HP Surestore SAN Manager LM Software, Surestore SAN Manager DM Software Using the vfstab File

Using the vfstab File

If you unassign a device that is listed in the vfstab file and then reboot the system, the vfstab file will report errors and cause the system boot process to terminate at single-user mode:

/dev/rdsk/device_name: I/O error can’t open /dev/rdsk/device_name

/dev/rdsk/device_name: CAN’T CHECK FILE SYSTEM

/dev/rdsk/device_name: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY

WARNING—Unable to repair one or more of the following filesystem(s): SAN devices will be listed here

Run fsck manually (fsck filesystem...).

Exit the shell when done to continue the boot process

1.To continue startup, press Control + D.

2.Log in to the Solaris node.

3.On a Windows NT administration node, reassign the missing device(s).

4.On the Solaris node, enter the command mount -ato mount all devices listed in the vfstab file.

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