To Determine If A Volume Group Or Physical Volume Group Is Active - HP StorageWorks 2405 - Disk System Replacement Manual

To Determine If a Volume Group or Physical Volume Group is Active

At the host console, enter:
# vgdisplay <VG name>
For example: #vgdisplay /dev/vg00
If the volume group is not active, the host will display:
# vgdisplay: volume group not activated.
# vgdisplay: cannot display volume group /dev/vg00
Note The following messages will appear if the disk is defective:
VGDISPLAY: WARNING: COULDN' T QUERY PHYSICAL VOLUME" /dev/dsk/c2t4d0"
THE SPECIFIED PATH DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO PHYSICAL VOLUME ATTACHED TO THE
VOLUME GROUP
VGDISPLAY: WARNING: COULDN' T QUERY ALL OF THE PHYSICAL VOLUMES
If either of the above messages appears, follow the replacement instructions for
Unattached Physical Volumes.
Otherwise, follow the instructions to determine if the physical volume is attached.
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