ERROR: VXFEN vxfenconfig ERROR V-11-2-1125 Error in opening file: /etc/vxfentab

Article: 100025566
Last Published: 2012-08-26
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Product(s): InfoScale & Storage Foundation

Problem

I/O Fencing unable to start due to configuration error preventing VCS (had) from starting

(includes example of configuration)

Error Message

A manual attempt to start I/O fencing results in the error:

 

svxgpor10dv01:/# vxfenconfig -c
Log Buffer: 0xffffffffc090a090
VXFEN vxfenconfig NOTICE Driver will use SCSI-3 compliant disks.
VXFEN vxfenconfig ERROR V-11-2-1125 Error in opening file: /etc/vxfentab

 

Cause

Typically the file /etc/vxfendg does not exist on one or more nodes of the cluster.

 

In the following example, I/O fencing configuration is shown  (3 disks are used).

- location of configuration file

 

# ls -l /etc/vxfendg-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 Aug 23 2010 /etc/vxfendg

 

- contents of configuration file (name of diskgroup containing I/O fencing coordinator disks)

 

# cat /etc/vxfendgvxfendg- disks in the fencing disk group

 

- disks contained in diskgroup

 

# vxdisk -eo alldgs list|grep vxfendgsun35100_3 auto:cdsdisk - (vxfendg) online c2t266000C0FFE04C1Ed11s2 -sun35100_6 auto:cdsdisk - (vxfendg) online c2t266000C0FFE04C1Ed14s2 -sun35100_11 auto:cdsdisk - (vxfendg) online c2t266000C0FFE04C1Ed19s2 -

- additional configuiration file that is created when fencing is started

(typically when system is booted)

 

# cat /etc/vxfentab## /etc/vxfentab:# DO NOT MODIFY this file as it is generated by the# VXFEN rc script from the file /etc/vxfendg.#/dev/rdsk/c2t266000C0FFE04C1Ed11s2/dev/rdsk/c2t266000C0FFE04C1Ed14s2/dev/rdsk/c2t266000C0FFE04C1Ed19s2

Solution

Create /etc/vxfendg file containing the name of the diskgroup containing the coordinator disks

 

EXAMPLE (based on example above)

 

# echo "vxfendg" > /etc/vxfendg

Applies To

This is a generic VCS related issue and will be seen on all recent/current versions of VCS on all supported Unix platforms

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