[Veritas-vx] vxassist maxgrow error "Cannot allocate space"

Daniel Udy daniel.udy at gmail.com
Fri Jul 6 00:00:58 CDT 2007


First let me appologise for the long post, I just wanted to make sure I
didn't miss something that you needed. :)
What I am trying to do is grow a volume on a solaris 8 / VXVM 3.5 system. I
have 2 3310 disk arrays each with 6 disks installed.

When I try and run the vxassist -g dg1 maxgrow vol01 command I get this
error:
root# vxassist -g dg1 maxgrow vol01
vxvm:vxassist: ERROR: Cannot allocate space for 165 block volume

I also tried to run the vxresize to no avail:
 root# vxresize -g dg1 -F vxfs vol01 20000m
vxvm:vxresize: ERROR: vxvm:vxassist: ERROR: Cannot allocate space for 165
block volume
vxvm:vxresize: ERROR: Problem running vxassist command for volume vol01, in
diskgroup dg1

But looking at the disk group there is more than enough free space:
root# vxassist -g dg1 maxsize
Maximum volume size: 377739264 (184443Mb)

The disks are all online with no errors:
root# vxdisk -o alldgs list
DEVICE       TYPE      DISK         GROUP        STATUS
c1t0d0s2     sliced    rootdisk     rootdg       online
c1t1d0s2     sliced    rootdisk2    rootdg       online
c6t0d0s2     sliced    dg101        dg1          online
c6t1d0s2     sliced    dg102        dg1          online
c6t2d0s2     sliced    dg103        dg1          online
c6t3d0s2     sliced    -           (dg2)         online
c6t4d0s2     sliced    spare1       dg1          online spare
c6t5d0s2     sliced    -           (dg99)        online
c7t0d0s2     sliced    dg104        dg1          online
c7t1d0s2     sliced    dg105        dg1          online
c7t2d0s2     sliced    dg106        dg1          online
c7t3d0s2     sliced    -           (dg2)         online
c7t4d0s2     sliced    -           (dg2)         online
c7t5d0s2     sliced    -           (dg99)        online
And I can't see anything abviously wrong with the vxprint (although I am not
the best at reading the vxprint output):
root# vxprint -hrt -g dg1
DG NAME         NCONFIG      NLOG     MINORS   GROUP-ID
DM NAME         DEVICE       TYPE     PRIVLEN  PUBLEN   STATE
RV NAME         RLINK_CNT    KSTATE   STATE    PRIMARY  DATAVOLS  SRL
RL NAME         RVG          KSTATE   STATE    REM_HOST REM_DG    REM_RLNK
V  NAME         RVG          KSTATE   STATE    LENGTH   READPOL   PREFPLEX
UTYPE
PL NAME         VOLUME       KSTATE   STATE    LENGTH   LAYOUT    NCOL/WID
MODE
SD NAME         PLEX         DISK     DISKOFFS LENGTH   [COL/]OFF DEVICE
MODE
SV NAME         PLEX         VOLNAME  NVOLLAYR LENGTH   [COL/]OFF AM/NM
 MODE
DC NAME         PARENTVOL    LOGVOL
SP NAME         SNAPVOL      DCO

dg dg1          default      default  129000   1077053747.1176.sm1c1u

dm dg101        c6t0d0s2     sliced   5521     71118513 -
dm dg102        c6t1d0s2     sliced   5521     71118513 -
dm dg103        c6t2d0s2     sliced   5521     71118513 -
dm dg104        c7t0d0s2     sliced   5521     71118513 -
dm dg105        c7t1d0s2     sliced   5521     71118513 -
dm dg106        c7t2d0s2     sliced   5521     71118513 -
dm spare1       c6t4d0s2     sliced   5521     71118513 SPARE

v  vol01        -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   16777216 ROUND     -
 fsgen
pl vol01-04     vol01        ENABLED  ACTIVE   16777344 STRIPE    3/128
 RW
sv vol01-S01    vol01-04     vol01-L01 1       5592448  0/0       9/9
 ENA
v2 vol01-L01    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   5592448  SELECT    -
 fsgen
p2 vol01-P01    vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg101-03     vol01-P01    dg101    0        66       LOG       c6t0d0
ENA
p2 vol01-P02    vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5592448  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg101-04     vol01-P02    dg101    2889     5592448  0         c6t0d0
ENA
p2 vol01-P03    vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5592448  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg104-02     vol01-P03    dg104    0        5592448  0         c7t0d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L01-01 vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 spare1-01    vol01-L01-01 spare1   0        66       LOG       c6t4d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L01-02 vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg102-01     vol01-L01-02 dg102    0        66       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L01-03 vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg104-01     vol01-L01-03 dg104    5592448  66       LOG       c7t0d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L01-04 vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg106-05     vol01-L01-04 dg106    5592514  66       LOG       c7t2d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L01-05 vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg105-04     vol01-L01-05 dg105    5592514  66       LOG       c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L01-06 vol01-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg103-03     vol01-L01-06 dg103    5592514  66       LOG       c6t2d0
ENA
sv vol01-S02    vol01-04     vol01-L02 1       5592448  1/0       9/9
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v2 vol01-L02    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   5592448  SELECT    -
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p2 vol01-P04    vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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ENA
p2 vol01-P05    vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5592448  CONCAT    -
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s2 spare1-04    vol01-P05    spare1   2889     5592448  0         c6t4d0
ENA
p2 vol01-P06    vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   5592448  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg105-02     vol01-P06    dg105    0        5592448  0         c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L02-01 vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 spare1-02    vol01-L02-01 spare1   66       66       LOG       c6t4d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L02-02 vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg103-01     vol01-L02-02 dg103    5592448  66       LOG       c6t2d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L02-03 vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg105-01     vol01-L02-03 dg105    5592448  66       LOG       c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L02-04 vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg102-02     vol01-L02-04 dg102    66       66       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L02-05 vol01-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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ENA
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ENA
sv vol01-S03    vol01-04     vol01-L03 1       5592448  2/0       9/9
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v2 vol01-L03    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   5592448  SELECT    -
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p2 vol01-P07    vol01-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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ENA
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s2 dg103-02     vol01-P08    dg103    0        5592448  0         c6t2d0
ENA
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s2 dg106-02     vol01-P09    dg106    0        5592448  0         c7t2d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L03-01 vol01-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 spare1-03    vol01-L03-01 spare1   132      66       LOG       c6t4d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L03-02 vol01-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg106-01     vol01-L03-02 dg106    5592448  66       LOG       c7t2d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L03-03 vol01-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg104-09     vol01-L03-03 dg104    5592580  66       LOG       c7t0d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L03-04 vol01-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg105-09     vol01-L03-04 dg105    5592580  66       LOG       c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L03-05 vol01-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg103-05     vol01-L03-05 dg103    5592580  66       LOG       c6t2d0
ENA
p2 vol01-L03-06 vol01-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg102-03     vol01-L03-06 dg102    132      66       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA

v  vol02        -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   2099200  ROUND     -
 fsgen
pl vol02-04     vol02        ENABLED  ACTIVE   2099328  STRIPE    3/128
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sv vol02-S01    vol02-04     vol02-L01 1       699776   0/0       4/4
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ENA
p2 vol02-P02    vol02-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   699776   CONCAT    -
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ENA
p2 vol02-P03    vol02-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   699776   CONCAT    -
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ENA
p2 vol02-L01-01 vol02-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 spare1-05    vol02-L01-01 spare1   198      33       LOG       c6t4d0
ENA
sv vol02-S02    vol02-04     vol02-L02 1       699776   1/0       6/6
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v2 vol02-L02    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   699776   SELECT    -
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p2 vol02-P04    vol02-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg104-06     vol02-P04    dg104    6295164  33       LOG       c7t0d0
ENA
p2 vol02-P05    vol02-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   699776   CONCAT    -
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ENA
p2 vol02-P06    vol02-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   699776   CONCAT    -
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s2 dg104-12     vol02-P06    dg104    9796599  699776   0         c7t0d0
ENA
p2 vol02-L02-01 vol02-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 spare1-06    vol02-L02-01 spare1   231      33       LOG       c6t4d0
ENA
p2 vol02-L02-02 vol02-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg103-06     vol02-L02-02 dg103    5592646  33       LOG       c6t2d0
ENA
p2 vol02-L02-03 vol02-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg102-04     vol02-L02-03 dg102    198      33       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA
sv vol02-S03    vol02-04     vol02-L03 1       699776   2/0       6/6
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p2 vol02-P07    vol02-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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ENA
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ENA
p2 vol02-L03-01 vol02-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 spare1-07    vol02-L03-01 spare1   264      33       LOG       c6t4d0
ENA
p2 vol02-L03-02 vol02-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg103-07     vol02-L03-02 dg103    5592679  33       LOG       c6t2d0
ENA
p2 vol02-L03-03 vol02-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg102-09     vol02-L03-03 dg102    231      33       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA

v  vol03        -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   4192256  ROUND     -
 fsgen
pl vol03-04     vol03        ENABLED  ACTIVE   4192512  STRIPE    3/128
 RW
sv vol03-S01    vol03-04     vol03-L01 1       1397504  0/0       3/3
 ENA
v2 vol03-L01    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  SELECT    -
 fsgen
p2 vol03-P01    vol03-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg105-05     vol03-P01    dg105    7693407  33       LOG       c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol03-P02    vol03-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg105-06     vol03-P02    dg105    6295131  1397504  0         c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol03-P03    vol03-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg104-11     vol03-P03    dg104    8398323  1397504  0         c7t0d0
ENA
sv vol03-S02    vol03-04     vol03-L02 1       1397504  1/0       3/3
 ENA
v2 vol03-L02    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  SELECT    -
 fsgen
p2 vol03-P04    vol03-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg105-07     vol03-P04    dg105    7693440  33       LOG       c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol03-P05    vol03-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg106-04     vol03-P05    dg106    6295131  1397504  0         c7t2d0
ENA
p2 vol03-P06    vol03-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg105-11     vol03-P06    dg105    9094572  1397504  0         c7t1d0
ENA
sv vol03-S03    vol03-04     vol03-L03 1       1397504  2/0       3/3
 ENA
v2 vol03-L03    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  SELECT    -
 fsgen
p2 vol03-P07    vol03-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg105-08     vol03-P07    dg105    7693473  33       LOG       c7t1d0
ENA
p2 vol03-P08    vol03-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg104-03     vol03-P08    dg104    6298020  1397504  0         c7t0d0
ENA
p2 vol03-P09    vol03-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg105-10     vol03-P09    dg105    7696296  1397504  0         c7t1d0
ENA

v  vol99        -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   4192256  ROUND     -
 fsgen
pl vol99-04     vol99        ENABLED  ACTIVE   4192512  STRIPE    3/128
 RW
sv vol99-S01    vol99-04     vol99-L01 1       1397504  0/0       3/3
 ENA
v2 vol99-L01    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  SELECT    -
 fsgen
p2 vol99-P01    vol99-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg102-05     vol99-P01    dg102    1401165  33       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA
p2 vol99-P02    vol99-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg102-06     vol99-P02    dg102    2889     1397504  0         c6t1d0
ENA
p2 vol99-P03    vol99-L01    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg106-08     vol99-P03    dg106    7693407  1397504  0         c7t2d0
ENA
sv vol99-S02    vol99-04     vol99-L02 1       1397504  1/0       3/3
 ENA
v2 vol99-L02    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  SELECT    -
 fsgen
p2 vol99-P04    vol99-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg102-07     vol99-P04    dg102    1401198  33       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA
p2 vol99-P05    vol99-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg103-04     vol99-P05    dg103    5593104  1397504  0         c6t2d0
ENA
p2 vol99-P06    vol99-L02    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
 RW
s2 dg104-14     vol99-P06    dg104    10498626 1397504  0         c7t0d0
ENA
sv vol99-S03    vol99-04     vol99-L03 1       1397504  2/0       3/3
 ENA
v2 vol99-L03    -            ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  SELECT    -
 fsgen
p2 vol99-P07    vol99-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   LOGONLY  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg102-08     vol99-P07    dg102    1401231  33       LOG       c6t1d0
ENA
p2 vol99-P08    vol99-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg101-02     vol99-P08    dg101    5595993  1397504  0         c6t0d0
ENA
p2 vol99-P09    vol99-L03    ENABLED  ACTIVE   1397504  CONCAT    -
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s2 dg105-14     vol99-P09    dg105    11194875 1397504  0         c7t1d0
ENA

What am I missing?

Basically I am looing for advise as to where to go from here. I need to grow
this volume as the application is filling the file system unless I manually
clean it out every day.
Thank you,
Dan
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