vxconfigd can't be started due to an invalid entry in disk.info file.

Article: 100007006
Last Published: 2012-07-28
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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation

Problem

vxconfigd can't be started due to an invalid entry in the disk.info file. 
 

Error Message

vxvm:vxconfigd: [ID 702911 daemon.notice] V-5-1-11221 vxvm:vxconfigd: ERROR: Invalid records in file /etc/vx/disk.info 

Cause

-bash-3.00# grep -i  invalid etc/vx/disk.info
INVALID c2t5006016046E029A7d7 0x4f80138 0x2 emc_clariion1_0 EMC_CLARiiON 
 

Solution

#mv /etc/vx/array.info /etc/vx/array.info.old  
#mv /etc/vx/disk.info /etc/vx/disk.info.old  
#mv /etc/vx/jbod.info  /etc/vx/jbod.info.old
#mv /etc/vx/dmppolicy.info /etc/vx/dmppolicy.info.old
--> If this file exists, else ignore it.
 
Remove all the entries from the /dev/vx/dmp, and /dev/vx/rdmp directories except entries for bootdisk or bootmirror from the following directories.
/dev/vx/dmp/
/dev/vx/rdmp/

 
Then restart the vxconfigd
#vxconfigd -x syslog -k
 

 

 

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