vxdisksetup fails with the error "Cannot label as disk geometry cannot be obtained"
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Description
Error Message
The following error is displayed:
“Cannot label as disk geometry cannot be obtained”
Cause
Newly attached disks or disks that are in the Error state need to be formatted during initialization. However, the format command fails on pseudo VXVM devices.
For example:
~# format -s -f
No disks found!
An existing bug has been logged with Solaris for this issue (Bug 30612378).
Resolution
The format command may fail with a DMP device path, but it works with the operating system device path.
To work around the issue, identify the operating system name of the VxVM device and then format the disk with the corresponding path.
For example:
~# format -s -f
The disk initialization completes successfully by using this command.
Issue/Introduction
Disk initialization using the vxdisksetup script fails because the format command fails internally within a script. The uninitialized disk cannot be added to a disk group for further use. This issue occurs on Solaris 11.4.
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