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"zpool add" or "zpool replace" fails with "cannot open <device> : I/O Error" (Doc ID 1446532.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris x64/x86 Operating System - Version 10 and later
Solaris Operating System - Version 10 and later
OpenSolaris Operating System - Version 2008.05 and later
Oracle Solaris Express
OpenSolaris
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)

Symptoms

 

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During a disk replacement or pool expansion task, "zpool add" or "zpool replace" may fail with the following symptoms

Cause

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