VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Release Notes

Software Issues
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Software Issues
The following sections describe VERITAS Storage Foundation software issues that exist in this
release. These issues are expected to be resolved in future releases.
VERITAS Volume Manager Software Issues
See the following sections for information about known problems and issues in this release of
VxVM.
Installation and Upgrade Issues
Upgrading Systems Running VxVM 3.5 Prior to Command Cumulative Patch 06
Before upgrading a system that is running under VxVM 3.5 at a patch level prior to Command
Cumulative Patch 06 (PHCO_30834), it is strongly recommended that you download and apply
this patch, and then run the ckpublen.sh utility script, as documented in TechNote 270407,
available at: http://support.veritas.com/docs/270407. If the script reports that any disks need to be
re-initialized, back up the file systems and data residing on the volumes on those disks, and restore
them after re-initializing the disks and recreating the volumes. You can then proceed to upgrade the
system with the VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 software.
Utility Issues
Warning Message at Boot Time
A message such as the following is displayed if an attempt is made to open a volume at boot time
before any disk group has been imported.
WARNING: VxVM vxio V-5-0-23 Open on an spurious volume device
(hex_id) encountered. This device may be valid, but has not yet
been configured in the kernel.
This message may be ignored. Once the disk group has been imported successfully, there should be
no problem in accessing its volumes.
Shrinking a Swap Volume
vxassist has no built-in protection to prevent you from shrinking the swap volume without first
shrinking what the system sees as available swap space. If it is necessary to shrink the swap
volume, the operation must be done in single user mode and the system must be rebooted
immediately. Failing to take these precautions can result in unknown system behavior or lock-up.
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