of the disk groups rootdg and mydg.
The output includes two utility fields, TUTIL0 and PUTIL0.. VxVM creates these fields to manage objects and communications between different commands and Symantec products. The TUTIL0 values are temporary; they are not maintained on reboot. The PUTIL0 values are persistent; they are maintained on reboot.
# vxprint Disk group: rootdg TY NAME ASSOC KSTATE LENGTH PLOFFS STATE TUTIL0 PUTIL0 dg rootdg rootdg - - - - - - dm rootdg01 hdisk5 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg02 hdisk6 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg03 hdisk7 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg04 hdisk8 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg07 hdisk11 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg08 hdisk12 - 17678493 - - - - Disk group: mydg TY NAME ASSOC KSTATE LENGTH PLOFFS STATE TUTIL0 PUTIL0 dg mydg mydg - - - - - - dm mydg05 hdisk9 - 17678493 - - - - dm mydg06 hdisk10 - 17678493 - - - - v vol1 fsgen ENABLED 2048 - ACTIVE - - pl vol1-01 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg01-01 vol1-01 ENABLED 3591 0 - - - pl vol1-02 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg05-01 vol1-02 ENABLED 3591 0 - - -
The following command joins disk group mydg to rootdg:
# vxdg join mydg rootdg
The moved volumes are initially disabled following the join. Use the following commands to recover and restart the volumes in the target disk group:
# vxrecover -g targetdg -m [volume ...] # vxvol -g targetdg startall
The output from vxprint after the join shows that disk group mydg has been removed:
# vxprint Disk group: rootdg TY NAME ASSOC KSTATE LENGTH PLOFFS STATE TUTIL0 PUTIL0 dg rootdg rootdg - - - - - - dm mydg01 hdisk5 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg02 hdisk6 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg03 hdisk7 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg04 hdisk8 - 17678493 - - - - dm mydg05 hdisk9 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg06 hdisk10 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg07 hdisk11 - 17678493 - - - - dm rootdg08 hdisk12 - 17678493 - - - - v vol1 fsgen ENABLED 2048 - ACTIVE - - pl vol1-01 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg01-01 vol1-01 ENABLED 3591 0 - - - pl vol1-02 vol1 ENABLED 3591 - ACTIVE - - sd mydg05-01 vol1-02 ENABLED 3591 0 - - -