I don't think this is a Veritas error per-se. Once you can get format to talk to the drives, you should be a long way to solving your problem. Look at the array's error log because ASC 0x3a == medium not present.
If you had system power fails, you probably had array ones as well and something must have gotten screwed up there. Cheers, - Mike.Myers <at> nwdc.net > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Rumbidzayi Gadhula > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:35 AM > To: veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu > Subject: [Veritas-vx] vxvm: Unable to read Disk Geometry > > > > am unable to initialize my disk array under VVM 4.0 > (StorageTek D173). When I select initialize disk veritas > says it is unable to read the disk geometry. > > > > Trying to label the disk fails with Disk unformatted. Trying > to format results in a Read error (failing to read VTOC) with > an error code ASC 0x3a. > > If I run a prtvtoc it shows me the disk partitions. > > > > The background is as follows. > > > > Due to some repeated power cuts the system failed to mount > the array on the assigned file system. This is when all the > above problems began. I then decided to rebuild the system in > order to eliminate some of the things I previously thought > had gone wrong. I also changed the version of VVM( from v3.4 > to v4.0 ) that had previously been installed because we could > no longer locate the license information. > > > > I am still getting the same problems. Can you please assist > me on what steps to follow to make the array usable > > > > Regards, > > > > Rumbi > > _______________________________________________ Veritas-vx maillist - Veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-vx
