Solaris 11 alternate boot environment (ABE) doesn't boot after Infoscale upgrade
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Description
Error Message
"An inconsistency in the boot archive was detected and the boot archive has been successfully updated. Rebooting"
Cause
After further testing, it transpired that the ABE had been rebooted with the "reboot" command, thus not resulting in an orderly shutdown.
Resolution
A recommendation was given to reboot boot environments with either "init 6" or "shutdown". Once the ABE had been recreated and upgraded, a subsequent "init 6" avoided any further issue.
Issue/Introduction
After an upgrade attempt on a Solaris 11.3 ABE from 6.2.1 to 7.4.1, the ABE failed to reboot and ended up in a "reboot" loop
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