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VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Reference Guide: for HP-UX 11i and HP-UX 11i Version 1.5 > Chapter 2 Error Messages

DMP Error Messages

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Path Failure detected by vxdmp driver
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Path failure on <major>/<minor>
  • Description

    Appears when a path under the control of the DMP driver fails. The device number of the failed path is part of the message.

  • Action

    None.



Load of sd driver failed
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not load sd driver
  • Description

    Appears when a path under the control of the DMP driver fails. The device number of the failed path is part of the message.

  • Action

    None.



Install of sd driver failed
 		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not install sd driver
  • Description

    During initialization, if the vxdmp driver tries to load the sd driver. If the attempt fails, this message appears.

  • Action

    None.



Can't lock sd driver
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: could not lock sd driver
  • Description

    The sd driver is locked during vxdmp driver initialization to avoid unloading of the driver. The message is printed when the sd driver cannot be locked.

  • Action

    None.



Load of ssd driver failed
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not load ssd driver
  • Description

    Appears when a path under the control of the DMP driver fails. The device number of the failed path is part of the message.

  • Action

    None.



Install of ssd driver failed
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: Could not install ssd driver
  • Description

    During initialization, the vxdmp driver tries to load the ssd driver. If the attempt fails, this message appears.

  • Action

    None.



Can't lock ssd driver
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE: could not lock ssd driver
  • Description

    The ssd driver is locked during vxdmp driver initialization to avoid unloading of the driver. The message is printed when the ssd driver cannot be locked.

  • Action

    None.



Attempt to disable controller failed
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:Attempt to disable controller controller_name failed. Rootdisk has just one enabled path.
  • Description

    There is only one remaining active path to the root disk. This cannot be disabled. The user is trying to disable a controller accessible through this path.

  • Action

    Do not try to disable this controller. This is not allowed.



Disabled path belonging to dmpnode
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:
disabled path path device number belonging to dmpnode dmpnode device
number
  • Description

    The path with the device number indicated by the message, has been marked disabled in the DMP database. This path is controlled by the DMP node indicated by the specified device number. This could have happened due to a hardware failure.

  • Action

    Check the underlying hardware in case you want to recover the desired path.



Enabled path belonging to dmpnode
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:
enabled path path device number belonging to dmpnode dmpnode device
number
  • Description

    The path with the device number indicated by the message, has been marked enabled in the DMP database. This path is controlled by the DMP node indicated by the specified device number. This can happen if a previously disabled path has been repaired and the user has reconfigured the DMP database using the vxdctl(1M) command or, automatically.

  • Action

    None.



Disabled dmpnode
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:disabled dmpnode dmpnode device number
  • Description

    The dmpnode with the device number indicated in the message, has been marked disabled in the DMP database. It will no longer be accessible to further IOs. It happens when all paths controlled by a DMP node are in the disabled state, and therefore inaccessible.

  • Action

    Check hardware or enable the appropriate controllers in order to get at least one path under this dmpnode in the enabled state. This will enable the dmpnode specified.



Enabled dmpnode
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:enabled dmpnode dmpnode device number
  • Description

    The dmpnode with the device number indicated by the message has been marked enabled in the DMP database. It will now allow IOs. This happens when at least one path controlled by this dmpnode has been enabled.

  • Action

    None.



Disabled controller connected to a disk array
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:
disabled controller controller name connected to disk array
disk array serial number
  • Description

    All paths that go through the specified controller connected to the specified disk array, are in disabled state. This happens user chooses to disable a particular controller for maintenance tasks.

  • Action

    None.



Enabled controller connected to a disk array
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:
enabled controller controller name connected to disk array
disk array serial number
  • Description

    All paths that go through the specified controller connected to the specified disk array, have been put into enabled state. This happens when the user chooses to enable a particular controller.

  • Action

    None.



Removed disk array
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:removed disk array disk array serial number
  • Description

    The specified disk array has been disconnected from the host or some hardware failure has resulted in the disk array becoming inaccessible to the host.

  • Action

    None.



Added disk array
		vxvm:vxdmp:NOTICE:added disk array disk array serial number
  • Description

    The new disk array has been added to the host.

  • Action

    None.



Attempt to enable a controller that is not available
		vxvm:vxdmpadm:ERROR:
Attempt to enable a controller that is not available
  • Description

    This message is returned by the vxdmpadm utility when an attempt to enable a controller that is not working or physically present is made. To enable a controller, it should be visible to the OS and I/Os should be possible through it.

  • Action

    Check hardware and see if this controller is present and I/Os can be done through it



Attempt to enable a controller that is not available
		vxvm:vxdmpadm:ERROR:
Attempt to enable a controller that is not available
  • Description

    This message is returned by the vxdmpadm utility when an attempt to enable a controller that is not working or physically present is made. To enable a controller, it should be visible to the OS and I/Os should be possible through it.

  • Action

    Check hardware and see if this controller is present and I/Os can be done through it



Attempt to start the restore daemon that is already running
		vxvm:vxdmpadm: ERROR:The VxVM restore daemon is already
running. To change any of its parameters, stop and restart the
restore daemon with the new set of arguments.
  • Description

    vxdmpadm utility returns this error message when the vxdmpadm start restore command is executed while the restore daemon is running.

  • Action

    Stop the restore daemon. Restart the restore daemon with the required set of parameters.



Attempt to disable the last enabled path to a device
		vxvm:vxdmpadm: ERROR: Attempt to disable controller failed. One
(or more) devices can be accessed only through this controller.
Use the -f option if you still want to disable this controller.
  • Description

    Disabling this controller could lead to some devices being inaccessible.

  • Action

    To disable the only path connected to a disk, use the -f option.

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