What are the steps to be follow to add a disk in veritas &
before add the disk what are the steps to be follow

Answer Posted / gnanavel sekar

1. check for new LUN or run qlreconfig command and devfsadm
# devfsadm
# cfgadm -al
# # /opt/QLogic_Corporation/drvutil/qla2300/qlreconfig -d
qla2300

2. Once the new Disk comes under OS control label the disk
using format menu
# format c#t#d# ===Label the disk

3. Check the disk visible in veritas control as invalid
# vxdisk -o alldgs list | grep c#t#d#

4. Bring the disk into veritas control
# vxdctl enable

5. Verify the new LUN information as Online in veritas ( In
this stage it shows online invalid )
# vxdisk -o alldgs list | grep c#t#d#

6. Initialize the new LUNs in Veritas control
# /etc/vx/bin/vxdisksetup -i c#t#d#

7. Create it in exsiting DG called example: bdmrpdg using
new LUN
# vxdg -g bdmrpdg adddisk bdmrpdg_01=c#t#d#

# vxdisk -o alldgs list | grep bdmrpdg
# vxassist -g bdmrpdg maxsize

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