Cannot relayout data volumes in an RVG from concat to striped-mirror (2129601)

Last published : Sep 11, 2026
This issue occurs when you try a relayout operation on a data volume which is associated to an RVG, and the target layout is a striped-mirror.
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Workaround:

To relayout a data volume in an RVG from concat to striped-mirror
  1. Pause or stop the applications.
  2. Wait for the RLINKs to be up to date. Enter the following:
    \# vxrlink -g diskgroup status rlink
    1. Stop the affected RVG. Enter the following:
    \# vxrvg -g diskgroup stop rvg
  3. Disassociate the volumes from the RVG. Enter the following:
    \# vxvol -g diskgroup dis vol
    1. Relayout the volumes to striped-mirror. Enter the following:
    \# vxassist -g diskgroup relayout vol layout=stripe-mirror
  4. Associate the data volumes to the RVG. Enter the following:
    \# vxvol -g diskgroup assoc rvg vol
    1. Start the RVG. Enter the following:
    \# vxrvg -g diskgroup start rvg
  5. Resume or start the applications.