Keyword(s):volume manager, rootdisk replacement fails Description: Top This document is to be used as a work around if volume manager is failing to remove/replace the root disk properly. You are going to be completely removing the root disk from the configuration and re-adding it. Document Body: Top ====================== Removing the Root disk ====================== 1) # vxdg -g rootdg -k rmdisk 2) # vxprint -htg rootdg remove the plexs associated with the original disk (disabled nodevice) 3) # vxplex dis opt-01 (run against all plexes associated with root disk) - this is a standard plex that is creatd in encapsulation 4) # vxedit -r rm opt-01 (run against all plexes associated with root disk) 5) # vxedit rm 6) # vxdisk list should no longer be listed as a removed entry 7) # vxdisk rm c#t#d#s2 (root disk) ======================= Replacing the root disk ======================= 1) preform drive replacement steps per system requirements if drive has already been replaced, skip this step 2) # format Delete all partitions except for slice 2, and label the disk 3) # vxdctl enable 4) # vxdisksetup -i c#t#d# (rootdisk) 5) # vxdg -g rootdg adddisk rootdisk=c#t#d# 6) # vxdiskadm - opt6 to mirror choose root mirror as the disk to mirror root disk is destination disk this should recognize that it should be a root disk and write a bootblock onto it 7) # prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c#t#d#s2 (rootdisk) check to make sure that there are regular partitions