Solaris Volume Manager (SVM) How To Fix Metadevice(s) is in Needs Maintenance state Resolution Path
(Doc ID 1503894.1)
Last updated on OCTOBER 10, 2022
Applies to:
Solstice DiskSuite Software - Version 4.2 to 4.2.1 [Release 4.0] Sun Solaris Volume Manager (SVM) - Version 11.9.0 to 11.11 [Release 11.0] Solaris Operating System - Version 10 9/10 U9 to 10 9/10 U9 [Release 10.0] Oracle Solaris on SPARC (32-bit) Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit) Oracle Solaris on x86 (32-bit) Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Purpose
This document is a resolution path for trouble shooting and resolving Solaris Volume Manger (SVM) metadevices that are reported as being in "Needs maintenance" state. There are multiple types of metadevice layout and each of these requires a slightly different approach to ensure minimal risk of data loss. This document will give examples of most of the possible metadevice layouts and recommend steps to follow to recover the devices back to an "Okay" state. This document does not cover the actual processes involved in the disk/LUN replacement so this will need to be done according to the documentation for the storage array being used.
The procedure first checks to ensure that the "Needs Maintenance" state is valid and checks to configuration so as to allow the correct procedure to be followed.
Some terms used in the document are:
local = not in a metaset
did device = Solaris Cluster device used in place of physical disk name
Troubleshooting Steps
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