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VxFS fails after update to RHEL 6.3

AAlmroth
Level 6
Partner Accredited

Hi,

I'm seeing a problem with vxportal kernel module failing to load upon boot after upgrading RHEL 6.1 to 6.3. SFHA is on 6.0.

I found a technote (http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH171002) but it does not seem to be this RHEL bug.

I've noticed that no vxfs related modules where transferred to /lib/modules/2.6.32-279.2.1.el6.x86_64/veritas/vxfs, they are however present in the previous kernel (131). I tried to copy the modules and rebuild the modules.dep file, but still when running /etc/init.d/vxfs start, I get;

Error in loading module "vxfs". See documentation.
Failed to create /dev/vxportal
ERROR: Module fdd does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module vxportal does not exist in /proc/modules
ERROR: Module vxfs does not exist in /proc/modules

So, either something went wrong during the RHEL upgrade (vxfs modules were not handled), or vxfs has a problem with RHEL 6.3.

All other modules, such as vxio, vxdmp loads fine;

vxspec                  3398  8
vxio                 3714530  1 vxspec
vxdmp                 404274  12 vxspec,vxio

So, I tried to apply 6.0RP1, but the vxfs patch fails, and all other patches are successfully applied.

The following patches were installed on traci:

        VRTSvxvm
        VRTSob
        VRTSfsadv
        VRTSamf
        VRTSvcs
        VRTSvbs
        VRTSsfcpi60

The following patches failed to install on traci:

        VRTSvxfs

 

So, my question is if anyone of you have experienced this issue? Or am I to open a support case for a new issue?

/A

 

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TonyGriffiths
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Hi,

SFHA 6.0 is not compatible with RHEL 6.3 due to a symbol changes, please see the late breaking news technote below:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH164885

This should be resolved in SFHA 6.0.1, which should release in September timeframe

cheers

tony

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TonyGriffiths
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Hi,

SFHA 6.0 is not compatible with RHEL 6.3 due to a symbol changes, please see the late breaking news technote below:

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH164885

This should be resolved in SFHA 6.0.1, which should release in September timeframe

cheers

tony

AAlmroth
Level 6
Partner Accredited

Thanks for the info! We will look at alternatives to live with this until September then, as downgrade to RHEL 6.2 is not possible...

/A

 

278398733
Not applicable

so for SF6.0,you mean that REHL6.3 is enable,part of installion was failled when i try to install it .by the way,SF6.0 is ok forREHL6.2?

but see

Veritas Storage Foundation™
Release Notes
Linux
6.0
March

--------------Page 31

System requirements
The following topics describe the system requirements for this release:
Supported Linux operating systems
This section lists the supported operating systems for this release of Veritas
products.
Table 1-4 shows the supported Linux operating systems for this release.
Storage Foundation Release Notes
No longer supported
 

Operating systems Levels Kernel version Chipsets
64-bit x86,
EMT*/Opteron 4.1
64-bit only
2.6.32-131.0.15.el6
2.6.32-220.el6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 1, 2

 

i hope someone can help me solve the problem ,so communiacation is all world! haha~

 

TonyGriffiths
Level 6
Employee Accredited Certified

Just a following up with regards to RHEL 6.3 support

Storage Foundation & High Availability Solutions 6.0.1 is now available and includes support for 6.3.

It can be downloaded from Fileconnect (you will need your FileConnect Serial number)

https://fileconnect.symantec.com/LangSelection.jsp

 

cheers

tony