Hi,
I am running AIX 5.3 TL8. After a disk failure, one of my mirrored application volumegroups went down. Unfortunately we have quorum switched on on this VG and the defective disk holds the majority.
I have set MISSINGPV_VARYON to TRUE and tried a forced varyon but it's still failing. I cannot switch off quorum while the VG is not varied on - and I desperately need the VG up and running. Does anyone know how I can get my vg back up and running ?
Thank you and regards
zxmaus
I think it only looks at MISSINGPV_VARYON at boot time
varonvg -f
the force should make it vary on even with missing quorum. then just add the other disk back in once it's been replaced & re-mirror. And turn off quorum.
Just noticed that you've already tried the force option i suggested. You might be borked there i'm afraid.
Have you tried exporting & re-importing the VG?
Hi,
problem solved - a reboot did not remove the quorum - but an export and forced import did. Afterwards I could forced varyon the vg and start my database and be back in production until the failed disk was physically replaced.
Kind regards
zxmaus
you're welcome