HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 Release Notes, September 2001

HP-UX Features
Maintenance Mode Boot
Chapter 3 53
• Missing or stale device files and missing or corrupt /stand/ioconfig
file
If the I/O hardware configuration is changed and any time later, the
ioconfig file is removed or corrupted, the mapping between the I/O
system and device files will be changed. As a result, some or all device
files may no longer map to valid or correct I/O hardware paths. On a
system where this situation exists, the VxVM configuration daemon
(vxconfigd) will not be able to start up properly and will prevent
normal system bootup.
Maintenance Mode Boot Documentation
For more information, see the HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 Maintenance Mode
Boot white paper.