mvdev

Description:

mvdev is a script used to rename (mv) disk device names in AIX. Sometimes it is useful to group disks so that administrators can keep track of what they are for, or what storage device they come from. This script is used to rename an AIX hdiskX to hdiskY.

The Distribution:

The distribution is a ksh shell script. It is linked as a txt file to keep our web servers and browsers happy but should be named "mvdev".

Latest:

   mvdev

This code is released under the BSD license.

Application Notes:

• The script is designed to NOT move devices that belong to a volume group. There is an option inside the script to override this "safeguard". The volume group must be varried off before disks can be renamed and I would recommend exporting and re-importing the volume group if all disks in that group are to be moved. Naturally, this would not work for rootvg.
• Notes on AIX commands are available on the AIX QuickSheet page.