Hi folks,

TSM server 5.1 on AIX 5.1

(This may a little more of an AIX question, but I've lost my TSM database...)

I rebooted my Unix server today and four disks that belong to a volume for my 
TSM database, were not in the volume group any more! I know that I can't add 
them back in to the VG because the disks will be wiped. Ex:
The last four disks used to be in the volume group:
hdisk8          000d9f7fdabbdc5c                    TSMdbvg1024    
hdisk9          000d9f7fdabbe670                    TSMdbvg1024    
hdisk10         000d9f7fdabbe852                    TSMdbvg1024    
hdisk11         000d9f7fdabbee59                    TSMdbvg1024    
hdisk13         000d9f7fe2b49302                    None           
hdisk14         000d9f7fe2b50726                    None           
hdisk15         000d9f7fe2c74aee                    None           
hdisk16         000d9f7fe2c76f92                    None           

I'm hoping to get the disks back into the VG by hacking the ODM. Unless someone 
knows another way?

My plan B is just to restore the database. Does this plan make sense:
Delete the LVs first?
rmlv TSMdbB
rmlv TSMdbC
rmlv TSMlogB
rmlv TSMlogC
 
Delete the VG?
exportvg TSMdbvg1024
 
Add the VG and add the disks to the VG:
Use smit.
 
Create the LVs:
/usr/sbin/mklv *S 4k -y 'TSMdbB' TSMdbvg1024 8 hdisk8 hdisk9 
/usr/sbin/mklv *S 4k -y 'TSMdbC' TSMdbvg1024 8 hdisk8 hdisk9
/usr/sbin/mklv *S 4k -y 'TSMlogB' TSMdbvg1024 2 hdisk10 hdisk11
/usr/sbin/mklv *S 4k -y 'TSMlogC' TSMdbvg1024 2 hdisk10 hdisk11
 
Format LVs for TSM:
dsmserv format 2 /dev/TSMlogB /dev/TSMlogC 2 /dev/TSMdbB /dev/TSMdbC
dsmserv restore db

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanx Miles


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Miles Purdy 
System Manager
Information Systems Team (IST),
Farm Income Programs Directorate (FIPD),
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) 
Winnipeg, MB, CA
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