VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Reference Guide

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Error Messages
Volume Manager Configuration Daemon Error Messages
Cannot open /etc/vfstab
vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Cannot open /etc/vfstab: reason
• Description
vxconfigd could not open the /etc/vfstab file, for the reason given.
The /etc/vfstab file is used to determine which volume (if any) to
use for the /usr file system. If the /etc/vfstab file cannot beopened,
vxconfigd prints the above error message and exits.
• Action
This error implies that your root file system is currently unusable.
You may be able to repair your root file system by mounting the root
file system after booting from a network or CD-ROM root file system.
If the root file system is defined on a volume, then see the procedures
defined for recovering from a failed root file system in the “Recovery”
chapter of the Administrator’s Guide.
Cannot recover operation in progress
vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Cannot recover operation in
progress
Failed to get group group from the kernel: error
• Description
This is an internal Volume Manager error. This error should not occur
unless there is a bug in the Volume Manager.
• Action
Contact Customer Support for more information.
Cannot reset VxVM kernel
vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Cannot reset VxVM kernel: reason
• Description
The -r reset option was specified to vxconfigd, but the VxVM
kernel drivers could not be reset. The most common reason for this is
“A virtual disk device is open.” That error implies that a VxVM
tracing device or volume device is open.
• Action
If, for some reason, you really want to reset the kernel devices, you
will need to track down and kill all processes that have a volume or