VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Reference Guide

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Error Messages
Kernel Error Messages
• Description
The Volume Manager requires the ability to access the PROMs for
your SPARC hardware. If the PROMs are not a recent OpenBoot
PROM type, then root volumes will not be usable.
• Action
If you have set up a root volume, then undo the configuration (by
running vxunroot or removing the rootdev line from /etc/system)
as soon as possible and contact your hardware vendor for an upgrade
to your PROM level.
Cannot find device number
vxvm:vxio:WARNING: Cannot find device number for
boot_path
• Description
The supplied boot path was retrieved from the PROMs for your
system. It cannot be converted to a valid device number.
• Action
Check your PROM settings for the correct boot string.
mod_install returned errno
vxvm:vxio:WARNING: mod_install returned errno
• Description
A call made to the operating system mod_install() function to load
the vxio driver failed.
• Action
Check your console for additional messages that may explain why the
load failed. Also check the console messages log file for any additional
messages that were logged but not displayed on the console.
subdisk failed in plex in volume
vxvm:vxio:WARNING:
subdisk subdisk failed in plex plex in volume volume
• Description
The kernel has detected a subdisk failure, which may mean that the
underlying disk is failing.