pvck(1M) pvck(1M)
NAME [Toc] [Back]
pvck - check or repair a physical volume in LVM volume group
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
/usr/sbin/pvck -y pv_path
/usr/sbin/pvck -n pv_path
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
Note: Currently pvck is only capable of detecting bad checksums caused
by a forward system migration after a backward system migration. It
should not be used in other situations.
The pvck command examines and repairs LVM data structures on a raw
disk (pv_path) in a volume group.
Options and Arguments [Toc] [Back]
pvck recognizes the following options and arguments.
-y Repair problems found.
-n Report, but do not repair problems.
pv_path The raw device path name of a physical volume.
RETURN VALUE [Toc] [Back]
pvck returns the following values
0 Either no problems were found or all problems were
corrected.
1 Unable to repair.
EXAMPLES [Toc] [Back]
Examine LVM checksums on /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0 without modifying anything:
pvck -n /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0
Repair LVM checksums on /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0 if necessary:
pvck -y /dev/rdsk/c0t6d0
WARNINGS [Toc] [Back]
pvck should only be run on a device whose volume group has not been
activated.
It is designed to repair the root device or devices while the system
is booted in maintenance mode ("hpux -lm", see hpux(1M)).
AUTHOR [Toc] [Back]
pvck was developed by HP.
Hewlett-Packard Company - 1 - HP-UX 11i Version 2: August 2003 [ Back ] |