VxVM extension - stripped volume

Issue encountered while extending a volume even when there is enough space available in the DG.


sunstation1:/root# vxassist -g DG-DB001 maxsize
Maximum volume size: 326191104 (159273Mb)
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root# /etc/vx/bin/vxresize -g DG-DB001 VOL-DB001-data1 +50g
VxVM vxassist ERROR V-5-1-436 Cannot allocate space to grow volume to 1498001965 blocks
VxVM vxresize ERROR V-5-1-4703 Problem running vxassist command for volume VOL-DB001-data1, in diskgroup DG-DB001
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root# /etc/vx/bin/vxresize -g DG-DB001 VOL-DB001-data1 +5g
sunstation1:/root# /etc/vx/bin/vxresize -g DG-DB001 VOL-DB001-data1 +5g
VxVM vxassist ERROR V-5-1-436 Cannot allocate space to grow volume to 1424601645 blocks
VxVM vxresize ERROR V-5-1-4703 Problem running vxassist command for volume VOL-DB001-data1, in diskgroup DG-DB001
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root# vxassist -g DG-DB001 maxsize
Maximum volume size: 305178624 (149013Mb)
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sunstation1:/root#


Reason: Stripped volume


sunstation1:/root# vxprint -htqg DG-DB001 VOL-DB001-data1
v  VOL-DB001-data1 -       ENABLED  ACTIVE   1414115885 SELECT  VOL-DB001-data1-01 fsgen
pl VOL-DB001-data1-01 VOL-DB001-data1 ENABLED ACTIVE 1414164480 STRIPE 8/512 RW
sd DSK-DG-DB001-110d-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-110d 3328 170826240 0/0 xp24k1_110d ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1369-02 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1369 2107648 3317760 0/170826240 xp24k1_1369 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1369-04 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1369 110288128 2626560 0/174144000 xp24k1_1369 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-110f-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-110f 3328 170826240 1/0 xp24k1_110f ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-136B-02 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-136B 20969728 5944320 1/170826240 xp24k1_136b ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1100-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1100 3328 170826240 2/0 xp24k1_1100 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1112-03 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1112 21292288 5944320 2/170826240 xp24k1_1112 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1101-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1101 3328 170826240 3/0 xp24k1_1101 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-110e-02 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-110e 49024768 5944320 3/170826240 xp24k1_110e ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1102-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1102 3328 170826240 4/0 xp24k1_1102 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-110c-02 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-110c 83891968 5944320 4/170826240 xp24k1_110c ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1103-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1103 3328 170826240 5/0 xp24k1_1103 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1368-02 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1368 135232768 5944320 5/170826240 xp24k1_1368 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1104-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1104 3328 170826240 6/0 xp24k1_1104 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-110b-02 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-110b 164723968 5944320 6/170826240 xp24k1_110b ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1105-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1105 3328 170826240 7/0 xp24k1_1105 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1111-03 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1111 165430528 5399040 7/170826240 xp24k1_1111 ENA
sd DSK-DG-DB001-1640-01 VOL-DB001-data1-01 DSK-DG-DB001-1640 3328 545280 7/176225280 xp24k1_1640 ENA
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root#
sunstation1:/root# vxassist -g DG-DB001 maxgrow VOL-DB001-data1
Volume VOL-DB001-data1 can be extended by 4163584 to: 1418279469 (692519Mb+557 sectors)
sunstation1:/root#






Striped volumes must have enough devices and free space to grow all columns in parallel Solution.


Volume Manager has the following internal restrictions regarding the extension of striped volume columns:
Device(s) used in one column cannot be used in any other columns in that volume
All stripe columns must be grown in parallel



To resolve this issue you must add enough storage devices to satisfy the above constraints or use a relayout operation to convert the volume's column count.