Moving disk array from one host to other host

SystemA has a disk array installed, you want to move disk array to SystemB.

  1. On SystemA

    # vxdctl init SystemB
    (to change the hostid on all the imported drives to SystemB)
  2. Halt the system and remove array from SystemA.
  3. On SystemB,
    install software and apply patches, and
    attach a disk array.
  4. Reboot SystemB with "boot -r"
  5. # vxiod set 10
  6. # vxconfigd -d
  7. # vxdctl init SystemB
  8. # rm /etc/vx/reconfig.d/state.d/install-db
  9. # vxdctl enable
  10. Start vxconfigd
  11. Import rootdg configuration volume
  12. # vxvol -g groupname startall
  13. Edit vfstab