Solaris 11.3 server won't boot - hangs while Veritas 'vxio' modules are loading (Doc ID 2811039.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 05, 2021

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Symptoms

Customer had a Veritas cluster running Solaris version 11.3 with Veritas 7.1/

While trying to upgrade the system would hang loading vxio modules.

{0} ok boot sanp2
Boot device: /pci@300/pci@1/pci@0/pci@4/SUNW,qlc@0,5/fp@0,0/disk@w50060e8016720002,0:a File and args:
VF Fcode 4.06 2014-03-11 12:11
Wait for link up
ISP Firmware version 8.05.00
WARNING: use-nvramrc? variable is set, continuing with signature verification
SunOS Release 5.11 Version 11.3 64-bit
Copyright (c) 1983, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
WARNING: Signature verification of module /kernel/drv/sparcv9/vxdmp failed
NOTICE: VxVM vxdmp V-5-0-1990 driver version VxVM 7.1.0.000 Multipathing Driver installed
WARNING: Signature verification of module /kernel/drv/sparcv9/gab failed
GAB INFO V-15-1-20021 GAB 7.1.0 available
WARNING: Signature verification of module /kernel/drv/sparcv9/llt failed
LLT INFO V-14-1-10009 LLT 7.1.0 Protocol available
WARNING: Signature verification of module /kernel/drv/sparcv9/vxio failed
NOTICE: VxVM vxio V-5-0-1990 driver version VxVM 7.1.0.000 I/O driver installed

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