HP-UX Virtual Partitions Release Notes (A.04.01)

Known Problems and Workarounds
Unmounted Disks May Remain in Open State
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Unmounted Disks May Remain in Open State
Related JAG or Patch ID Number
JAGaf61957, PHKL_33432
Applicable on
vPars A.04.01 on Integrity
Description
Unmounted disks will remain in an open state if a virtual partition is
booted.
Symptoms
Unused (unmounted) disks remain in an open state. Commands such as
pvcreate may later fail on those disks.
Workaround
Install PHKL_33432.