Patch Name: PHCO_27101 Patch Description: s700_800 11.11 mkboot(1M) VxVM Rootability patch Creation Date: 02/06/13 Post Date: 02/08/12 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 11.11 s800: 11.11 Products: N/A Filesets: OS-Core.ADMN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP OS-Core.KERN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP OS-Core.KERN-RUN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP Automatic Reboot?: No Status: General Release Critical: No Category Tags: enhancement general_release manual_dependencies Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_27101 Symptoms: PHCO_27101: ( SR:8606262676 CR:JAGae27007 ) The VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) is not able to create workable root/boot disk on a system. Defect Description: PHCO_27101: ( SR:8606262676 CR:JAGae27007 ) The mkboot(1M) command was not able to detect if the device is a VxVM root disk. In addition, the mkboot(1M) cmmand was not able to identify if a VxVM disk contains Cross platform Data Sharing (CDS) identifier lables. Resolution: Enhance the mkboot(1M) command to detect a VxVM disk, and to be able to identify a VxVM disks that contains CDS identifier labels. SR: 8606262676 Patch Files: OS-Core.ADMN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64, v=HP: /usr/share/man/man4.Z/bootconf.4 OS-Core.KERN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64, v=HP: /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/mkboot.1m /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/rmboot.1m OS-Core.KERN-RUN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /usr/sbin/mkboot /usr/sbin/rmboot OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/mkboot what(1) Output: OS-Core.ADMN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64, v=HP: /usr/share/man/man4.Z/bootconf.4: None OS-Core.KERN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64, v=HP: /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/mkboot.1m: None /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/rmboot.1m: None OS-Core.KERN-RUN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /usr/sbin/mkboot: main.c $Date: 2002/06/06 12:06:35 $Revision: r11.11/ 1 PATCH_11.11 (PHCO_27101) $Revision: @(#) all CUP11.11_BL2002_0613_10 PATCH_11 .11 PHCO_27101 Thu Jun 13 20:06:15 PDT 2002 $ /usr/sbin/rmboot: main.c $Date: 2002/06/06 12:06:35 $Revision: r11.11/ 1 PATCH_11.11 (PHCO_27101) $Revision: @(#) all CUP11.11_BL2002_0613_10 PATCH_11 .11 PHCO_27101 Thu Jun 13 20:06:15 PDT 2002 $ OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/mkboot: main.c $Date: 2002/06/06 12:06:35 $Revision: r11.11/ 1 PATCH_11.11 (PHCO_27101) $Revision: @(#) all CUP11.11_BL2002_0613_10 PATCH_11 .11 PHCO_27101 Thu Jun 13 20:06:30 PDT 2002 $ $ Version_11.11 Jun 7 2002 04:32:38 $ cksum(1) Output: OS-Core.ADMN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64, v=HP: 2670569264 2912 /usr/share/man/man4.Z/bootconf.4 OS-Core.KERN-ENG-A-MAN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64, v=HP: 1157913428 5129 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/mkboot.1m 1157913428 5129 /usr/share/man/man1m.Z/rmboot.1m OS-Core.KERN-RUN,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: 4186868248 53248 /usr/sbin/mkboot 4186868248 53248 /usr/sbin/rmboot OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: 384094740 274432 /sbin/mkboot Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: None Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: This patch is a member of a set of patches needed to enable VxVM rootability on HP-UX 11i. The patch set includes PHKL_27096, PHCO_27099, PHCO_27100, PHCO_27101, PHCO_27103, and PHCO_27209. If any of the patches belonging to this set is not installed on the system, then the VxVM rootability feature will not function. When the HP-UX 11i 0902 OEUR is installed, it will install the full set of required patches for VxVM, including this patch. Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: None Patch Package Size: 370 KBytes Installation Instructions: Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms and conditions for precautions, scope of license, restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties, before installing this patch. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Back up your system before installing a patch. 2. Login as root. 3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory. 4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch: cd /tmp sh PHCO_27101 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHCO_27101.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_27101. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, include the patch_save_files option in the swinstall command above: -x patch_save_files=false WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. For future reference, the contents of the PHCO_27101.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_27101.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHCO_27101.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: None