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The vxdmpadm exclude command suppresses devices from VxVM based on the criteria that you specify. When a device is suppressed, DMP does not claim the device so that the device is not available for VxVM to use. You can add the devices back into VxVM control with the vxdmpadm include command. The devices can be included or excluded based on VID:PID combination, paths, controllers, or disks. You can use the bang symbol (!) to exclude or include any paths or controllers except the one specified.
The root disk cannot be suppressed.
The operation fails if the VID:PID of an external disk is the same VID:PID as the root disk and the root disk is encapsulated under VxVM.
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The ! character is a special character in some shells. The following syntax shows how to escape it in a bash shell. |
# vxdmpadm exclude { all | product=VID:PID |
ctlr=[\!]ctlr | dmpnodename=diskname [ path=\!pathname] }
# vxdmpadm include { all | product=VID:PID |
ctlr=[\!]ctlr | dmpnodename=diskname [ path=\!pathname] }
where:
all - all devices
product=VID:PID - all devices with the specified VID:PID
ctlr=ctlr - all devices through the given controller
dmpnodename=diskname - all paths under the DMP node
dmpnodename=diskname path=\!pathname - all paths under the DMP node except the one specified.