HP-UX 11i Version 2 Installation and Update Guide, May 2005

Known Problems and Troubleshooting
Known Install and Update Problems
Appendix B 157
“Incorrect protocol
version (20) in volboot
file” Warning
After you update to HP-UX 11i v2 from HP-UX 11i v1.6, the
following error message may appear during reboot:
Starting vxconfigd in boot mode (pre_init_rc).
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: volboot: Incorrect protocol
version (20) in volboot file.
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: volboot: Using the highest
supported protocol version 40
Checking root file system.
You encounter this error if you updated an HP-UX 11i v1.6
system with VxVM 3.1 as your volume manager to HP-UX 11i
v2 with VxVM 3.5. The problem is caused by different version
values in the volboot file (20 in VxVM 3.1; 40 in VxVM 3.5).
You can safely ignore this message.
Whole Disk
Installation Not
Supported with VxFS
and 18 GB Disks
The installation of HP-UX is not supported in the Whole Disk
install configuration with VxFS and only disks 18 GB in size.
If you attempt a Whole Disk installation of VxFS on 18 GB
disks, then the installation is likely to hang at various points
during the installation process.
What to Do
You should avoid installing with VxFS using the whole disk
option on any 18 GB disk. We recommend you use LVM or
VxVM to partition the disk as an alternative installation
configuration.
Table B-1 Known Install and Update Problems (Continued)
Problem Description/Action