VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Troubleshooting Guide (September 2004)

Error Messages
vxconfigd Error Messages
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• Description: The /dev/vx/config device could not be opened. vxconfigd uses this
device to communicate with the VERITAS Volume Manager kernel drivers. The most
likely reason is “Device is already open.” This indicates that some process (most
likely vxconfigd) already has /dev/vx/config open. Less likely reasons are “No
such file or directory” or “No such device or address.” For either of these reasons,
likely causes are:
— The Veritas Volume Manager package installation did not complete correctly.
— The device node was removed by the administrator or by an errant shell script.
• Action: If the reason is “Device is already open,” stop or kill the old vxconfigd by
running the command:
# vxdctl -k stop
For other failure reasons, consider re-adding the base Veritas Volume Manager
package. This will reconfigure the device node and re-install the Veritas Volume
Manager kernel device drivers. See the VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 for HP-UX
Release Notes for information on how to add the package. If you cannot re-add the
package, contact Customer Support for more information.
vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Cannot open /etc/fstab: reason
• Description: vxconfigd could not open the /etc/fstab file, for the reason given. The
/etc/fstab file is used to determine which volume (if any) to use for the /usr/ file
system.
• Action: This error implies that your root file system is currently unusable. You may
be able to repair the root file system by mounting it 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 Chapter 2,
Recovery from Boot Disk Failure,
vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Cannot recover operation in progress
Failed to get group
group from the kernel: error
• Description: This internal error should not occur unless there is a bug in VxVM.
• Action: Contact Customer Support.
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 is “A virtual disk device is open.”
This implies that a VxVM tracing or volume device is open.
• Action: If you want to reset the kernel devices, track down and kill all processes that
have a volume or Veritas Volume Manager tracing device open. Also, if any volumes
are mounted as file systems, unmount those file systems.
Any reason other than “A virtual disk device is open” does not normally occur unless
there is a bug in the operating system or in VxVM.
vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Cannot start volume volume , no valid plexe
svxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Cannot start volume
volume , no valid complete
plexes