Encrypted Volume and File System v1.1.1 Release Notes

automatically retrieve stored passphrases and use the passphrases to execute EVFS
commands.
CAUTION: Stored passphrases provide convenience, but they are security risks.
New and Changed Features in this Release
HP-UX EVFS version 1.1.1 (A.01.01.01) includes the defect fixes listed in “Defects Fixed in this
Release” (page 6). It also includes the new features introduced in HP-UX EVFS version 1.1,
such as support for in-line encryption. For a list of the new features introduced in HP-UX EVFS
version 1.1, see Encrypted Volume and File System v1.1 Release Notes (5992-4027).
Defects Fixed in this Release
This version contains fixes for the defects listed in the sections that follow.
EVFS Does Not Start If VxVM Is Not Installed
Defect Number QXCR1000834198
Description EVFS does not start if the Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) product bundle is not
installed.
Symptoms The evfsadm start command returns the following error:
evfsadm: start error: invalid admin device "/dev/evfs/admin"
Attempts to mount an EVFS volume fail because the EVFS subsystem is not started. The mount
command returns the error I/O error.
If EVFS is configured for autostart and the /etc/fstab file contains entries for EVFS volumes,
the system console displays the following messages:
evfsadm: start error: invalid admin device "/dev/evfs/admin"
vxfs fsck: /dev/evfs/vg00/test2:sanity check failed: cannot open /dev/evfs/vg00/test2: I/O error
Starting EVFS operations ............................................ FAIL *
The /etc/rc.log file contains the messages similar to the following:
Starting EVFS volumes with remote keys
Output from "/sbin/rc2.d/S499evfs_remote start":
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evfsvol: enable error: invalid admin device "/dev/evfs/admin"
Output from "/sbin/rc1.d/S102evfs_local2 start":
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evfsvol: enable error: invalid admin device "/dev/evfs/admin"
"/sbin/rc1.d/S102evfs_local2 start" FAILED
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Mount file systems
Output from "/sbin/rc1.d/S100localmount start":
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mountall: cannot mount /dev/evfs/vg00/test2
mountall: diagnostics from mount
vxfs mount: Cannot open /dev/evfs/vg00/test2: I/O error
To determine if VxVM is installed on the system, enter the following command:
lsdev -C vxvm
If this command displays no devices, VxVM is not installed.
Workaround On systems without EVFS version 1.1.1 or later, you can install or reinstall the
VxVM product bundle.
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