Is your disk an EFI labelled disk? That can generate this output error. If it is relabel it to a vtoc disk label and see if that helps. ginnie
Nils Nieuwejaar wrote On 03/01/07 08:07,: >I have a machine with two BEs and I am trying to create a third. Each BE >contains just two partitions: root and swap. > >My existing BEs: > >tread# lustatus >Boot Environment Is Active Active Can Copy >Name Complete Now On Reboot Delete Status >-------------------------- -------- ------ --------- ------ ---------- >nv54 yes no no yes - >nv58 yes yes yes no - > >The BE I am trying to clone: > >tread# lufslist -n nv58 > boot environment name: nv58 > This boot environment is currently active. > This boot environment will be active on next system boot. > >Filesystem fstype device size Mounted on Mount Options >----------------------- -------- ------------ ------------------- >-------------- >/dev/dsk/c1t0d0s1 swap 4295835648 - - >/dev/dsk/c1t2d0s3 ufs 8590049280 / - > >Now I try to create the new BE: > >tread# lucreate -n current -m /:/dev/dsk/c1t1d0s0:ufs >[...] >Searching /dev for possible boot environment filesystem devices > >Template entry /:/dev/dsk/c1t1d0s0:ufs skipped. > >luconfig: ERROR: Template filesystem definition failed for /, all devices are >not applicable.. >ERROR: Configuration of boot environment failed. > >The partition lucreate is complaining about: > >tread# prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s0 >[...] >* First Sector Last >* Partition Tag Flags Sector Count Sector Mount Directory > 0 2 00 34 16777216 16777249 > 8 11 00 71670954 16384 71687337 > >The / filesystem for this BE: > >tread# prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s3 >[...] >* First Sector Last >* Partition Tag Flags Sector Count Sector Mount Directory > 0 0 00 2292 16777440 16779731 > 1 3 00 16779732 8388720 25168451 > 2 5 00 0 71680008 71680007 > 3 2 00 25168452 16777440 41945891 / > 8 1 01 0 2292 2291 > >As far as I can see, the target partition is almost exactly the same as the >source partition. It's a few hundred KB smaller, but the source partition >is only half full anyawy. > >The error message is just plain useless. Obviously at some point in the >stack, lucreate knew exactly what was "not applicable" about this >partition. Why is the specific failure not passed on to the user? The >lucreate man page doesn't even seem to describe what criteria it uses for >determining whether a partition is 'applicable', so I don't even know where >to start looking. > >Searches of docs.sun.com, opensolaris.org, and google don't turn up any >hits for this specific error message (other than from other confused >victims) so the error appears to be undocumented as well as vague. > >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to RTFM if >somebody could just point me at the FM. > >Thanks, > Nils > > >This message posted from opensolaris.org >_______________________________________________ >install-discuss mailing list >install-discuss at opensolaris.org >http://opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss > > -- Ginnie
