VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Troubleshooting Guide (September 2004)

Error Messages
vxconfigd Warning Messages
Chapter 3
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• Description: As a result of failures, the named disk group has become disabled.
Earlier error messages should indicate the cause. This message indicates that disks
in that disk group were not updated with a new 3.5 host ID. This warning message
should result only from a vxdctl hostid operation.
• Action: Typically, unless a disk group was disabled due to transient errors, there is
no way to repair a disabled disk group. The disk group may have to be reconstructed
from scratch. If the disk group was disabled due to a transient error such as a
cabling problem, then a future reboot may not automatically import the named disk
group, due to the change in the system’s 3.5 host ID. In such a case, import the disk
group directly using vxdg import with the -C option.
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: Error in volboot file: reason Entry: disk device
disk_type disk_info
• Description: The /etc/vx/volboot file includes an invalid disk entry. This error should
occur only if the file was edited directly.
• Action: Correct the offending entry, or remove it using the following command:
# vxdctl rm disk device
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: Failed to store commit status list into kernel:
reason
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: Failed to update voldinfo area in kernel: reason
• Description: These internal errors should not occur unless there is a bug in VxVM.
• Action: Contact Customer Support.
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: Field too long in volboot file: Entry: disk
device disk_type disk_info
• Description: The /etc/vx/volboot file includes a disk entry with a field that is larger
than the size supported by VxVM. This error should occur only if the file was edited
directly.
• Action: Correct the offending entry, or remove it using the command:
# vxdctl rm disk device
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: Get of record record_name from kernel failed:
reason
• Description: This internal error should not occur unless there is a bug in VxVM.
• Action: Contact Customer Support.
vxvm:vxconfigd: WARNING: Group group: Duplicate virtual device number(s):
Volume volume remapped from major,minor to major,minor ...
• Description: The configuration of the named disk group includes conflicting device
numbers. A disk group configuration lists the recommended device number to use for
each volume in the disk group. If two volumes in two disk groups happen to list the
same device number, then one of the volumes must use an alternate device number.
This is called device number remapping. Remapping is a temporary change to a
volume. If the other disk group is deported and the system is rebooted, then the
volume that was remapped may no longer be remapped. Also, volumes that are
remapped once are not guaranteed to be remapped to the same device number in
further reboots.