Fsadm command fails with error "V-3-20281 mountpoint $MNT is not a vxfs file system" on Solaris 11 update 1
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Description
Error Message
# fsadm -E /test_mnt
UX:vxfs fsadm: ERROR: V-3-20281: mountpoint /test_mnt is not a vxfs file system
or
# /etc/vx/bin/vxresize -F vxfs -g dg vol 39g
UX:vxfs fsadm: ERROR: V-3-20281: is not a vxfs file system
Cause
The Solaris11 update1 has some changes in function fstatvfs() [VFS layer] which breaks VxFS's previous assumptions. The statvfs.f_basetype gets populated with some garbage value instead of "vxfs". So, when fsadm command checks the filesystem type the check fails with "not a valid vxfs filesystem" error.
Resolution
Solaris 11 Update 1 is officially supported from Storage Foundation High Availability (SFHA) 6.0.3 onwards.
Upgrade to 6.0.3 to resolve this issue.
The SFHA 6.0.3 for Solaris 11 (sfha-sol11_sparc-6.0.3) can be downloaded from SORT:
https://sort.Veritas.com/patch/detail/7029
N.B. Upgrading from and existing installation of SFHA 6.0.1 on Solaris 11 update 1 to SFHA 6.0.3 may encounter a panic similar to this:
panic[cpu0]/thread=2a10109bc60: BAD TRAP: type=9 rp=2a10109b9b0 addr=7ba42860 mm: trap type = 0x9 addr=0x7ba42860
pid=0, pc=0x7ba42860, sp=0x2a10109b251, tstate=0x4480001606, context=0x0 g1-g7: 2ca9c0aa9fff, 10010000, 0, 0, 0, 10, 2a10109bc60
To avoid this , please follow these steps:
a. Remove the SFHA 6.0.1 installation
b. Install SFHA 6.0.1 and do not configure.
example:
# ./installsfha
and when prompted "DO you wish to configure ?" Answer "no" to not configure
c. Install SFHA 6.0.3 patch as per the install guide
d. Reboot system
e. Finally, configure SFHA
# /opt/VRTS/install/installsfha -configure
For additional information on SFHA installation and upgrade issues concerning Solaris 11 Update 1 refer below article:
https://www.veritas.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=000087666
Applies To
SunOS System1 5.11 11.1 sun4v sparc sun4v
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