vxdisk list shows devices in error state after upgrading Volume Manager (VxVM) to 6.0.300.200 (Public Hotfix 2)

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Article ID: 100011632

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Description

Error Message

Sample output of 'vxdisk list' command:

DEVICE       TYPE            DISK         GROUP        STATUS
emc1296_504a auto            -            -            error
emc1296_5048 auto            -            -            error

Cause

6.0.300.200 (603 PubHF2) is a cross platform VxVM Public Hotfix. The exact version for HPUX and SLES 11 is different and the Version String listing is shown above.

This cross platform release has a dependency on the latest VRTSaslapm package. Exact versions of the VRTSaslapm package is given below:

AIX  - 6.0.100.202
HP-UX  - 6.0.100.202
Linux - 6.0.400.001
Solaris - 6.0.100.202

The patch README within the patch release is documented with this requirement.

For example, README in Solaris is documented with below:


REQUIRED PATCHES             : VRTSvxvm 6.0.300.0 (148490-01),VRTSaslapm 6.0.100.202

This issue is seen if the VRTSaslapm package is not updated with the above mentioned version.
 

Resolution

Install the VRTSaslapm package corresponding to the OS platform.

AIX  - 6.0.100.202 - https://sort.Veritas.com/asl/details/642

HP-UX  - 6.0.100.202 - https://sort.Veritas.com/asl/details/645

Linux - 6.0.400.001 - https://sort.Veritas.com/asl/details/643

Solaris - 6.0.100.202 - https://sort.Veritas.com/asl/details/644

 


Applies To

This issue is applicable to:

- All UNIX/Linux platforms running VxVM patches mentioned below.

Platform               Version String
========               ==============
AIX                    6.0.300.200
Solaris                6.0.300.200
RHEL, SLES10           6.0.300.200
HPUX                   6.0.300.300
SLES11                 6.0.400.100

Issue/Introduction

vxdisk list shows devices in error state after installing VxVM 6.0.300.200 patch. Exact version of VxVM patch that is impacted by this issue is given below:
Platform               Version String
========               ==============
AIX                    6.0.300.200
Solaris                6.0.300.200
RHEL, SLES10           6.0.300.200
HPUX                   6.0.300.300
SLES11                 6.0.400.100