"The partioning on disk /dev/sda is not readable by the partioning tool parted" appears during an upgrade of the operating system

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Description

Error Message

The partioning on disk /dev/sda is not readable by the partioning tool parted, which is used to change the partition table.
You can use the partitions on disk /dev/sda as they are.
You can format them and assign mount points to them, but you cannot add, edit, resize, or remove partitions from that disk with this tool.

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Root device: /dev/vx/dsk/bootdg/rootvol (mounted on / as reiserfs)
Module list: pilix mptspi qla2xxx silmage processor thermal fan
Symantec Storage Foundation and High Availability Release Notes 53
Known issuesreiserfs aedd (xennet xenblk)
Kernel image; /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16.60-0.54.5-smp
Initrd image: /boot/initrd-2.6.16.60-0.54.5-smp

Resolution

These messages may appear during an operating system upgrade on a system that has encapsulated boot disks. They are normally harmless and may be ignored.

 


Issue/Introduction

"The partioning on disk /dev/sda is not readable by the partioning tool parted" appears during an upgrade of the operating system