E87EF1BE The largest dump deviceis too small

E87EF1BE The largest dump deviceis too small
Last login: Fri Apr 10 15:15:39 CST 2015 on/dev/pts/1 from 10.229.64.114
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First, enter errpt in the system to report error log information related to system hardware and software.
# Errpt
Identifier timestamp t c RESOURCE_NAME DESCRIPTION
E87EF1BE 0412150015 p o dumpcheck The largest dump device is too small.
Get error identifier E87EF1BE
Display details and suggestions using the errpt-aj identifier
# Errpt-aj E87EF1BE
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LABEL: DMPCHK_TOOSMALL
IDENTIFIER: E87EF1BE


Date/Time: Sun Apr 12 15:00:01 CST 2015
Sequence Number: 147
Machine Id: 00F8E7B74C00
Node Id: yamngdb1
Class: O
Type: PEND
WPAR: Global
Resource Name: dumpcheck


Description
The largest dump device is too small.


Probable Causes
Neither dump device is large enough to accommodate a system dump at this time.


Recommended Actions
Increase the size of one or both dump devices.


Detail Data
Largest dump device
Lg_dumplv
Largest dump device size in kb
5242880
Current estimated dump size in kb
5272780


View estimated values
# Sysdumpdev-e
0453-041 Estimated dump size in bytes: 5399537254
View our current value
# Lslv lv_dumplv
0516-306 lslv: Unable to find lv_dumplv in the Device
Configuration Database.
# Lslv lg_dumplv
Logical volume: lg_dumplv volume group: rootvg
Lv identifier: 00f8e7b700004c0000000145aa472f5f. 11 PERMISSION: read/write
Vg state: active/complete lv state: opened/syncd
TYPE: sysdump write verify: off
MAX LPs: 512 pp size: 512 megabyte (s)
COPIES: 1 sched policy: parallel
LPs: 10 PPs: 10
STALE PPs: 0 bb policy: relocatable
INTER-POLICY: minimum RELOCATABLE: yes
INTRA-POLICY: middle upper bound: 32.
Mount point: N/a label: None
Mirror write consistency: on/ACTIVE
Each lp copy on a separate pv? : Yes
Serialize IO? : NO
Infinite retry: no


The current value is 512*10*1024*1024 = 5368709120.
30828134/1024/1024 requires about 29 m


View remaining pps of rootvg

# Lsvg rootvg
Volume group: rootvg IDENTIFIER: 00f8e7b700004c0000000145aa472f5f
Vg state: active pp size: 512 megabyte (s)
Vg permission: read/write TOTAL PPs: 1116 (571392 megabytes)
MAX LVs: 256 FREE PPs: 498 (254976 megabytes)
LVs: 14 USED PPs: 618 (316416 megabytes)
OPEN LVs: 13 QUORUM: 1 (Disabled)
TOTAL PVs: 2 vg descriptors: 3
STALE PVs: 0 STALE PPs: 0
ACTIVE PVs: 2 auto on: no
MAX packets per VG: 32512
MAX PPs per PV: 1016 MAX PVs: 32
LTG size (Dynamic): 1024 kilobyte (s) auto sync: no
Hot spare: no bb policy: relocatable
Pv restriction: none infinite retry: no
Disk block size: 512


There are another 498 m each, just expand one.

# Extendlv lg_dumplv 1


11 PPs already exist
# Lslv lg_dumplv
Logical volume: lg_dumplv volume group: rootvg
Lv identifier: 00f8e7b700004c0000000145aa472f5f. 11 PERMISSION: read/write
Vg state: active/complete lv state: opened/syncd
TYPE: sysdump write verify: off
MAX LPs: 512 pp size: 512 megabyte (s)
COPIES: 1 sched policy: parallel
LPs: 11 PPs: 11
STALE PPs: 0 bb policy: relocatable
INTER-POLICY: minimum RELOCATABLE: yes
INTRA-POLICY: middle upper bound: 32.
Mount point: N/a label: None
Mirror write consistency: on/ACTIVE
Each lp copy on a separate pv? : Yes
Serialize IO? : NO
Infinite retry: no


Run the dumpcheck command to check whether errpt information is displayed.
#/Usr/lib/ras/dumpcheck
Clear errpt
# Errclear 0