VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Troubleshooting Guide (September 2004)

Error Messages

vxdmp Notice Messages

Chapter 3

vxdmp Notice Messages

A notice message from the Dynamic Multipathing (DMP) driver, vxdmp, indicates that it

has taken some action that you may wish to monitor. Action should be taken to correct

any associated hardware problem as soon as possible.

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:added disk array disk_array_serial_number

• Description: A new disk array has been added to the host.

• Action: None.

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:Attempt to disable controller controller_name failed.

Rootdisk has just one enabled path.

• Description: An attempt is being made to disable the one remaining active path to

the root disk controller.

• Action: The path cannot be disabled.

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not install sd driver

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not install ssd driver

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not load sd driver

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not load ssd driver

• Description: During initialization, the vxdmp driver failed to load or install the sd or

ssd driver.

• Action: None.

xxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not lock sd driver

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not lock ssd driver

• Description: The sd or ssd driver could not be locked during vxdmp driver

initialization to avoid unloading of the driver.

• Action: None.

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:disabled controller controller_name connected to disk

array disk_array_serial_number

• Description: All paths through the controller connected to the disk array are

disabled. This usually happens if a controller is disabled for maintenance.

• Action: None.

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:disabled dmpnode dmpnode_device_number

• Description: A DMP node has been marked disabled in the DMP database. It will no

longer be accessible for further IO requests. This occurs when all paths controlled by

a DMP node are in the disabled state, and therefore inaccessible.

• Action: Check hardware or enable the appropriate controllers to enable at least one

path under this DMP node.

vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:disabled path path_device_number belonging to dmpnode

dmpnode_device_number

• Description: A path has been marked disabled in the DMP database. This path is

controlled by the DMP node indicated by the speciﬁed device number. This may be

due to a hardware failure.