Veritas Volume Manager 5.0.1 Troubleshooting Guide, HP-UX 11i v3, First Edition, November 2009

If these methods fail, use the recovery by reinstallation procedure.
See “Recovery by reinstallation” on page 46.
Starting VxVM after booting from recovery media
You can use the vx_emerg_start utility to start VxVM after booting a system
from recovery media. This command allows a rootable VxVM configuration to be
repaired in the event of a catastrophic failure.
To start VxVM after booting from recovery media
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Type the following command:
# vx_emerg_start hostname
The hostname argument specifies the name (node name) of the system that
you are repairing. This name must match the name of the system that you
are repairing, because it is unlikely to be recorded on the recovery media
from which you booted the system.
43Recovering from boot disk failure
Recovering a system by booting from recovery media