Hi Mike -- Basically, during the course of the reboots - the public and private slices do get created on the root-drives but neither the /etc/vfstab file nor /etc/system file gets modified properly. The "/" slice gets mounted as "ro".
Another weird thing is on the other T2000 - where I was able to encapsulate the root drives - the /etc/system only contains following three lines..... forceload: drv/vxdmp forceload: drv/vxio forceload: drv/vxspec Both the T2000s are setup identically. Don't know why it worked on one and doesn't work on the other. --Asim; =] -----Original Message----- =] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On =] Behalf Of Myers, Mike =] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 12:37 PM =] To: 'Asim Zuberi'; veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu =] Subject: Re: [Veritas-vx] Solaris 10 - Unable to =] encapsulate the root drives =] =] Darn, that would have the easy fix. I haven't seen a =] problem like this on our T2000's. =] =] When you say on the second reboot "the system couldn't just =] come up" what exactly does it do at that point? =] =] If you boot the system to CD or network and inspect the =] drives, how much of the encapsulation is done (eg. Are the =] drives partitioned? Is the /etc/vfstab changed, is =] /etc/system changed?) =] =] Cheers, =] - Mike.Myers <at> nwdc.net =] -----Original Message----- =] From: Asim Zuberi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 8:50 AM =] To: Myers, Mike; veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu =] Subject: RE: [Veritas-vx] Solaris 10 - Unable to =] encapsulate the root drives =] =] =] Thanks Mike for your quick response. Yes, the systems are T2000s. =] I checked the "/etc/vx/bin/vxroot" script, and it already =] has the quotes around the "$bus_drivers". =] =] Sample Output: =] =] vxroot:bus_drivers=`modinfo | grep "PCI Bus nexus driver" \ =] vxroot: if [ $? -eq 0 -a -n "$bus_drivers" ] ; =] vxroot: for i in $bus_drivers =] vxroot: if [ "$drv" = "pci" -a "$flag" = "no" -a -n =] "$bus_drivers" ] =] vxroot: for i in $bus_drivers =] =] =] What else do I need to look out for? =] =] Some more details.... =] =] usilsunvirtual06# pkginfo -l VRTSvxvm =] PKGINST: VRTSvxvm =] NAME: VERITAS Volume Manager, Binaries =] CATEGORY: system =] ARCH: sparc =] VERSION: 4.1,REV=02.17.2005.21.28 =] BASEDIR: / =] VENDOR: VERITAS Software =] DESC: Virtual Disk Subsystem =] PSTAMP: VERITAS-4.1MP2.14:2007-02-21 =] INSTDATE: Apr 06 2007 07:55 =] HOTLINE: 800-342-0652 =] EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =] STATUS: completely installed =] FILES: 845 installed pathnames =] 23 shared pathnames =] 18 linked files =] 98 directories =] 410 executables =] 300751 blocks used (approx) =] =] =] usilsunvirtual06# cat /etc/*release* =] Solaris 10 8/07 s10s_u4wos_12b SPARC =] Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All =] Rights Reserved. =] Use is subject to license terms. =] Assembled 16 August 2007 =] =] usilsunvirtual06# uname -a =] SunOS usilsunvirtual06 5.10 Generic_127111-11 sun4v sparc =] SUNW,Sun-Fire-T200 =] =] =] =] =] =] =] =] =] =] -----Original Message----- =] =] From: Myers, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =] =] Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 9:56 AM =] To: 'Asim =] Zuberi'; veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu =] Subject: RE: =] [Veritas-vx] Solaris 10 - Unable to =] encapsulate the =] root drives =] =] Is this a T1000/2000 by chance? =] =] =] =] If so, you might be running into a bug in the "vxroot" =] =] script. It's easy to check -- on line 138 is the =] variable =] $bus_drivers quoted or not? If it's NOT =] quoted, then you =] might have this bug affecting you. =] The fix it is as simple =] as putting quotes around it like this: =] =] =] =] 138c138 =] =] < if [ $? -eq 0 -a -n $bus_drivers ] ; =] =] --- =] =] > if [ $? -eq 0 -a -n "$bus_drivers" ] ; =] =] =] =] I'm sure there's an official Veritas patch somewhere (I =] =] know this was fixed in the 5.0 release) but I find this =] a =] quicker fix. =] =] =] =] Cheers, =] =] - Mike.Myers <at> nwdc.net =] =] -----Original Message----- =] =] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] =] =] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On =] =] Behalf Of Asim Zuberi =] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, =] 2008 7:32 PM =] To: veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu =] =] Subject: [Veritas-vx] Solaris 10 - Unable to encapsulate =] =] the root drives =] =] =] =] Hi All -- =] =] We're unable =] to encapsulate the root-drives on the Systems =] running =] Solaris 10 upgrade 4 with Veritas VM 4.1 MP2 =] patches. =] All the required OS patches are installed on the =] =] system. Every time an encapsulation attempt is made using =] =] "vxdiskadm" it appears all is getting configured properly. =] =] But on the second reboot during the encapsulation =] cycle, =] the system couldn't just come-up. =] =] =] =] Just wondering, if anyone has encountered the same issues? =] =] Any pointers will be a great help! =] =] =] =] =] =] thanks! =] =] --Asim; =] =] =] =] _______________________________________________ =] =] Veritas-vx maillist - =] Veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu =] =] http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-vx =] =] =] =] =] _______________________________________________ =] Veritas-vx maillist - Veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu =] http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-vx =] _______________________________________________ Veritas-vx maillist - Veritas-vx@mailman.eng.auburn.edu http://mailman.eng.auburn.edu/mailman/listinfo/veritas-vx
