Patch Name: PHCO_27103 Patch Description: s700_800 11.11 pre_init_rc enh for VxVM rootability 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.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP Automatic Reboot?: Yes Status: General Release Critical: No Category Tags: enhancement general_release manual_dependencies Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_27103 Symptoms: PHCO_27103: ( SR:8606262676 CR:JAGae27007 ) The VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) is not able to create workable root/boot disk on a system. Defect Description: PHCO_27103: ( SR:8606262676 CR:JAGae27007 ) The /sbin/pre_init_rc script was not able to determine if the root is on a VxVM volume or not. Resolution: Enhance the /sbin/pre_init_rc utility to be able to determine a root on VxVM volume and start up for VxVM configuration daemon if so. SR: 8606262676 Patch Files: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/pre_init_rc what(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: /sbin/pre_init_rc: None cksum(1) Output: OS-Core.UX-CORE,fr=B.11.11,fa=HP-UX_B.11.11_32/64,v=HP: 252809426 2409 /sbin/pre_init_rc 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: 20 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_27103 5. Run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHCO_27103.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_27103. 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_27103.text file is available in the product readme: swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_27103.depot To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHCO_27103.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: None